Medra

Scientist, Biology

San Francisco

Sponsorship not specified$25k-$50kDetected 155 days ago

Machine LearningA/B TestingRoboticsResearchCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

You will be in close communication with our end users (scientists) and have your eyes and ears on the ground to help us get ahead of any issues, while taking any insights and learnings from the customer back to the company to guide improvements to our product.
You will be a platform super-user who understands the strengths and limitations of our platform, and can apply creativity (& scientific intuition) to solve challenging problems.
We're looking for someone who acts with urgency and thrives under pressure.

Design & execute wet-lab experiments to validate Medra's autonomous Physical AI against scientific KPIs/metrics
Own the installation, QC, and troubleshooting/error-handing for all laboratory instruments on the Physical AI platform
Support internal R&D on new protocols and assays, and explore emerging technologies & techniques
Internally, you will partner closely with the engagement manager and forward-deployed engineers to drive a successful deployment.
You will work alongside an elite team of robotics, software, and hardware engineers to provide scientific oversight during scoping, build, and deployment.

Master's degree + 3 years of experience OR PhD in biological sciences or related field
Deep scientific expertise as evidenced by a track record of top-tier publications / presentations
Travel is required, up to 25-50%.

Expertise in adapting scientific workflows for execution with robotics and automation equipment / instrumentation
Hands-on experience with emerging AI/ML tools and technologies
Familiarity with enterprise software platforms and integrations with lab systems (ELN, LIMS, etc.).
Experience in dynamic, start-up environments.

We're a team of passionate, mission-driven engineers and scientists from companies like Tesla, Amazon, SpaceX, and Neuralink. We're collaborative and love moving fast, both with our product and on team trips skiing or go-karting!
As a team, we love nerding out about engineering and robotics - plus other topics like race cars or cooking. We like learning new things and then sharing our new knowledge with each other.
Our team is opinionated and straightforward. We don't mind intense discussions about design tradeoffs. If we have arguments or miscommunication, we resolve conflicts quickly and empathetically.
At Medra, our mission is to use AI, robotics, and biology to accelerate life science research, with the ultimate goal of eradicating disease.
We have been quietly building the foundational layers of our

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