Internship

Chaidiscovery
San Francisco office
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in AI research or computational biology.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in AI research or computational biology and a drive to shape medical innovation.
    — “the opportunity to work at the vanguard of AI research and frontier biology”
  • Individuals who thrive in a high-velocity, ownership-driven culture and are comfortable with critical, sensitive work.
    — “we protect & promote a culture of high velocity and ownership”

Things to consider

  • No formal internship program exists, requiring proactive communication to stay in touch.
    — “we do not offer internships—everything is too fast, too critical, too sensitive and too fun for it to be any other way”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to contribute to impactful, mission-driven projects in your resume and interview responses.
    — “Our mission is to accelerate progress towards new cures and better science”
  • Emphasize your experience with interdisciplinary work combining AI and life sciences.
    — “AI is reinventing life sciences the same way it reinvented software engineering”
  • Demonstrate familiarity with biochemical structure and interaction concepts in your application materials.
    — “train frontier models that learn the underlying foundations of biochemical structure and interaction”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · IndividualLevel · Intern

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What success looks like

  • Passion for shaping the future of medicine and accelerating progress towards new cures.
Typical background
Interest in AI and its application in life sciences.

Skills & requirements

Required

AI In Life SciencesDrug DiscoveryBiochemical StructureInteraction ModelsFrontier Models

Preferred

Pharmaceutical Industry Knowledge

Stack & domain

AIDrug DiscoveryBiochemistryPassionOwnershipAI ResearchFrontier BiologyPharmaceuticals

About the role

Original posting from Chaidiscovery via Ashby

ABOUT CHAI DISCOVERY

Chai builds the design suite for molecules. We train frontier models that learn the underlying foundations of biochemical structure and interaction, so scientists can move faster and pursue targets that other methods cannot reach.

AI is reinventing life sciences the same way it reinvented software engineering, and Chai is at the forefront of this shift. Leading pharmaceutical companies like Eli Lilly https://endpoints.news/eli-lilly-chai-discovery-sign-ai-software-deal/, Pfizer https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2026/06/04/why-pfizer-and-eli-lilly-are-betting-on-this-13-billion-ai-drug-discovery-startup/, and Novartis https://www.chaidiscovery.com/news/novartis-partnership are rapidly adopting our platform to power their drug discovery programs.

Our mission is to accelerate progress towards new cures and better science, and there are countless interesting problems on the road ahead.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

We do not offer internships—everything is too fast, too critical, too sensitive and too fun for it to be any other way :) However... we love to meet people who share our passion for shaping the future of medicine. So if that sounds like you, tell us more about yourself so that we can stay in touch.

WE OFFER

The opportunity to work at the vanguard of AI research and frontier biology, with world-class people, on a mission that matters. We protect & promote a culture of high velocity and ownership. We compensate our team accordingly.

Source: Chaidiscovery careers (Ashby)

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