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Genesis Therapeutics raises $52M Series A for AI-based drug discovery

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genesistxai 5 years ago

Genesis is hiring!

Genesis Therapeutics | Burlingame, CA | Onsite (Flexible WFH) | Full-time | https://www.genesistherapeutics.ai We’re a hybrid AI + biotech start-up, developing novel neural networks to predict molecular properties and using them to accelerate the development of new medicines.

Looking for great software engineers and ML researchers with an interest in drug discovery -- no biology or chemistry experience required. We all learn from each other here.

- We currently have a small team of excellent software engineers: graduates from Stanford, UC Berkeley, MIT. Previously worked at Facebook, Google, Memsql, Jane Street

- Core deep learning tech was invented by co-founder + CEO Evan Feinberg during his PhD at Stanford’s Pande lab (the lab that did Folding@Home). See the peer-reviewed PotentialNet paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscentsci.8b00507

- $52M Series A (Rock Springs Capital, Andreessen Horowitz)

- In addition to strong software + AI talent, our small team has top drug discovery chemists who have collectively discovered several FDA-approved drugs before

Here are our open roles:

- Software Engineer: https://jobs.genesistherapeutics.ai/apply/ILdjypU87G/Softwar...

- AI Engineer: https://jobs.genesistherapeutics.ai/apply/NAtx0CsIIL/AI-Engi...

Interview process: 1-2 one-hour technical phone screens, 1 day on-site (now virtual) with 3 one-hour technical questions. All these include extra time to chat, answer your questions about Genesis, and meet us. Can go from first email to offer in a week or two

Tech Stack: python, C++, pytorch, postgres, docker, kubernetes, various computational chemistry libraries + tools

Please apply online, or email your resume: ben@genesistherapeutics.ai

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