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We work with frontier labs and pharma to measure whether agents can handle real biological workflows: the messy, multi-layer reasoning that matters in the field.\nWe're seeking an AI Biologist with deep expertise in human physiology to join our team, working at the frontier of what artificial intelligence can achieve in biology.\nAbout the Role\nYou will help develop rigorous scientific evaluations that test AI agents' ability to solve complex problems in human biology and disease.\nWe are looking for an exceptional scientist who understands how human physiological systems function, interact, and respond to perturbations. You will apply your scientific expertise to identify meaningful research problems, work with real experimental and clinical data, and establish defensible ground truth against which AI agents can be evaluated.\nThis is a science-first role. We value deep biological understanding, scientific creativity, and critical thinking over advanced programming expertise.\nWhat You'll Do\nDesign scientific evaluations: Develop challenging, biologically meaningful research problems that test AI agents' scientific reasoning and problem-solving abilities.\n\nWork with real biological data: Identify, evaluate, and analyze datasets from published research, clinical studies, and physiological experiments to establish reliable ground truth.\n\nApply scientific judgment: Critically assess experimental designs, biological mechanisms, data quality, and alternative explanations to ensure evaluations are scientifically rigorous.\n\nEvaluate AI agents: Investigate where AI systems succeed or fail at interpreting biological evidence, connecting physiological mechanisms, and drawing scientifically defensible conclusions.\n\nCollaborate across disciplines: Work closely with scientists and engineers, using AI-assisted research and coding tools to accelerate scientific analysis and benchmark development.\n\nRequirements\nPhD, MD, or equivalent research experience in Human Physiology, Integrative Physiology, Translational Medicine, Endocrinology, Cardiovascular Physiology, or a closely related field.\n\nDeep understanding of human physiology, including interactions between organ systems and mechanisms regulating human health and disease.\n\nStrong track record of independent scientific research, experimental design, and interpretation of complex biological findings.\n\nExceptional scientific reasoning, critical thinking, and ability to formulate and evaluate mechanistic hypotheses.\n\nExperience analyzing experimental, physiological, or clinical research data.\n\nWorking knowledge of Python or R for scientific data analysis.\n\nFamiliarity with AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Codex, or willingness to learn and incorporate them into research workflows.\n\nNice-to-Have\nResearch experience spanning multiple physiological systems.\n\nExperience with human clinical studies, longitudinal datasets, or physiological intervention studies.\n\nExperience integrating molecular, physiological, and clinical data.\n\nFamiliarity with computational or quantitative approaches to studying human physiology\n\nCulture @ Latch\nWe practice radical transparency: you’ll know how the company is doing, what’s working, and what isn’t. It’s always us against the problem, never each other. We’re opinionated but respectful of each other’s time, and we think through possible solutions before bringing a problem to anyone. We use AI constantly, so we reward original expert judgment, not AI output passed off as your own. You’ll start on the bench that fits your expertise and can move across teams as you build a track record.\nOutside of work: company outings most months, team off-sites, and a community that does cycling, soccer, figure skating, boxing, running, martial arts, music, books, and game nights.\nCompensation & Logistics\nPay: $140K-$180K OTE (on-target earnings), with no ceiling.\nYour pay is your OTE times your weekly quota attainment. Hit quota, earn your OTE; double it, earn double. 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