Staff Scientist, Biotech AI Interpretability

Output Biosciences

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Output Biosciences is building a biological reasoning model and seeking researchers to advance interpretability across molecular scales. You will design experiments, extract actionable biological insights, and build production-grade tools enabling scientists to access model reasoning.

We value publications in top venues, a track record of enabling usable tooling, and experience with GPU-based large models. Join a stealth team backed by leading VCs and work on impactful biology problems.

Qualifications

  • PhD or equivalent with strong research track record in model interpretability or representation analysis.
  • Hands-on experience with large neural networks and experiments to reveal learned representations.
  • Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and GPU-based workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Develop methods to understand what our foundation model learns about biology across scales.
  • Design and run experiments to map model capabilities and biological function.
  • Build tools that expose model internals as actionable outputs for researchers.
  • Create interpretable outputs connecting model internals to biological concepts.

Skills

Python
PyTorch
Model interpretability
Research experience
GPU computing

Education

PhD in CS/ML/Physics/Math
Bachelor’s/Master’s with 5+ years experience

Tools

Git
GPU clusters
Linux

Job description

Output Biosciences is building a biological reasoning model and seeking researchers to advance interpretability across molecular scales. You will design experiments, extract actionable biological insights, and build production-grade tools enabling scientists to access model reasoning.

We value publications in top venues, a track record of enabling usable tooling, and experience with GPU-based large models. Join a stealth team backed by leading VCs and work on impactful biology problems.

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