Founding Scientist / Co-Founder
Clera · remote
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Job description
About the Role
This is a rare opportunity to join as a Founding Scientist / Co-Founder at an early-stage AI-for-biology startup based in Germany. This role sits at the intersection of wet-lab science and computational AI — you will help shape the company's scientific strategy, build core technology, and bridge hands-on experimental work with AI-driven workflows to accelerate biological discovery. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
What You'll Do
Define and lead the scientific vision and research roadmap for early-stage AI + wet-lab products.
Design and execute key molecular biology, biochemistry, or genomics experiments to validate models and assays.
Collaborate closely with engineers and ML researchers to translate experimental needs into computational requirements.
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Implement and oversee lab automation and data pipelines to scale experiments and improve reproducibility.
Prototype computational tools and analyses; contribute code or notebooks integrating wet-lab data with predictive models.
Mentor and recruit early scientific hires; establish laboratory best practices and safety standards.
What We're Looking For
Required:
Hands-on experience designing, executing, and interpreting molecular biology, biochemistry, or genomics experiments.
Experience leading scientific teams, mentoring early-career scientists, and recruiting for scientific roles.
Proficiency in programming for data analysis (e.g., Python) and fluency with notebooks for data-driven biology workflows.
Experience designing and implementing data pipelines that integrate wet-lab data with computational models and analyses.
Senior-level research background — PhD strongly preferred, or equivalent industry experience.
Training or research experience at a leading research institution or university.
Nice to Have:
Prior experience at AI-for-biology companies, biotech startups, or similar industry environments.
Experience with ML applied to biological data.
Hands-on experience with lab automation systems.
Prior founder experience or direct experience scaling early-stage teams and operations.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation details have not been specified for this role. As a co-founding position, equity will form a meaningful component of the package. Specific terms will be discussed directly with candidates.
Location
This is an on-site role based in Germany . Candidates must be available to work on-site. Visa sponsorship is not available — applicants must already have the right to work in Germany.
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