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We have been quietly building the foundational layers of our Physical AI Scientist platform:\nPhysical AI that can operate scientific instruments with human-level dexterity.\nScientific AI that can analyze results, reason about next steps, and close the loop autonomously.\nThis is an incredibly ambitious mission, but we believe that a team of ambitious people with high ownership can accomplish incredible things.\nThe Team:\nWe're a team of passionate, mission-driven engineers and scientists from companies like Tesla, Amazon, SpaceX, and Neuralink. We're collaborative and love moving fast, both with our product and on team trips skiing or go-karting!\nAs a team, we love nerding out about engineering and robotics - plus other topics like race cars or cooking. We like learning new things and then sharing our new knowledge with each other.\nOur team is opinionated and straightforward. We don't mind intense discussions about design tradeoffs. If we have arguments or miscommunication, we resolve conflicts quickly and empathetically.\nThe Role:\nAs a scientist on our forward-deployed team, your objective is to embed yourself with your scientific counterparts at the customer, acting as a true partner on their team to ensure that the Medra platform is achieving scientific outcomes and driving value for the organization. You will become an expert in our customer’s science, deeply understanding their scientific requirements and applying the scientific method (hypothesis, design, experimentation, analysis) to test and validate the fidelity of our Physical AI Scientist platform for their workflows. You will be in close communication with our end users (scientists) and have your eyes and ears on the ground to help us get ahead of any issues, while taking any insights and learnings from the customer back to the company to guide improvements to our product.\nInternally, you will partner closely with the engagement manager and forward-deployed engineers to drive a successful deployment. You will work alongside an elite team of robotics, software, and hardware engineers to provide scientific oversight during scoping, build, and deployment. You will be a platform super-user who understands the strengths and limitations of our platform, and can apply creativity (& scientific intuition) to solve challenging problems.\nWe’re looking for someone who acts with urgency and thrives under pressure. This is a unique opportunity to use your skillset to what will be a step-change in drug discovery through artificial intelligence and robotics, and will offer significantly more exposure than working in a traditional biotech or pharma role.\nIn This Role, You Will:\nBe the scientific subject matter expert - understand customer requirements and provide biological context to guide scoping, product development, and capability prioritization.\n\nDesign & execute wet-lab experiments to validate Medra’s autonomous Physical AI against scientific KPIs/metrics\n\nDeploy on-site to our customer’s labs - embed with their scientists to validate the science, conduct hands-on training on the robot & instruments, and provide ongoing support as they ramp up usage\n\nOwn the installation, QC, and troubleshooting/error-handing for all laboratory instruments on the Physical AI platform\n\nSupport internal R&D on new protocols and assays, and explore emerging technologies & techniques\n\nKeep detailed experimental records and documentation (SOPs) for all workflows\n\nCommunicate results clearly, succinctly, and on-time\n\nLet’s Talk If You Have:\nMaster's degree + 3 years of experience OR PhD in biological sciences or related field\n\nDeep scientific expertise as evidenced by a track record of top-tier publications / presentations\n\nExcellent interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within a team.\n\nInnate curiosity about science and technology\n\n(OPTIONAL) Bonus Points If You Have:\nExpertise in adapting scientific workflows for execution with robotics and automation equipment / instrumentation\n\nHands-on experience with emerging AI/ML tools and technologies\n\nFamiliarity with enterprise software platforms and integrations with lab systems (ELN, LIMS, etc.).\n\nExperience in dynamic, start-up environments.\n\nWhat we offer:\nAn opportunity to fundamentally change the way that scientific research happens\n\nFast-paced, creative, and collaborative work environment\n\nSignificant equity ownership\n\n401k\n\nMedical insurance and dental Insurance\n\nUnlimited PTO\n\nWeekday lunches and dinners\n\nThis position is 100% in-person, you must be able to come on-site to our San Francisco office. We offer relocation benefits for applicants who need to relocate. Travel is required, up to 25-50%.\nMedra is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies. We value diversity at Medra and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. 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