# Senior ML Scientist, Biological Systems 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: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lilasciences/jobs/4395725009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lila-sciences-senior-ml-scientist-biological-systems/

## About the role

Lila is redefining the future of medicine by combining automated large-scale data generation with scientific superintelligence. At Lila, we are building the loop where AI, automation, and experimental biology co-evolve to solve the hardest problems in medicine.

## What they're looking for

- PhD in machine learning, statistics, computational biology, computer science, bioengineering, physics, or a related quantitative field, with a strong publication record or equivalent industry impact
- Experience developing models for high-dimensional biological data, and the judgment to connect ML methods to biological mechanism and experimental design
- Uncertainty and evaluation rigor. Comfort with calibration, proper scoring rules, and evaluation design, in work where someone made a decision based on your numbers
- Strong programming skills, reliable ML research workflows, and clear communication across ML, biology, and experimental teams. Track record of leading ambiguous research problems from formulation through execution
- Communicate findings clearly to technical and cross-functional audiences, including scientists, engineers, product partners, and therapeutic stakeholders
- Support external scientific visibility through publications, presentations, and engagement with ML/AI for Biology, computational biology and therapeutic discovery communities, as appropriate

Tags: AI