Goodfire
Forward Deployed Research Scientist (Biology)
San Francisco, CA
Sponsorship not specified$220k-$315kDetected 149 days ago
PythonMachine LearningBioinformaticsResearchCommunication
About the role
- Goodfire is a research company using interpretability to understand, learn from, and design AI systems. Our mission is to build the next generation of safe and powerful AI—not by scaling alone, but by understanding the intelligence we're building.
- Scaling has proven powerful, but today's approach is fundamentally limited: we can't meaningfully understand, debug, or shape what models learn. Every engineering discipline has been gated by fundamental science and AI is at that inflection point now.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with engineering to turn research into production-ready tools.
- Drive to move quickly and take ownership.
Requirements
- PhD/MD or equivalent experience in biology, with a strong ML background and experience in computational biology or bioinformatics.
- Required experience
Nice to have
- Experience leading research in a forward deployed environment and in service of a customer's requirements.
- Familiarity with interpretability, alignment, or safe model development.
- Experience in startup or fast-paced lab environments.
- Put mission and team first
- We trust each other, deeply care about the success of the organization, and choose to put our team above ourselves.
- Improve constantly
- We proactively critique ourselves and others in a kind and thoughtful way that translates to practical improvements in the organization.
- Take ownership and initiative
Skills
- Translate research into tools for real-world applications in precision medicine, digital pathology, drug discovery, and more.
Compensation
- The expected salary range for this position is $220,000 - $315,000 USD
Benefits
- This role offers market competitive salary, equity, and competitive benefits.
Company info
- Work directly with customers to conduct original research in interpretability and computational biology.
- Drive partnership success by collaborating closely with our customers and partners.
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