Xaira Therapeutics
AI Scientist, Computational Protein Design
$198K–$362K
South San Francisco, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 24, 2025
- Experience
- 3+ years post-PhD in an industrial setting or equivalent academic post-doctoral experience.
- Education
- PhD in Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning or related technical fields.
About the job
Develop and advance deep learning models for biology and drug discovery as part of Xaira’s core AI team.
What you'll do
- Initiate and drive projects to advance state-of-the-art AI models for biology.
- Develop and implement new deep learning methods.
- Collaborate with experts in biology, drug discovery, and clinical development.
What they ask for
- Track record of AI innovation demonstrated through publications or interdisciplinary projects.
- Experience developing and implementing deep learning methods; experience with PyTorch and training and inference of large models on GPUs.
- PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field.
- 3+ years of post-PhD work experience in industry or equivalent academic post-doctoral experience.
Nice to have
- Experience at the interface of AI and Biology, or with large-scale distributed training and inference.
- Peer-reviewed AI-methods research, research communication for peer audiences, or open-source community participation.
Pay
$198,000 - $308,000 annually (USD, base salary); $228,000 - $362,000 (USD, total cash compensation, up to)
Tools
PyTorch, GPUs
AI focus
Develop deep learning and generative AI models for biology, protein and antibody design, drug discovery, and clinical development.
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