SandboxAQ is hiring a
Research Scientist

Summary

Join SandboxAQ's AI Simulation team as a Bioinformatics / Knowledge Graphs Researcher to amplify the ability to reason causally about biological systems and develop new drugs and materials using AI and physics-based computational solutions.

Requirements

• PhD in a relevant field (bioinformatics, computational biology or similar)
• At least 4+ years professional experience performing causal reasoning over complex biomedical data, including multi-omics and literature data
• Experience processing omics, simulation, and textual (literature) data, including via novel technologies like LLMs
• Able to build and maintain biomedical knowledge graphs
• Strong machine learning background
• Strong enough Python skills to independently do all of the above in a maintainable way

Responsibilities

• Create and implement software to construct and operate on biomedical knowledge graphs, drawing from simulated, omics, and literature data
• Contribute to ongoing research towards applications of the above, including for biomarker ID and toxicity prediction
• Present to and interact with anyone who needs to understand your work, including clients, other scientists, and non-technical team members
• Write patents, journal articles, and whitepapers. Speak at conferences and in pitch meetings
• Vastly improve drug discovery and development on a social scale. Help make better drugs, and help make the tools to do so
• Co-create a team that does drug discovery better than any has before. Influence hearts and minds, lead by example, and make the world better

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven background in physics-based and AI-based molecular simulation
• Knowledge of biomarker ID and toxicity prediction
• Experience in clinical development
• Experience in immunology
• Excellent publication record

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Stock options depending on employment type
• Generous learning opportunities
• Medical/dental/vision
• Family planning/fertility
• PTO (summer and winter breaks)
• Financial wellness resources
• 401(k) plans