Interested in working at the intersection of biology and AI? Inceptive is a start-up of 40+ AI researchers, biologists, and engineers on a mission to apply generative AI to the most impactful problems in drug design. Our team is deeply antedisciplinary, combining AI experts who have made foundational contributions to language, vision, and robotics, with translational and high-throughput biologists. We work together to train and fine-tune foundation models of life to design breakthrough sequence-based medicines.
We are looking for highly motivated and passionate individuals interested in applied research at the interface of biology and computation who have
- 1+ year experience with hands-on wet-lab research
- deep curiosity about how AI can allow us to go beyond traditional biology paradigms
- coding fundamentals (ML experience helps but isn’t required)
Interns would work with a small team of biologists and AI researchers on a focused project and gain exposure to ongoing research and development at Inceptive. This is a paid, full-time, fully on-site internship at our lab in Palo Alto. If this sounds like a good match, please apply!
We’re looking forward to meet you!
Compensation for this internship will be based on an annual salary of $108,000
What we offer
- A competitive compensation package
- 30 days paid vacation per year
- Comprehensive health insurance for US based Beginners
- 401K with company match for US based Beginners and Direktversicherung for German Beginners
- 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 and does not apply to internships
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 us know if you need any accommodations throughout your application process.
Inceptive Palo Alto, California, USA Office
3440 Hillview Ave, D100, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
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