Leading data-driven lab for AI medicines
Inceptive · Palo Alto, CA
Posted about 2 months ago · $221K – $305K
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 63 days Inceptive's roles stay open a median of 63 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 91% of Inceptive's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Inceptive
- high 10 stale, 0 reposted of 11 open
- Hiring momentum
- 11 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-05
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Inceptive's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Inceptive.
About this role
In this role at Inceptive, you will lead the development and scaling of high-throughput assays for AI-designed drug discovery, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure scientific rigor and operational excellence. You will manage and mentor a team of scientists and engineers, driving the generation of impactful biological data while interfacing closely with the AI team to enhance model performance. Your responsibilities will also include defining lab strategies aligned with therapeutic priorities and overseeing the development of validation assays for therapeutic applications.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Inceptive as an employer.
What you need
- PhD and 6+ years of post-PhD experience in industrial research applied to drug development
- Experience managing and mentoring a data-driven lab of 10+ scientists
- Experience using high-throughput and/or highly multiplexed assays to generate rich datasets from mammalian cells
- Proven ability to set scientific direction while also executing operationally
- Deep understanding of theory, techniques, and experimental design in molecular and cellular biology
- Visualization, analysis, and statistics applied to complex biological datasets
Nice to have
- Translational experience with mRNA, oligonucleotides, or other genetic medicines
- Expertise in immunology and/or cell therapy
- Hands-on experience in RNA biology and biochemistry
- Scientific programming in Python
- Hands-on experience with modern data engineering workflows
What you get
- $221K – $305K + Bonus + Equity
- 30 days paid vacation per year
- Comprehensive health insurance for US based Beginners
- 401K with company match for US based Beginners and Direktversicherung for German Beginners
- Quarterly company-wide retreats
- Monthly wellness benefit
Worth weighing
- No remote work options mentioned; in-person collaboration is emphasized
- Expectations for early meetings may impact work-life balance
- Role involves significant management responsibilities, which may not appeal to all candidates
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Listed by Inceptive on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-05. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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