Chai Discovery
Forward-Deployed Scientist
San Francisco office · On-site · Full-time · Posted Mar 5, 2026
About the job
Advise drug-discovery partners, help them use Chai’s platform effectively, and translate their scientific challenges into projects with research and engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Become an expert in partners’ scientific and therapeutic problems and guide effective use of the platform.
- Translate partners’ challenging requests into internal efforts; scope and drive projects with research and engineering teams.
- Share findings that inform the product, models, and company approach.
What they ask for
- Curiosity, strong aptitude, collaboration skills, urgency, and well-honed communication skills.
- Low ego, high emotional intelligence, and ability to perform under pressure.
Nice to have
- Academic research or drug-discovery industry experience in antibody engineering, protein design, or computational methods.
AI focus
Work at the intersection of AI research and drug discovery, supporting partners’ use of the platform and translating their needs into work that informs models and products.
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