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Xaira Therapeutics · 3 hours ago

AI Scientist, BioMedical AI

positionSouth San Francisco, California, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$150K/yr - $240K/yr

Xaira Therapeutics is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development. They are seeking an AI Scientist to develop and apply foundation models to large-scale datasets, uncovering new biological mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
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Responsibilities

Design, train, and refine foundation models tailored to perturb-seq and other single-cell datasets
Build pipelines for preprocessing, normalization, and integration of large-scale single-cell and perturbation data
Apply ML/AI approaches to model cellular responses to perturbations and identify causal biological insights
Collaborate with experimental biologists to align computational methods with experimental design and discovery goals
Develop multimodal integration approaches across transcriptomic, epigenomic, and proteomic single-cell readouts
Publish methods and results in top scientific journals and present at conferences

Qualification

Single-cell data analysisFoundation modelsPythonML frameworksScalable ML methodsCausal inferenceGenerative modelsRepresentation learningMulti-omics integrationImpactful publications

Required

PhD or equivalent in Computational Biology, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or related discipline
Strong expertise in single-cell data analysis, particularly perturb-seq
Hands-on experience with foundation models or large-scale self-supervised learning (e.g., transformers, variational autoencoders)
Strong coding skills in Python, ML frameworks (PyTorch/TensorFlow), and single-cell analysis tools (Scanpy, Seurat)
Experience in developing scalable ML methods for large biological datasets

Preferred

Background in causal inference, generative models, or representation learning for biological systems
Familiarity with multi-omics integration and cross-modal foundation models
Track record of impactful publications in computational biology, machine learning, or related fields

Benefits

Base salary
Bonus
Equity

Company

Xaira Therapeutics

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Xaira Therapeutics is an integrated biotechnology company driving advances in artificial intelligence.
dateFounded in 2023
location
South San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://xaira.net

H1B Sponsorship

Xaira Therapeutics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2024 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$1B
2024-04-23Series A· $1B

Leadership Team

M
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Chief Executive Officer
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David Baker
Co-Founder

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