# Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Life Sciences - SF at OpenAI

- Company: OpenAI
- What the company does: Backed by Greylock, Insight and Khosla.
- Company website: https://openai.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $185K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-06
- Apply by: 2026-12-21
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/openai/218c0b55-53bd-4df6-805d-321a8c2e7db7?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/openai-forward-deployed-engineer-fde-life-sciences-sf/

## About the role

We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to push the frontier on what is possible today across drug discovery (e.g., target identification, molecular design, pre-clinical) and development (e.g., trial design, trial ops, biostats) by leading end-to-end deployments of our models inside life sciences organizations and research institutions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

Tags: Forward Deployed Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/openai-forward-deployed-engineer-fde-life-sciences-sf/