Lila Sciences · 20 hours ago
Machine Learning Scientist I/II, AI for Life Sciences
San Francisco, CA USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$176K/yr - $304K/yrLila Sciences is on a mission to redefine the future of medicine through the integration of AI and automation. They are seeking Machine Learning Scientists to lead the development of generative models and reasoning frameworks for biological data, collaborating closely with experimentalists and providing technical mentorship to a research team.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AILife ScienceSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the design, training, and evaluation of large-scale generative models and reasoning frameworks for biological data
Collaborate directly with experimentalists to design and optimize the Lila 'Lab-in-the-Loop' lifecycle
Own the end-to-end ML process, from steering data generation to designing pipeline models integrated into our automated closed-loop discovery engine
Translate complex biological questions into well-defined ML problems
Work side-by-side with wet-lab scientists to interpret model outputs and refine design strategies
Provide deep technical guidance to a small team of researchers, ensuring code quality, rigorous benchmarking, and scientific integrity
Qualification
Required
PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computational Biology, or a related quantitative field
At least one first-author paper in a premier venue: ML Focus: ICLR, ICML, or NeurIPS (Full track). Biology/Nature Focus: Nature, Science, Cell, or specialized titles (Nature Methods, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Medicine)
Preferred
Multiple high-impact contributions, industry pipeline accomplishments, and/or proven expertise in technical project leadership
Demonstrated potential to be (or is already recognized as) a seminal contribution to the field, fundamentally aligned with Lila's vision of automated reasoning
Benefits
Bonus potential
Generous early equity
Company
Lila Sciences
Lila Sciences creates a scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous labs for life sciences, chemistry, and materials science. It is a sub-organization of Flagship Pioneering.
Founded in 2023
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$550.67MKey Investors
ARIANVenturesFlagship Pioneering
2026-01-20Grant· $0.67M
2025-10-14Series A· $115M
2025-09-14Series A· $235M
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