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LatchBio

Lead Scientist, Bioengineer

LatchBio

. Map domain knowledge into benchmark taxonomies and co-author benchmarks for frontier labs .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $280,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Map domain knowledge into benchmark taxonomies and co-author benchmarks for frontier labs
  • Design benchmark tasks and graders and establish task standards and rubric quality
  • Ensure production volume and delivery timelines meet partnership agreements
  • Review team work for scientific value, writing quality, contract scope, and transferable skills
  • Define quality and review standards for different work types
  • Lead, onboard, mentor, and support a team of up to 7 scientists
  • Coordinate onboarding, 1:1s, feedback, and professional development
  • Collaborate with engineering to optimize compute and platform usage
  • Build tools that automate tedious task-creation work and provide feedback on platform tools
  • Lead data acquisition and roadmap initiatives
  • Help hire candidates and communicate strategic initiatives with leadership
  • Report directly to the CTO and work with therapeutics, drug development, product engineering, and scientific leadership
  • Design and launch an initial benchmark, onboard initial hires, and engage a frontier lab partner during the first three months

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Scientific expertise relevant to biology, gene therapy, therapeutics, or drug development
  • Experience mapping domain knowledge into benchmark taxonomies
  • Experience designing tasks and graders for benchmarks
  • Strong judgment of scientific value and task quality
  • Clear and professional writing
  • Ability to lead and mentor a team of up to 7 scientists
  • Ability to work with engineering teams on compute, platform usage, and tooling
  • Ability to lead domain initiatives, data acquisition, and roadmap definition
  • Ability to help hire and close strong candidates
  • Ability to communicate strategic initiatives with leadership
  • Full-time availability of about 40 hours per week
  • Work Visa sponsorship available

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Unlimited PTO (truly)
  • Work Visa sponsorship
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401 contribution (no match)
  • Profit Share + Ambitious Equity
  • Team-wide science reading groups
  • 100% covered Health, dental, vision
  • Relocation Assistance (if applicable)
  • Lunch and dinner provided every workday
  • Waterfront office in China Basin, San Francisco
  • Company-sponsored professional development
  • Flexible working hours, so long as you maintain an onsite presence
  • Best office dog: Nix