# Co-op, Bayesian Methods for Complex Decision Making at Lila Sciences

- Company: Lila Sciences
- What the company does: LILA has created the world's first Operating System for Science powered by Scientific Superintelligence™. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://www.lila.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Internship
- Location: Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-30
- Apply by: 2026-12-14
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lilasciences/jobs/4469148009?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lila-sciences-co-op-bayesian-methods-for-complex-decision-making/

## About the role

Lila Sciences builds AI systems that accelerate discovery across the physical and life sciences. Within Physical Sciences AI, we work with experimental teams to build autonomous discovery agents that decide which experiments Lila's AI Science Factories should run next. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Pursuing a Master's or PhD in statistics, ML, CS, operations research, applied math, or a quantitative science
- Solid grounding in Bayesian inference and decision making, including priors and posterior predictive distributions
- Research experience in Gaussian processes, Bayesian optimization, bandits, reinforcement learning, or probabilistic modeling
- Strong Python skills with PyTorch and probabilistic libraries such as Pyro, PyMC, or BoTorch
- Comfort working with small, noisy, and heterogeneous datasets
- Clear communication with both ML and experimental collaborators

Tags: Physical Sciences AI

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