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Member of Technical Staff - Computational Biologist

Valthos· Engineering
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New York, San FranciscoFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Computational Biologist to bridge machine learning and biology by building robust data and evaluation frameworks for assessing and responding to biological threats, and for rapidly designing precision biologics.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to shaping and executing the Valthos-wide research and development roadmap
  • Identify large-scale biological datasets appropriate for training frontier biological models, and build workflows and infrastructure for processing these datasets
  • Design, build, and apply evaluation frameworks for rigorously assessing model performance on real-world problems in biological security
  • Design wet-lab experiments to evaluate the efficacy and real-world utility of designed biologics
  • Collaborate closely with AI engineers to design and train models tailored to tasks in biological security and precision biologics
  • Collaborate closely with software engineers to build and deploy tools for data analysis, including proper documentation and testing
  • Visualize and communicate results clearly within Valthos and externally
  • Work with customers and external collaborators to understand their needs and effectively represent Valthos
  • Embrace continuous learning in both technical and non-technical areas across Valthos
  • Stay up-to-date on state-of-the-art methods at the intersection of AI and biology

Qualifications

  • Experience analyzing biological datasets, ideally sequence-based modalities (e.g., genomic, protein, metagenomic)
  • Experience planning and running in silico computational biology experiments
  • High proficiency in Python and its scientific package ecosystem
  • Experience with bioinformatics sequence analysis tools (e.g., aligners)
  • Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS)

Skills

Required:Biological data analysisIn silico experimentationPythonBioinformatics toolsCloud platforms
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Valthos builds next-generation biodefense.

Valthos is an applied biological intelligence company. We develop and deploy software and AI methods to outsmart biological evolution and ensure that these tools are deployed to safeguard humanity.

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