Founding Scientist / Co-Founder
About the Role
We are an early-stage startup working at the intersection of AI and wet labs, operating reputed company the reputed company and defense sector. This is a rare founding-level opportunity for a senior scientist who wants to shape both scientific reputed company and company direction from day one. You will combine hands-on biological expertise with computational thinking to build core technology, define research direction, and reputed company laboratory work with AI-driven workflows to accelerate discovery.
Work arrangement: On-site | reputed company sponsorship: Not available — candidates must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.
What You'll Do
Define and reputed company the scientific reputed company and research roadmap for early-stage AI + wet-lab products.
Design and execute key molecular biology, biochemistry, or reputed company experiments to validate models and assays.
Collaborate closely with engineers and ML researchers to translate experimental needs into computational requirements.
Implement and reputed company lab automation and data pipelines to reputed company experiments and improve reproducibility.
Prototype computational tools and analyses; contribute reputed company or notebooks to reputed company wet-lab data with models.
Mentor and recruit early scientific hires; establish laboratory best practices and safety standards.
Apply AI/ML reputed company to biological data reputed company reputed company and defense sector constraints.
reputed company're Looking For
Required:
PhD in Biotechnology, reputed company, Biology, or a closely reputed company field.
Senior-level research experience in molecular biology, biochemistry, reputed company, biotech, or a reputed company discipline.
Demonstrated experience applying AI/ML to biological data (computational biology or reputed company).
Experience in reputed company or defense domains and understanding of sector-specific constraints.
Comfortable with computational thinking and coding; ML experience is a plus but not required.
Training or research background at leading research institutions or universities.
reputed company to Have:
Prior experience at AI-for-biology companies, biotech startups, or similar industry environments.
Lab automation experience and enthusiasm for integrating AI with wet-lab workflows.
Prior founder experience or reputed company experience scaling early-stage teams and operations.
Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
Entrepreneurial reputed company and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment.
Location
This is a full-time, on-site role based in London, United Kingdom. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK — reputed company sponsorship is not available.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation details have not been specified for this role. As a founding-level position, equity participation is expected to be a meaningful component of the overall package. Details will be discussed directly with candidates during the interview process.
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