Chai Discovery is building AI foundation models to enable drug discovery projects for biotech and pharma. The company is backed with significant capital by top-tier investors, such as OpenAI, Thrive Capital, Dimension, Conviction, Lachy Groom, Amplify, and many more.
The company recently came out of stealth by launching their first model, Chai-1, the world's most performant model for molecular structure prediction. For example, on the Posebusters benchmark, Chai-1 achieves a success rate of 77%, while AlphaFold-3 from Google DeepMind achieves 76%.
Chai is operated by a highly experienced founding team, who are well known in the AI community for seminal research accomplishments at top AI labs. The team have run AI departments at top AI x Biology organizations, have exited a past company via IPO, and sold AI technologies to multiple top 10 pharma companies.
Chai Discovery is seeking an all-round business athlete to play a crucial role in company building. You will work closely with the founders and our leadership team on a wide range of tasks to scale the business, keep it running smoothly and execute on key initiatives.
This role is ideal for a dynamic, resourceful and scrappy self-starter who can operate at all levels, and is unafraid to dive headfirst into a workload that will change week by week. You should be equally comfortable working on high-level company strategy, sourcing customers, writing a product requirements doc, putting together a board deck, negotiating with vendors, managing the company finances, and more. You should have a “no task too big or too small” mindset, be comfortable with ambiguity, and willing to pick up new skills on the job.
Company management: setting company goals, preparing OKRs, project management, preparing board materials, onboarding new hires
People: managing payroll, HR / employee experience, coordinating interviews, working with external legal counsel to secure visas
Customers: sourcing new customers, onboarding customers onto the product, reviewing contracts (in partnership with external counsel), building pricing frameworks, negotiating pricing, handling customer support, coordinating with the engineering team on feature requests and bug fixes
Finance: budgeting, reviewing financial statements, working with external vendors (such as accountants, fractional CFOs etc.)
Vendor management: sourcing counterparties, negotiating rates with vendors, onboarding new vendors
Events: planning dinners, conference sessions, offsites, and so forth
Sales: establishing the company brand, presenting us at conferences and industry events, managing social media and the company’s public presence, refreshing our brand identity
Undergraduate and/or graduate degrees, ideally in a STEM field
5+ years in business operations, project management, consulting, investment banking, or similar roles, with a proven track record of managing diverse and cross-functional tasks.
Demonstrated ability to set and track company goals, OKRs, and manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
Cross-functional experience: exposure to multiple domains such as finance, HR, product management, and customer relations
Exceptional soft skills, with a track record of building strong relationships with customers, vendors, and internal teams.
Nice to have:
Prior experience in a deeply technical domain (especially biotech) is a positive but not a strict requirement
Prior experience scaling a startup from 10 -> 100 people
Highly engaging work at the frontier of AI-driven drug discovery that will fundamentally change how new drugs are created.
Opportunity to work with world-renowned leaders in the AI x biology ecosystem, contributing to impactful advancements in the field.
Highly competitive salary and equity package.
Comprehensive healthcare and wellness benefits.
Continuous learning and career growth opportunities.
Collaborative and supportive startup culture.
A high-energy team committed to increasing the efficiency of creating new medicines and positively impacting millions of lives.
Chai Discovery, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.
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Are you ready to dive into the exciting world of biotech and AI? Chai Discovery, based in the vibrant city of San Francisco, is on the lookout for a dynamic Business Operations professional to join our groundbreaking team. At Chai Discovery, we're not just building AI models; we're revolutionizing drug discovery with our state-of-the-art Chai-1 model, backed by industry giants like OpenAI and Thrive Capital. In this pivotal role, you'll work closely with our founders and leadership team, tackling a wide variety of tasks that will help scale our business and foster seamless operations. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, excel at juggling high-level strategy with hands-on execution, and enjoy working on everything from managing company finances to negotiating with vendors, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We're looking for someone who has a “no task too big or too small” attitude, and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and dive into ambiguous situations. Your responsibilities will range from setting company goals and managing project timelines to sourcing new customers and preparing essential board materials. With your background in business operations or project management and exceptional soft skills, you'll be an instrumental part of our mission to transform drug discovery, improve healthcare, and impact millions of lives. Join us at Chai Discovery and become a part of the healthcare revolution!
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