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Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer (Computational Biotech Venture)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Berlin
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What we do
This is a full-time, paid position + equity package.

The pharmaceutical and biotech industry has been an innovation engine and its products (medicines and vaccines) have significantly improved humanity's quality of life for decades. However, this historically highly profitable industry is now confronted with rising R&D costs and lower success rates in bringing new medicines to market.

Our mission is to enable pharma and biotech companies to tackle these challenges and free up more capital to develop transformative medicine and treatments for underserved patients.

Through the power of AI, we aim to support pharmaceutical and biotech companies in making their preclinical R&D process more efficient and thereby improving patients’ lives. 

Our stealth venture is focused on bringing AI solutions into the drug discovery space with a key focus on optimizing pre-clinical target identification and validation. We are now looking for ambitious Co-founders to join the team and bring this company to life.
Your role
As the Co-founder and CSO of this Stealth start-up, you will be responsible for
defining the company’s vision and strategy alongside the CEO. You would oversee
the building and managing of a high-performing R&D team.

We are looking for stand-out individuals that are driven to disrupt the Pharma and
Biotech industry with AI and to found an outstanding Computational Biotech startup.
  • You bring your industry pre-clinical R&D experience to build this company from the ground up with guidance and connections to experts, advisors, and potential new hires
  • As a leader we expect you to inspire and coach each member of your team to grow as our company does
  • You will continuously build the vision based on market insights and the needs of customers and partners while inspiring the team to achieve it and go beyond
  • You will join an existing founding team to take this company from seed to unicorn
Your profile
We are looking for a very ambitious individual that has the vision and desire to build a potential billion-dollar business. An ideal candidate would be an entrepreneurial minded scientist with academic and industry experience in search of building something outstanding. Ideally, you have:
  • Ph.D. in computational biology, bioinformatics, or biomedical sciences and demonstrated academic excellence via publications
  • 6+ years of proven bioinformatics experience in postdoctoral and biotech/pharma industry setting
  • Extensive experience in biology pathway analysis, gene signature identification, statistical modeling, and biomarker identification using multiomics datasets
  • Familiarity with machine learning applications in bioinformatics
  • A track record of successfully building and leading teams
  • An entrepreneurial mindset, thriving in uncertain environments, embracing the startup culture, and being aspirational and resourceful;

If you think you are right for this role but don’t meet all of the requirements, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. Even if this isn’t a perfect fit, strong candidates will be kept in our talent pool for future hires.
What we offer
In addition to a competitive salary, you will:
  • Join a diverse, welcoming, open, and ambitious team!
  • Become co-owner of a well-funded early-stage startup with Merantix and its ecosystem as a backer
  • Get the equipment of your choice, free breakfast, drinks, and a cool office in the newly opened AI Campus at the heart of Berlin
  • Get Visa sponsorship for those residing outside of the EU
  • Enjoy flexible working hours, focused on outcomes and goals, and a remote/hybrid setup
If this sounds like you, let’s talk!
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About us
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity. We consider all applications equally regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech to apply, and we can help with immigration.
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We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity. We consider all applications equally regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech to apply, and we can help with immigration.
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