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AI Research Lead

Posted on December 10, 2025 (20 days ago)

About Chai Discovery

Chai Discovery builds frontier AI models to design molecules and transform how new cures are found. We are a craft-obsessed team setting out to re-architect drug discovery and save lives.
The Chai founding team brought together leading researchers in this space and top silicon valley operators. Our founders led seminal accomplishments at top AI-for-biology programs and labs, co-invented protein language modeling, built state-of-the-art folding algorithms, and sold AI adopted by top-10 pharma companies. We are backed by top-tier investors, including OpenAI, Thrive Capital, Dimension, Conviction, Lachy Groom, Amplify, and many more.

Position Overview

We are opportunistically hiring a research team leader who has assembled and led world-class industrial research organizations. You are hands-on as well as strategic; a disciplined thinker with a creative mind; and are as good with code as you are with models and humans.
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We offer

  • Frontier technology: work on the technologies that promises to fundamentally change how new therapeutics are created.
  • World-class people: work with world-renowned leaders in the AI x Biology ecosystem.
  • Velocity and ownership: we move incredibly fast and liberally distribute ownership, which means continuous learning and career growth opportunities are guaranteed.
  • Strong culture and mission: we foster a supportive culture that is mission-driven and high-energy.
  • Highly competitive compensation: we attract the best talent and compensate them accordingly.

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