At Inceptive, we don't have titles. Instead of topic experts working in silos, we are building an antedisciplinary team where everyone is gaining deep knowledge outside of their traditional area of expertise. For this reason, we call ourselves Beginners.
At Inceptive, you will drive development forward that could help billions of people. To accomplish this, you will be part of a collaborative, antedisciplinary team building our biological software.
We design RNA sequences using a combination of deep learning and wet lab experimentation. Making RNA molecules from designed sequences is crucial to achieve our mission. As part of Development, you will be responsible for synthesizing RNA molecules to enable measurement of RNA sequence properties and deep learning model performance. Additionally, you will contribute to developing new capabilities in RNA synthesis through new biochemical assay development and scaling them to accelerate data generation. In addition to ensuring high-quality data acquisition, you will be responsible for the development of standard-operating procedures, communicating results to the company at large, and improving our models through detailed record keeping.
Your Mission, should you choose to accept it
- Be responsible for the execution and development of extended foundational capabilities in RNA synthesis
- Embody our vision of an antedisciplinary environment and embrace learning outside of your traditional area of expertise
- Collaborate with team members from diverse backgrounds to build innovative and scalable experiments to solve complex problems that span biology and computation
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in RNA biochemistry and/or molecular biology
- Demonstrated experience in analytical approaches for RNA quality assessment
- Problem-solver who is equally excited by finding creative solutions to complex problems as you are by executing on them
- Ability to communicate technical and scientific concepts to team members from broad backgrounds
- Availability to accommodate working with team members across different time zones, with one or two meetings per week starting at 8am PT or finishing at 7pm CET
- Readiness to travel several times a year for company retreats and business events
- We value the benefits of in-person collaboration and expect candidates to primarily work at our office locations
Preferred Technical Skills
- History of innovation and execution in RNA biochemistry
- History of RNA assay development
- Experience adapting protocols to automated lab systems such as liquid handlers
- Experience with liquid handlers, automated plate washers, dispensers, or other automated lab systems
- Familiarity with analysis of analytical RNA data
Compensation
$135K – $240K + Bonus + Equity
What we offer
- A competitive compensation package
- 30 days paid vacation per year
- Comprehensive health insurance and 401K with company match for US based Beginners, with comparable benefits for those based in other countries
- Quarterly company-wide retreats
- Monthly wellness benefit
- Budget for multiple visits per year to our offices in Berlin, Palo Alto or Switzerland
- Learning & Development budget to attend conferences, take courses, or otherwise invest in your professional growth, as well as access to the Learning & Development platform EdX and Hone
- A buddy to help you get settled
*Varies by country
About Inceptive
At Inceptive, we are creating tools to develop increasingly powerful biological software for the rational design of novel, broadly accessible medicines and biotechnologies previously out of reach. Our team brings together vast expertise in molecular biology, machine learning, and software engineering, and we are all working towards becoming antedisciplinary, meaning we deepen the knowledge we have in our area of expertise while also expanding our knowledge of completely new fields.
We approach our goals with a beginner's mind, humbly and with fresh eyes, and aim to become the pioneers of a new discipline rooted in biology as much as in deep learning, whose impact will be realized together with out-of-the-box thinkers in business and entrepreneurship, defying established categorizations. We are building a company culture centered around growth, learning, and discovery. We believe in humility and open-mindedness in how we approach each other, as well as problems we don't yet have solutions for.
It is the policy of Inceptive to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Inceptive prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
Inceptive is also committed to welcoming and providing accommodations to people with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need any accommodations throughout your application process.
