# ML Research Scientist, Foundation Models (Senior / Staff / Principal) at Genesis Therapeutics

- Company: Genesis Therapeutics
- What the company does: Genesis pairs frontier AI with world-class drug hunters to discover small molecule medicines. Built on Pearl and GEMS. Partnered with Gilead and Incyte. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://www.genesis.ml
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Mateo, CA
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2025-07-30
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/genesis-molecular-ai/c1c47745-4e5c-4e0e-9d71-16d7ea28895a
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/genesis-therapeutics-ml-research-scientist-foundation-models-senior-staff-princi/

## About the role

This is an opportunity for a scientific innovator to advance the future of generative AI in drug discovery. As a key member of the Genesis AI team, you will shape and drive our research agenda for foundation models. You will lead critical research initiatives in areas like reinforcement learning, novel model architectures, and advanced pretraining and post-training methods. Your core mission is to create groundbreaking models and insights that are instrumental in discovering new medicines.

## What they're looking for

- A deep learning expert with a portfolio of novel research in one or more cutting-edge domains of generative or predictive modeling (e.g., diffusion, flow matching, RL, foundation model architectures and training methods)
- An independent, first-principles thinker with a strong sense of ownership over your research projects and a drive to see them through to completion
- A strong coder, comfortable with going deep into the engineering stack to build, debug, and ship your own models
- A true team player with strong communication skills who thrives in highly collaborative, mission-driven environments where science and engineering are deeply intertwined
- Inspired by our culture of intellectual curiosity and the shared belief that breakthroughs happen when diverse perspectives and minds unite

Tags: AI