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# Staff Technical Recruiter at Genesis Molecular AI

- **Company:** Genesis Molecular AI
- **Location:** San Mateo, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-05-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/genesis-molecular-ai/2fbffa2f-3743-42e5-b082-3fd2e46d53ab

## Job description

Genesis Molecular AI is pioneering the use of AI and biophysics to transform drug discovery. Backed by leading investors such as a16z, NVIDIA (via NVentures) and Radical Ventures, we are growing thoughtfully and deliberately to build one of the most talented research and engineering teams in the world.

We are seeking a Staff Technical Recruiter to own full-cycle hiring for our AI/ML research and engineering organization. This is a high-impact individual contributor role working with our Head of Recruiting and technical leadership to bring exceptional talent into Genesis.

## What You'll Do

- Own searches end-to-end across AI/ML research and engineering, from sourcing and outreach through offer and close
- Build deep knowledge of our technical roles and the competitive talent landscape to move quickly and effectively on top candidates
- Design and run our intern and new graduate hiring programs, including university partnerships, research lab relationships, and on-campus recruiting: build a repeatable, scalable process that consistently converts early career talent into future full-time hires
- Proactively map and continuously engage the global pool of top AI/ML researchers and engineers relevant to our domain, and cultivate long-term relationships so Genesis is top of mind when exceptional researchers consider their next move
- Represent Genesis at key venues (e.g. NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR) and build sustained relationships with faculty, PhD students, and postdocs at top research universities
- Champion an outstanding candidate experience throughout the process. Close candidates with the right balance of transparency, enthusiasm, and persistence.
- Track pipeline health and recruiting metrics in Ashby. Identify bottlenecks and continuously improve your own workflows for efficiency and impact.

## What You Bring

- 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a meaningful focus on AI/ML or research roles
- A track record of sourcing and closing niche technical talent in competitive markets
- Experience running or contributing to university/early career programs, including internship pipelines
- Comfort building proactive sourcing strategies and maintaining long-term candidate relationships, not just reactive hiring
- Familiarity with the AI/ML research community: key conferences, institutions, labs, and publication venues
- Data fluency and experience with modern ATS tools (Ashby experience a plus)
- Comfortable owning projects end-to-end, from initial concept through execution, while staying adaptable when priorities change quickly
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with researchers and engineers who are skeptical of recruiting processes
- Biotech background not required: curiosity and fast learning are highly valued

## What We Offer

- Competitive compensation package including salary and equity
- Comprehensive health benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision (covered 100% for employees)
- 401(k) plan
- Open (unlimited) PTO policy
- Paid family leave (maternity and paternity)
- Life and long- and short-term disability insurance

## About Genesis Molecular AI

Genesis Molecular AI http://genesis.ml is pioneering foundation models for molecular AI to unlock a new era of drug design and development. Our generative and predictive AI platform, GEMS (Genesis Exploration of Molecular Space), integrates AI and physics into industry-leading models to generate and optimize drug molecules, including the breakthrough generative diffusion model Pearl https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251028030745/en/Genesis-Molecular-AI-Unveils-Pearl-a-Field-Leading-Foundation-Model-that-Achieves-Unprecedented-Performance-in-Drug-Protein-Structure-Prediction for structure prediction. Genesis is backed by premier AI and life science investors, including a16z, NVIDIA, Rock Springs Capital, Menlo Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, and Radical Ventures. Genesis has also signed category-leading AI-pharma deals, the most recent of which was a significant expansion with Incyte (see coverage in Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/innovationrx/2026/05/20/inside-incytes-120-million-ai-for-drug-development-deal/ and GEN https://www.genengnews.com/topics/artificial-intelligence/small-molecules-to-big-partnership-incyte-genesis-expand-ai-collaboration-to-1b/) with a total potential deal value of several billion dollars.

Genesis is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with a fully integrated laboratory in San Diego. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

## About Genesis Molecular AI

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Genesis Molecular AI combines frontier AI research with deep drug discovery expertise to develop a proprietary platform (GEMS) that accelerates the design and optimization of small molecule medicines.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B; raised over $300M in total funding)
- **Headquarters**: Burlingame, California, United States (with a fully integrated laboratory in San Diego and offices in New York)
- **Founded**: Not publicly disclosed (first major funding round – $200M Series B – closed in 2023)
- **Founders**: Evan Feinberg Ph.D. (CEO, Co-founder) and Sergey Edunov (Co-founder); other key leaders include Will McCarthy (CTO) and Shifeng Pan Ph.D. (COO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Biotechnology – AI-powered small molecule drug discovery.
- **Target Customers**: Large pharmaceutical partners (B2B) via platform collaborations, plus an internal pipeline of wholly owned drug programs.
- **Mission/Purpose**: “Solving the hardest problems in drug discovery to change the landscape of medicine” by creating and scaling domain-specific AI models that integrate physics, chemistry, biology, and software.

## Products & Services
- **[GEMS Platform](https://www.genesis.ml/)**: An AI operating system for molecular design. GEMS (Genesis Exploration of Molecular Space) integrates generative and predictive models to accelerate hit identification, lead optimization, and candidate selection. It is deployed for internal pipeline programs and major pharma collaborations.
- **[Pearl Foundation Model](https://www.genesis.ml/about)**: A generative foundation model for biomolecular structure prediction (protein-ligand) that demonstrated field-leading performance. Built in collaboration with NVIDIA and trained on large-scale synthetic data.
- **Internal Drug Pipeline**: Small molecule inhibitors targeting oncology (e.g., pan-mutant allosteric PIK3CA inhibitors) and immunology (e.g., inflammatory signaling pathways). Programs are in discovery stage approaching development candidate nomination.
- **Platform Partnership Model**: “Forward-deployed engineers and scientists” work alongside pharma partners (Gilead, Incyte) to apply GEMS to their targets, with deal structures that include upfront payments, milestones, and data sharing that feeds back into model training.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised >$300M (including $200M Series B in 2023 co-led by a16z, with participation from Fidelity, BlackRock, NVIDIA’s NVentures, Rock Springs Capital, T. Rowe Price, Radical Ventures, Menlo Ventures).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, BlackRock, NVIDIA (NVentures), Rock Springs Capital, T. Rowe Price, Radical Ventures, Menlo Ventures. Pharma partners: Gilead ($35M upfront, 2024), Incyte ($150M total upfront including equity investment, 2025–2026).
- **Growth Signals**: 125 employees (+26.4% YoY); operates in 7 countries; LinkedIn following grew 41.9% in the past year; Pearl model launched to strong benchmarking results; Incyte expanded collaboration with at least 5 additional targets and data for model training.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integration of disciplines**: The company pairs leading AI researchers with world-class drug hunters, co-creating models and medicines in iterative loops.
- **Wet-lab flywheel**: In-house lab in San Diego generates experimental data that closes the loop for model training, prediction, and validation – a virtuous cycle that strengthens the platform with every program.
- **Partnership data advantage**: Deals with Gilead and Incyte provide significant proprietary experimental data (e.g., Incyte data for training GEMS), creating a moat that is hard for pure-play AI companies to replicate.
- **Domain-specific foundation models**: Models like Pearl are purpose-built for small molecule drug discovery, unlike general-purpose generative AI.

## Strategic Focus
- **Advancing internal pipeline**: Moving lead programs in oncology (PIK3CA, apoptosis) and immunology toward development candidate nomination.
- **Scaling platform partnerships**: Expanding existing collaborations and signing new ones to broaden the impact of GEMS and generate more training data.
- **Continuous model improvement**: Investing in next-generation foundation models (e.g., Pearl) and leveraging partner data to stay at the frontier of molecular AI.
- **Hiring across AI and drug discovery**: Open roles for machine learning research scientists, software engineers, computational chemists, medicinal chemists, and biologists indicate a focus on scaling both the tech and biology teams.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a “meritocracy of ideas” where the strongest ideas win through evidence and reasoning, not hierarchy. Values include ownership, experimentation, candor with kindness, curiosity, and collaboration across disciplines.
- **Work Environment**: Flexible work environment with offices in Burlingame, San Diego, and New York. Daily meals and snacks provided in the office. Ergonomic consulting and equipment available.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Highly competitive compensation including base salary, bonus, and equity. Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. Open PTO policy, parental leave, 401(k) retirement savings, financial planning resources.
- **Impact**: Employees work on some of the hardest problems in drug discovery – applying cutting-edge AI to targets that are canonically undruggable, with the potential to create new treatment options for severe diseases.
- **Team Composition**: The company actively hires across AI research, software engineering, molecular simulation, and drug discovery disciplines, fostering an interdisciplinary environment where researchers and drug hunters co-create daily.

## Sources
1. [genesis.ml](https://www.genesis.ml/)
2. [genesis.ml/about](https://www.genesis.ml/about)
3. [genesis.ml/careers](https://www.genesis.ml/careers)
4. [genesis.ml/partners-pipeline](https://www.genesis.ml/partners-pipeline)
5. [LinkedIn - Genesis Molecular AI](https://www.linkedin.com/company/genesis-molecular-ai)

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