Anthropic

Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Experimental Biology)

San Francisco, CA

H1B sponsorship available$300k-$320kDetected 7 days ago

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About the role

We're seeking an exceptional Research Scientist to join the team.
As a founding member of Life Sciences, you'll work in a high-impact group that operates at the intersection of computational and experimental biology.
Generate and prioritize hypotheses by combining your experimental judgment with the literature, curated biological knowledge bases, and the team's computational predictions

Design, execute, and iterate on the experimental programs at the core of the team's research: molecular biology, biochemistry, protein and nucleic acid characterization, high-throughput functional screens, and the assay development that makes new questions answerable
Partner directly with computational biologists to design experiments that produce high-quality, analysis-ready data, and feed results back fast enough to immediately inform the next round of analysis
Use Claude and our internal agent frameworks heavily in your own work - for experimental planning, protocol development, and data interpretation - and feed what you learn back to the model-improvement and product teams as evaluations, datasets, and concrete failure cases
Are comfortable navigating ambiguity and developing solutions in rapidly evolving research environments

Have a track record of bridging biological domain knowledge with computational approaches to solve real scientific problems
Have basic proficiency in Python and are familiar with ML development practices
Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position
Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Can work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with cross-functional teams
Are results-oriented, with a bias towards flexibility and impact
Thrive in a fast-paced research environment where you balance rigorous scientific standards with rapid iteration
Published research or practical experience in scientific AI applications
Familiarity with biological databases (UniProt, GenBank, PDB) and computational biology tools
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how AI transforms biological research.
If you're excited about using your expertise to make fundamental biological discoveries and guide the development of transformative AI systems, we want to hear from you.

Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Anthropic's Life Sciences team is building a world-class research group focused on making fundamental biological discoveries.
The team combines cutting-edge AI with hands-on biological research, positioning Anthropic at the forefront of AI-accelerated scientific discovery.

However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate.
But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.
We do sponsor visas!

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