ph3Job Description /h3bJob Title: /bb Senior Scientist – AI Lead (f/m/d) 80-100% /bbr/pbJoin Our Innovative Biotech Company - Athebio /b /ppFounded in late 2019, Athebio is a profitable highly binnovative biotech company /b dedicated to making a meaningful impact in drug development. We specialize in developing advanced biotherapeutics with pharma partners based on bDesigned Ankyrin Repeat Proteins (DARPins) /b and enable the design and creation a variety of modalities including radiotherapeutics, ADCs, AAV, LNP and T cell engagers. /ppWe explore and bunlock the full therapeutic potential /b of repeat proteins and make it broadly available, with a commitment to bscientific excellence, innovation and teamwork /b. Our mission is to support innovative drug developers to create next‑generation biologics by providing tailor‑made repeat proteins and supporting them with bin‑depth expertise and superb service /b. /ppbA Role You Will Shape: /b This is a newly created position with a company‑wide mandate. You will decide, together with the management, what artificial intelligence means in practice at Athebio — and then implement it across the organization. /ppbAI Practitioners Welcome: /b If you have a proven track record of professionally using AI tools in the daily work processes of a biotech company far beyond e‑mail drafting and creating summaries for you and your colleagues, we’d love to hear from you. /ppbScience First: /b We are looking for a person with a solid knowledge on proteins, from selection to design (preferably partially hands on as well). Everything you build here will serve the purpose of making our science work faster, better, and/or more reliable. /ppbGrowth Opportunity: /b Are you ready to grow with us? At Athebio, you won’t just be an employee; you’ll be an active participant in shaping our company’s future. /ppbYour responsibilities /b /pullibMake AI Real at Athebio: /bShape the next stage how AI is used at Athebio. From fragmented single use to an establishment of a company‑wide secure AI environment such as Claude Cowork and make sure it is widely adopted and used effectively across the company, not merely installed. /lilibTeach and Multiply: /bHelp colleagues in research, project management and business functions to use AI well in a life‑science setting. Run hands‑on sessions, build internal playbooks, prompt and skill libraries, and be a key point of contact when they get stuck. /lilibBuild Agents for DARPin Discovery: /bDesign and build agentic workflows that orchestrate publicly available protein‑design tools around our bAthebody® /b DARPin scaffold, e.g., turning a partner target structure into ranked designs and focused libraries for our selection platform. /lilibProject leader skills: /bWork with the end in mind and successfully manage AI deployment and in silico binder generation for the benefit of Athebio. You successfully communicate with stakeholders on all levels and prioritize achievable, tangible delivery over the “ideal” solution. /lilibStreamline How We Work: /bMap our internal processes end to end, find where time and accuracy are lost, and re‑design them with automation from campaign documentation and data analysis to partner reporting. /lilibSet the Standard: /bDefine how AI is used responsibly at Athebio, what may be shared, how outputs are verified, how work is documented and thereby protecting both our trade secrets and our scientific rigour. /lilibKnowledge Expansion: /bTrack a rapidly evolving field, identify developments with practical value, and continuously expand your own and the team’s expertise. /li /ulpbKey requirements /b /pulliulliM.Sc. or Ph.D. in biochemistry, molecular biology, protein science, bioinformatics or a related life‑science discipline. /liliMinimum of 5 years of experience in a life‑science research environment, ideally in biotech or pharma. /liliDemonstrable “super‑user” command of current AI assistants and agentic tools such as Claude Cowork applied to real scientific and operational work. Please describe concrete examples in your application. /liliPractical programming ability, in particular Python, and comfort working with the command line, APIs and version control. /liliSolid grounding in data science and data management: structuring datasets, working with databases, and using electronic lab notebook or LIMS platforms such as Benchling. /liliA genuine talent for teaching: able to explain technical concepts to non‑technical colleagues and to get people to actually change how they work. /liliCritical thinking, a healthy scepticism towards AI output, and a problem‑solving attitude. /liliPragmatic goal‑oriented approach and ability to drive tasks independently with minimal guidance. /liliTeam player with proactive communication and ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast‑paced entrepreneurial environment. /liliGood written and verbal communication skills in English. /li /ul /li /ulpbAdditional assets /b /pulliulliHands‑on experience with protein structure prediction or de novo design tools such as AlphaFold, Boltz, RFdiffusion or ProteinMPNN. /liliExperience with display technologies (ribosome, phage or yeast display) or with next‑generation sequencing data from selection campaigns. /liliExperience building agentic workflows or automation around third‑party scientific software, including containerisation and workflow orchestration. /liliFamiliarity with GPU and cloud compute environments. /liliAwareness of data governance, IT security and confidentiality practice in a commercial RD setting. /liliGerman language skills. /li /ul /li /ulpbWhat we offer /b /pulliulliA newly created role with a company‑wide mandate and direct visibility with management — you will define what AI at Athebio looks like. /liliThe budget, compute and tooling to build things properly, together with support for your own continued training. /liliAn exciting opportunity to take responsibility and grow both professionally and personally within a growing biotech company that has reached break‑even. /liliSpace to actively contribute and impact the development of the company. /liliChance to learn from world‑leading experts in the DARPin technology. /liliMultifaceted activity within a collaborative environment. /liliJoint team activities, such as sports, game nights, excursions, and many more. /li /ul /li /ulpbOur Location /b /ppJoin us at our state‑of‑the‑art facility located in the Bio‑Technopark in Schlieren, Zurich. /ppbWorkplace type: /b On‑site /ppbStarting date: /b Flexible /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr
Senior Scientist – AI Lead (f/m/d) 80-100%
