AI Biologist - Human Physiology

The role

You will develop scientific evaluations to test AI agents' ability to solve complex problems in human biology and disease. You will work with real biological data to establish ground truth and collaborate with scientists and engineers.

What you will do

• Design scientific evaluations to test AI agents' scientific reasoning and problem-solving abilities
• Identify, evaluate, and analyze datasets from published research, clinical studies, and physiological experiments
• Critically assess experimental designs, biological mechanisms, data quality, and alternative explanations
• Investigate where AI systems succeed or fail at interpreting biological evidence
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers using AI-assisted research and coding tools

Required qualifications

• PhD, MD, or equivalent research experience in Human Physiology, Integrative Physiology, Translational Medicine, Endocrinology, Cardiovascular Physiology, or a closely related field
• Deep understanding of human physiology, including interactions between organ systems and mechanisms regulating human health and disease
• Strong track record of independent scientific research, experimental design, and interpretation of complex biological findings
• Exceptional scientific reasoning, critical thinking, and ability to formulate and evaluate mechanistic hypotheses
• Experience analyzing experimental, physiological, or clinical research data
• Working knowledge of Python or R for scientific data analysis
• Familiarity with AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Codex, or willingness to learn and incorporate them into research workflows

Nice to have

• Research experience spanning multiple physiological systems
• Experience with human clinical studies, longitudinal datasets, or physiological intervention studies
• Experience integrating molecular, physiological, and clinical data
• Familiarity with computational or quantitative approaches to studying human physiology

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision: 100% covered for you, 50% for dependents
• 401(k) (no match)
• PTO: 12 days to start, more as you're promoted
• Catered lunch and dinner (onsite)
• Unlimited snacks (onsite)
• Company outings most months
• Team off-sites

Before you apply

• If your profile matches, we’ll send you a take-home project
• Take-home project (HackerRank)
• Technical interview with a Member of Technical Staff (pod lead)
• Culture interview with our C-suite
• Background check, once you accept

About the company

Latch builds rigorous scientific benchmarks for AI agents across biology. They work with frontier labs and pharma to measure whether agents can handle real biological workflows.