Octant is a well-backed team of experienced scientists and entrepreneurs at the frontiers of biology, chemistry, and computation. We are a small molecule therapeutics company combining high-throughput synthetic biology, generative chemistry, and AI/ML to repeatedly develop precision medicines for genetically defined diseases.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Octant is looking for the class of 2025-2026 Apprentices! You're close to graduation and excited to train in Octant's core technologies before your next professional step. Whether you're excited about startups, working in industry, or planning on going to graduate school, you're motivated by Octant's mission to engineer breakthrough medicines. As part of the Octant team, you'll learn from some of the top scientists in drug discovery, synthetic biology, and chemistry to directly contribute to our therapeutic programs. You love working in the lab, are organized, and take pride in your work. You thrive on getting things done, are eager to troubleshoot random tasks that arise in startups, and can navigate the uncertainty of an ever-changing and fast-paced environment.
AS AN OCTANT APPRENTICE (OA) AT OCTANT, YOU WILL:
THIS JOB MIGHT BE GREAT FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE:
Apply by January 17th, 2025. Check out our Octant Apprenticeship blog posts here and here to hear more about the apprenticeship experience!
As part of the application process, please indicate whether you are interested in the biology or chemistry roles. Candidates will be evaluated for a role focused on their technical area selection(s). Please note, cross-functional students are invited to apply to up to 2 roles (ie, if you have a biology background, but want to learn more in chemistry, feel free to apply!).
The expected annual salary for this role is in the range of $70,000 to $80,000, depending on experience level. We offer health benefits (medical, dental, vision), equity, and 401(k) matching.
Octant is located in Emeryville, California and we work onsite.
Octant is an equal opportunity company that values applicants of all backgrounds. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment. We value less traditional backgrounds, and may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. We know that confidence-gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.
Octant is a well-backed team of experienced scientists and entrepreneurs exploring new frontiers of biology. We are applying next-generation DNA sequencing, gene synthesis, and gene editing to revolut...ionize drug discovery in a quest for safer, ...
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