VP of Engineering

Alexander Chapman; Greater London; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative BioAI company is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead their engineering team and define the technical vision. This role offers a total greenfield opportunity, allowing you to shape the product and culture while working with proprietary biological data. With significant funding and partnerships, you will build tools that could revolutionize scientific approaches to nature. If you have a strong background in biotech or life sciences and experience leading engineering teams, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in the field.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams in biotech or life sciences is essential.
• Familiarity with ML infrastructure and scientific tooling is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technical vision of the company.
• Lead a top-tier engineering team across ML, infrastructure, and software.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering Management

Machine Learning Infrastructure

Biotech Knowledge

Software Architecture

Education

Degree in Engineering or Life Sciences

Tools

Protein Modeling Tools

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Alexander Chapman

Recruitment Consultant | Specializing in Biotech, AI Startups, Technology, Quantitative Development and Alternative Data

A cutting-edge BioAI company is building what could become the world’s first general-purpose biological foundation model—training on one of the most diverse biological datasets ever assembled. They've recently secured $60M and are already collaborating with globally recognized research institutes and Fortune 500 partners across healthcare, biotech, and computing.

Their mission is to decode the biological world using next-gen machine learning—and unlock breakthrough applications in protein engineering, drug discovery, and synthetic biology.

Their proprietary data—sourced from rare, extreme ecosystems worldwide—combined with high-performance compute and an elite ML research team, gives them a technical edge few can match.

Their internal protein modeling tools already outperform major open-source systems on a range of complex challenges.

The Role

They're looking for a VP of Engineering to:

• Define and execute the company’s technical vision
• Lead a top-tier engineering team across ML, infrastructure, and software
• Architect systems from the ground up (zero legacy)
• Collaborate with researchers and product teams to deploy real-world biotech solutions

Why You’ll Want to Talk

• Total greenfield opportunity—you'll shape the product, the culture, and the roadmap
• Work with proprietary biological data on a scale you won’t find elsewhere
• Backed by serious capital, deep partnerships, and mission-driven leadership
• Build tools that could change how science approaches nature itself

Must-Haves

• You've led engineering teams at a senior level—this isn’t optional
• You've worked in biotech, life sciences, or big pharma—this isn’t optional
• Bonus if you’ve worked on ML infra, scientific tooling, or model training platforms

If this is interesting to you, or you know of anyone in your network which can be a fit please apply directly here or reach out to:

Seniority Level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Function

• Engineering and Management