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Member of Technical Staff - Applied Computational Biologist

Valthos· Engineering
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New York, San FranciscoFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Applied computational biologist role focusing on translating operational needs into product strategy, owning computational biology contributions to customer engagements, and bridging research with customers to identify priority use cases and inform product and go-to-market strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Develop a deep understanding of Valthos's models, methods, and roadmap
  • Build trusted technical relationships with customers and understand their scientific and operational priorities
  • Develop written materials that translate customer priorities into clear biological questions, use cases, evaluations, and technical requirements
  • Hands-on analytical execution and technical communications with potential growth into ownership of customer scientific strategy and applied product development
  • Communicate technical work: define and drive external positioning of research and identify strongest technical approaches for opportunities, turning them into proposals and customer programs
  • Work with customers to scope and lead scientific work, including defining biological questions and analytic approaches, selecting models and datasets
  • Analyze biological datasets and interpret results for stakeholders
  • Collaborate with researchers and engineers to translate analyses into repeatable workflows for real-world problems
  • Translate lessons from customer engagements into product requirements, research priorities, and go-to-market strategy
  • Provide technical leadership on customer engagements end-to-end in the first year (understanding user priorities, proposal writing, scientific engagement)
  • Shape how research and product development can impact customer workflows today and in the future

Qualifications

  • Research experience in computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, or a related field
  • Exceptional scientific and technical communication skills for diverse audiences via end-to-end technical analysis, case studies, and proposals
  • Ability to analyze biological data and interpret computational results
  • Proficiency in Python or a similar scientific computing language
  • Ability to work full-time and on-site in New York City or San Francisco

Skills

Required:Computational biologyScientific and technical communicationData analysisPython
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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