Research Scientist
Join a team of research scientists at Chai Discovery to drive innovative AI solutions in drug discovery.
Posted by employer 7 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 15 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
We train frontier models that learn the underlying foundations of biochemical structure and interaction.
Requirements
- Education
- PhD
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the research scientist will focus on advancing AI-driven methodologies for drug discovery, engaging in tasks such as pre-training large diffusion models and optimizing their performance. Key skills include a strong foundation in computational biology, theoretical computer science, and engineering, along with a passion for tackling complex problems. This position is ideal for individuals with a solid academic background and a proven track record in research, who thrive in a collaborative and innovative environment. Chai Discovery emphasizes a culture of ownership and high velocity, making it a dynamic place for impactful scientific work.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Chai Discovery's careers page October 29, 2026.
- AI/ML appears in 42.9% of 1054 comparable senior ai/ml roles.
Quick facts
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, biochemical structure, therapeutic engineering.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Chai Discovery targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Research Scientist role at Chai Discovery.
From the original posting
About the role
We are hiring research scientists with outlier insight who can drive new avenues for the work we pursue. From pre-training large diffusion models and architecture design, to post-training and inference time scaling, we draw upon the best ideas from within our domain and across the field.
Our models have moved beyond protein structure prediction into real-world therapeutic engineering—and we have only just begun. Our team hails from physics, math, theoretical computer science, computational biology and related disciplines. Everyone is capable and self-sufficient, and everyone helps foster a highly collaborative and collegial environment.
Our view is that executing on a long-term research program requires bringing together the right people, with access to the best resources, aligned towards common objectives. And nothing is more essential to our mission and our business than the progress of our research.
About you
We are looking for researchers driven by impact and foundational progress. We index on sustained focus, rigor and results—people who get obsessed with hard problems and don't give up easily. Folks with a nose for tackling the right questions at the right time, alongside an ample dose of grit and curiosity.
We value academic training, research track record, and proven industry accomplishments; we are also more than willing to make a bet on rising talent. We look for engineering capability as well as literature fluency.
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