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Salary: USD 350,000 - 500,000 / annual
LatchBio is advancing humanity's ability to engineer biology by improving AI's application across basic research, drug discovery, and biosecurity. The company works with frontier AI labs (Anthropic, xAI) to develop benchmarks that assess biological capabilities and safeguards, with work appearing in major model cards and research announcements.
In this Member of Technical Staff (MTS) role, you will translate deep scientific expertise into a roadmap of benchmarks and collaborate with engineers to design them. You'll build and manage your own scientific team, leveraging both internal talent infrastructure and your professional network. This is a high-intensity, founder-type role suited for individuals who have built companies, run drug programs, or scaled complex technical projects.
You'll work in-person five days a week in Mission Bay, San Francisco. The team keeps meetings minimal and is flexible about arrival/departure times, though tight deadlines and customer commitments occasionally require extended hours.
The MTS team comprises engineers, scientists, and operations specialists focused on improving AI capabilities and interpretability in biology. Your work will directly influence how leading AI labs evaluate and advance their biological reasoning capabilities.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Deep scientific expertise in a biological domain AND experience using AI tools, OR
- Rigorous coursework in mathematics/computer science with demonstrated experience working alongside scientists
- Track record of building companies, running drug programs, or scaling complex technical projects
- Ability to lead and grow a scientific team
- Comfort with high-intensity, founder-level responsibilities
