Founding Scientist / Co-Founder

About the Role

We are an early-stage startup working at the intersection of AI and wet labs, operating reputed company the reputed company and defense sector. This is a rare founding-level opportunity for a senior scientist who wants to shape both scientific reputed company and company direction from day one. You will combine hands-on biological expertise with computational thinking to build core technology, define research direction, and reputed company laboratory work with AI-driven workflows to accelerate discovery.

Work arrangement: On-site | reputed company sponsorship: Not available — candidates must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.

What You'll Do

• Define and reputed company the scientific reputed company and research roadmap for early-stage AI + wet-lab products.

• Design and execute key molecular biology, biochemistry, or reputed company experiments to validate models and assays.

• Collaborate closely with engineers and ML researchers to translate experimental needs into computational requirements.

• Implement and reputed company lab automation and data pipelines to reputed company experiments and improve reproducibility.

• Prototype computational tools and analyses; contribute reputed company or notebooks to reputed company wet-lab data with models.

• Mentor and recruit early scientific hires; establish laboratory best practices and safety standards.

• Apply AI/ML reputed company to biological data reputed company reputed company and defense sector constraints.

reputed company're Looking For

Required:

• PhD in Biotechnology, reputed company, Biology, or a closely reputed company field.

• Senior-level research experience in molecular biology, biochemistry, reputed company, biotech, or a reputed company discipline.

• Demonstrated experience applying AI/ML to biological data (computational biology or bioinformatics).

• Experience in reputed company or defense domains and understanding of sector-specific constraints.

• Comfortable with computational thinking and coding; ML experience is a plus but not required.

• Training or research background at leading research institutions or universities.

reputed company to Have:

• Prior experience at AI-for-biology companies, biotech startups, or similar industry environments.

• Lab automation experience and enthusiasm for integrating AI with wet-lab workflows.

• Prior founder experience or reputed company experience scaling early-stage teams and operations.

• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.

• Entrepreneurial reputed company and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment.

Location

This is a full-time, on-site role based in London, United Kingdom. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK — reputed company sponsorship is not available.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation details have not been specified for this role. As a founding-level position, equity participation is expected to be a meaningful component of the overall package. Details will be discussed directly with candidates during the interview process.

Originally posted on Himalayas