AI Biologist for Medical Countermeasures - Remote

LatchBio

Oregon

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 180,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

LatchBio is seeking an AI Biologist to serve as the scientific authority on ground truth for countermeasures benchmarks. You will assess whether AI agents can reason like expert scientists in vaccines, antibodies, and antivirals for influenza, RSV, and coronaviruses.

You will define tasks, write gold-standard answers, and curate diverse data to calibrate agent performance. You will collaborate with scientists and engineers to convert complex biological workflows into tasks with clear, gradable

Qualifications

3+ years hands-on experience in vaccine/antibody development.
3+ years hands-on experience in antiviral development, preferably respiratory viruses.
Deep expertise in antigen design, immunogen engineering, or antibody discovery.
PhD in immunology/virology/microbiology or equivalent industry experience.

Responsibilities

Define gold-standard answers from raw data with appropriate tolerances.
Turn real countermeasure workflows into tasks with gradable answers.
Curate data types: neutralization titers, binding and epitope maps, serology time courses, EC50 and dose-response curves, sequences with resistance markers.
Set hard calls to distinguish real escape vs. assay noise or artefacts.
Judge agent outputs and pinpoint where improvements are needed.