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# Member of Technical Staff - Applied Computational Biologist at Valthos

- **Company:** Valthos
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-07-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/valthos/b377b52d-ffc9-447b-b472-e800ea022555

## Job description

Applied Computational Biologist Valthos Inc.

Valthos is an applied biological intelligence company. We build and deploy software and biological AI systems to safeguard humanity. The same AI architectures that enable self-driving cars, land rockets with precision, and deliver expert-level reasoning are beginning to be deployed in biological design. To stay ahead, we must advance our arsenal of tools to capture and design against real-time sensitivities in nature’s evolving mutational landscape. We are a group of mission-driven software engineers from Palantir and applied biological ML engineers from MIT’s Broad Institute and DeepMind making the latest advances in computational biology accessible in the real-world for federal and commercial use.

We are seeking an applied computational biologist who excels at translating operational needs into product strategy, and communicating how advances in AI can address real-world problems. You will own the computational biology contribution to major customer engagements; develop materials to communicate our research and product capabilities to technical and non-technical audiences; and convert operational needs into well-defined objectives for our biological AI and software teams. You will serve as a bridge between our research team and our customers: developing a deep understanding of our models, working directly with external scientific and technical teams to identify priority use cases, and translating what you learn into research, product, and go-to-market insights.

## The Role

- Develop a deep understanding of Valthos's models, methods, and roadmap
- Build trusted technical relationships with customers and understand their scientific and operational priorities
- Develop written materials that translate customer priorities into clear biological questions, use cases, evaluations, and technical requirements
- This role begins with hands-on analytical execution and technical communications, and can grow into ownership of customer scientific strategy and applied product development
- Communicate technical work: Define and drive how Valthos’s research is positioned and applied externally, identifying the strongest technical approach for each opportunity and turning it into written proposals and customer programs.
- Work with customers to scope and lead scientific work, including:
- Defining the biological question and analytic approach, including choosing the model and datasets
- Analyzing biological datasets and interpreting results for stakeholders
- Working with researchers and engineers to translate successful analyses into repeatable workflows for real-world operational problems
- Translate lessons from customer engagements into product requirements, research priorities, and go-to-market strategy

In your first year, you will provide technical leadership on customer engagements end-to-end: spanning understanding user operational priorities, proposal writing, and scientific engagement throughout a customer deployment. Through identifying applications and defining use cases you will shape how our research and product development can have the biggest impact in customers workflows today and in the future.

## What We Require

- Research experience in computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, or a related field
- Exceptional scientific and technical communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to different audiences through end-to-end technical analysis, case studies, and proposals
- Ability to analyze biological data and interpret computational results
- Proficiency in Python or a similar scientific computing language
- Ability to work full-time and on-site in New York City or San Francisco

## What We Value

- Ability to dive deeply into complex technical questions
- Strong scientific judgment and willingness to question assumptions
- Ability to translate ambiguous customer problems into concrete scientific analyses
- Motivation to drive real-world value from advances in research and development
- Curiosity, low ego, and a willingness to learn quickly
- Experience at the intersection of biology, machine learning, and genomics

If there is a fit, we’ll schedule interviews focused on your technical background, scientific communication, and ability to translate computational biology into compelling customer applications. The final step is an onsite in our office, where you’ll work on a small project, discuss ideas, and work with the wider team.

## About Valthos

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Valthos builds frontier AI systems that identify biological threats and design medical countermeasures in real time, strengthening biodefense for government and life sciences stakeholders.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage – $30M raised)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Kathleen McMahon (Co-Founder & CEO) and Tess van Stekelenburg (Co-Founder & President)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Biodefense, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
- **Target customers**: Government agencies (biodefense, national security) and life sciences organizations (pharma, biotech, public health)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To build next-generation biodefense by developing AI systems that can rapidly characterize biological sequences and design adaptive medical countermeasures, ensuring threats are neutralized as fast as they emerge.

## Products & Services
- **Frontier AI Biodefense Platform**: A software infrastructure that harnesses computational methods to characterize biological sequences and compress the time to design medical countermeasures. The platform is designed for experts in government and life sciences to detect and mitigate biological threats with speed and precision. Type: AI/Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for defense and biosecurity.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $30 million (Seed round, announced October 29, 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: OpenAI Startup Fund, Lux Capital, Founders Fund. Additional support from investors including OpenAI, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and more.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Raised $30M seed financing from top-tier investors (OpenAI, Lux, Founders Fund) signaling strong institutional confidence.
  - Founding team drawn from Palantir, DeepMind, Broad Institute, and Arc Institute.
  - Actively hiring across 12+ open positions (Applied AI, Software Engineering, Computational Biology, Operations) as of mid-2025.
  - LinkedIn follower growth of +10.7% monthly, indicating increasing brand awareness.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique positioning at the intersection of AI and biodefense**: Addresses a critical, high-stakes niche that few startups target.
- **World-class founding team**: CEO Kathleen McMahon previously led Palantir’s Life Sciences division; President Tess van Stekelenburg is a partner at Lux Capital. Technical leads come from DeepMind, Broad Institute, and Arc Institute.
- **Backing from AI and defense leaders**: OpenAI, Lux Capital, and Founders Fund provide both capital and strategic credibility.
- **First-mover in adaptive countermeasure design**: The platform aims to update medical countermeasures in real time, solving the asymmetry problem where pathogens can be created faster than cures.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale software infrastructure** for government and commercial biodefense stakeholders.
- **Expand engineering and research teams** – currently hiring for applied AI, forward deployed engineers, computational biologists, and operations roles.
- **Deepen partnerships** with government agencies and life sciences organizations to deploy the platform against emerging biological threats.
- **Lay groundwork for adaptive, precision therapeutics** beyond immediate biodefense applications.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven work**: Directly contribute to protecting humanity from biological threats – a high-impact, urgent problem.
- **Elite team environment**: Work alongside engineers and scientists from Palantir, DeepMind, Broad Institute, and Arc Institute.
- **Strong backing and resources**: $30M seed funding from top-tier investors provides runway and stability.
- **In-office culture**: Valthos operates from a physical office in New York, NY, with an in-office expectation (as per Built In profile).
- **Growth opportunities**: Early-stage company with 8–10 employees and 12+ open roles – new hires will shape the company’s technical and operational direction.
- **Notable perks**: Not explicitly listed, but typical early-stage startup benefits (equity, competitive comp) likely apply. Emphasis on engineering and biotech talent.

## Sources
1. [valthos.com](https://valthos.com/)
2. [valthos.com/blog/intro](https://valthos.com/blog/intro)
3. [LinkedIn – Valthos](https://www.linkedin.com/company/valthos)
4. [PRNewswire – Valthos Raises $30M](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valthos-raises-30m-from-openai-lux-capital-founders-fund-to-build-next-generation-biodefense-302598583.html)
5. [Built In – Valthos Careers](https://builtin.com/company/valthos)

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