Cambridge, England, United Kingdom Hybrid

Ignota Labs is hiring a Senior AI Engineer

About the Role

Design intelligent systems that transform drug discovery. In this role, you'll develop advanced AI architectures that work alongside scientific experts to uncover overlooked drug candidates and streamline development processes. Your work will directly support the identification and validation of therapies with real potential to reach patients.

What You'll Do

  • Build and refine agentic AI systems that collaborate with human researchers in real-world scientific discovery
  • Create tools powered by large language models to enhance data interpretation and decision-making in drug development
  • Design and manage scalable cloud infrastructure to support AI-driven research pipelines
  • Develop automation solutions that reduce manual effort in knowledge-intensive tasks
  • Support the identification of viable drug programs through AI-generated insights and pattern recognition
  • Collaborate across disciplines to integrate AI into complex scientific workflows

What We're Looking For

  • Proven experience building and deploying agentic AI systems in production environments
  • Strong technical foundation in cloud architecture and distributed computing
  • Track record of delivering AI tools that improve expert decision-making
  • Ability to navigate challenges at the intersection of artificial intelligence, life sciences, and practical innovation
  • Familiarity with developing explainable AI systems that support scientific transparency

Preferred Background

  • Experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology research settings
  • Knowledge of drug safety evaluation or toxicity modeling
  • Exposure to automation in scientific discovery or laboratory data analysis
  • Work history in fast-moving startup environments, particularly those with venture funding

Technology Environment

Our stack centers on agentic AI, large language models, and cloud-native infrastructure, with emphasis on explainability and integration into real-world research. You'll work where cutting-edge AI meets urgent therapeutic challenges.

Why This Matters

You'll contribute to a mission that bridges AI and medicine, helping to revive stalled drug programs and accelerate paths to treatment. The organization operates with a lean, automation-first model, enabling high leverage and rapid iteration. Your work will support a multi-award-winning effort to overcome persistent bottlenecks in drug development—using intelligent systems to do what was previously impossible at scale.

Required Skills
Agentic systemsLarge Language Models (LLMs)Cloud infrastructureExplainable AI (XAI)AI-driven automationProduction-grade AI systemsDrug developmentAI architectureAutomation toolsHuman-AI collaboration Agentic systemsLarge Language Models (LLMs)Cloud infrastructureExplainable AI (XAI)AI-driven automationProduction-grade AI systemsDrug developmentAI architectureAutomation toolsHuman-AI collaboration
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Ignota Labs
A multi-award-winning drug turnaround company tackling one of the industry’s biggest bottlenecks: drug safety. Through cutting-edge explainable AI, we identify and resolve toxicity issues in promising drug candidates, unlocking their potential to become safe, effective therapies.
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