Edison Scientific
Member of Technical Staff - Computational Biology
San Francisco, CA · Staff+
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$5,131 more — $165,131 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $165,131 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Scientific discovery moves too slowly, and autonomous AI agents are how we intend to fix that.
- Instead of optimizing ad clicks, you'll be advancing science and making breakthrough discoveries in basic research.
- We're well-resourced with a wet lab, extensive compute, and the tools you need to do your best work.
Responsibilities
- Building benchmarks to automatically evaluate the performance of LLM agents on a wide variety of scientific tasks
- Familiar with the advantages and limitations of chat-based LLM and agentic coding tools to perform data analysis tasks in biological research
Requirements
- Expertise in one area of mammalian biology
- Strong critical thinking skills and ability to identify mistakes in LLM-generated analyses
- You enjoy quickly iterating on ideas through rapid prototyping
- You enjoy trying out the newest AI tools
Compensation
- $160,000 - $250,000 • Offers equity
- Competitive salary and equity
- Full healthcare coverage - we pay 100% of premiums for you and your dependents
Benefits
- Bonus points for
- Support for growing families, including a yearly new parent stipend and fertility coverage through Carrot
- $300 health and wellness benefit
Company info
- This position is part of the Discoveries team.
This listing is sourced directly from Edison Scientific's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.