Owkin
Biotech
SeniorAIScientist/LeadAIScientist
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“Senior AI Scientist/Lead AI Scientist at Owkin. Skills: Agentic AI, LLM reasoning, Biology, Drug discovery. Architect Agentic Systems. Design AI agents”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive therapeutic breakthroughs; Discover next generation therapeutics
Industry & Context.
Reasoning
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Expert Python skills, Publication record, PhD in Computer Science, Excellent written communication, Excellent oral communication, Fluent in English
Nice to Have
Computational Biology expertise, Chemistry expertise, Deep understanding of data stack, Experience in Active Learning, Experience in Bayesian Optimization, Experience in Optimal Experimental Design, Experience training large-scale models, Experience managing multi-agent orchestrations, Experience in Causal Inference, Experience in causal discovery
What You'll Do.
Architect Agentic Systems
Bridge AI and Wet-Lab
Scale the Hacker Approach
Rapidly prototype architectures
Iterate on architectures
Publish high-impact research
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
AI peers; Biological experts
Communication Scope
Explain complex behaviors
Full Job Description
ABOUT US Owkin is an AI company on a mission to solve the complexity of biology. It is building the first Biology Super Intelligence (BASI) by combining powerful biological large language models, multimodal patient data, and agentic software. At the heart of this system is Owkin K, an AI copilot and its new LLM fine-tuned on biology called Owkin Zero, used by researchers, clinicians, and drug developers to better understand biology, validate scientific hypotheses, and deliver better diagnostics and therapies faster. Please submit your CV in English ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a visionary ML/AI Scientist to lead the development of our AI Scientist—an autonomous agentic system designed to navigate the complexities of drug discovery. This role isn't just about training models; it's about building "scientists in a box" that can reason over biological data, design experiments, and autonomously drive therapeutic breakthroughs. Unlike traditional ML roles that focus on single-task optimization, you will be building a meta-researcher. You’ll be at the heart of Owkin’s mission, creating the engine that will discover the next generation of life-saving therapeutics. IN PARTICULAR, YOU WILL: - Architect Agentic Systems: Design and implement sophisticated AI agents capable of multi-step reasoning, tool-use, and self-correction. - Bridge AI and Wet-Lab: Develop frameworks where agents can propose hypotheses and design "optimal experiments" to be validated in the lab. - Scale the "Hacker" Approach: Rapidly prototype and iterate on agentic architectures, moving from paper to production-grade code with speed and precision. - Scientific Leadership: Maintain a watch on the frontier of GenAI and Agentic workflows, publishing high-impact research at the intersection of AI, Biology and Chemistry. ABOUT YOU The successful candidate possesses a "hacker spirit"—you don’t just wait for the perfect dataset; you build the tools to find it. You are independent, deeply curious, and
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