# Founding Scientist at Parasma

- Company: Parasma (YC S26)
- What the company does: Replacing GPUs with human brain cells. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://parasma.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US / Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $1000K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/parasma/jobs/Vg7GVVl-founding-scientist
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/parasma-founding-scientist/

## What they're looking for

- Scientific roadmap for training biological substrates
- Design, execute, and analyze closed-loop training experiments
- Develop learning protocols for biological neural systems
- Define reward structures, stimulation policies, feedback loops, and evaluation metrics
- Build theoretical frameworks and benchmarks around learning, control, and information transfer in biological substrates
- Identify and solve core bottlenecks in biological training, including noise, variability, non-stationarity, and limited observability

Tags: Science