Business Associate
Radical Numerics · San Francisco
About Us
Radical Numerics is an AI research lab building general biological intelligence. Our mission is to master the code of life, and our purpose is to reduce human suffering.
Our team created Evo, and started the field of generative genomics. Our work was featured on the cover of Science, and presented by our CEO on the main stage of TED2025. Evo was used to create the first AI-generated CRISPR-Cas9, and the first AI whole genome from scratch. Evo 2, featured in Nature, is the largest fully open source AI project across any domain.
In October, we introduced Omnii-1, the world's most advanced multimodal genome language model, and a leap toward general biological intelligence. It unifies 28 biological modalities, spanning DNA, RNA, proteins, epigenomics, and more, in a single model trained on trillions of tokens of biological data In a world first, Omnii-1 designed the first AI-generated bacteriophages to be administered to a human patient with an antibiotic-resistant infection under compassionate use. We released this news alongside seven other project areas, showing the model’s breadth of applications.
The same generative breakthroughs that enable life-saving cures also lowers the barrier to creating engineered threats and AI-generated bioweapons. We believe these forces are inseparable. Radical Numerics was founded to develop both the power to design and the responsibility to defend.
About the Role
We’re hiring a Business Associate to help our leadership team answer important business questions and turn the answers into action.
You will develop board and business-development presentations, build financial models, support company operations and compliance, and work on special projects across Radical Numerics. One week might involve preparing a board deck; another might involve evaluating whether we should partner with, invest in, or acquire part of a sequencing lab to secure access to patient data.
A core part of this role is being a “fixer”: someone who can take an ambiguous, high-priority problem, figure out what needs to happen, and drive it to completion. You might coordinate across internal teams and external partners, unblock a stalled project, stand up a new process, or step into an area where no clear owner exists yet. The problems will span many parts of the company and life sciences broadly, so you should be comfortable context switching, learning quickly, and doing whatever is required to move an important project forward.
This is an ideal role for a recent MBA (or ex-top consulting / investment banking) with a strong analytical foundation who wants broad exposure inside an ambitious early-stage company.
What You’ll Do
Manage external relationships. Serve as a point of contact for partners, vendors, and other external stakeholders. Coordinate communication, prepare for meetings, follow up on commitments, and make sure every interaction reflects well on Radical Numerics.
Run projects end to end. Take ownership of projects that span multiple teams: define scope and timelines, keep everyone aligned, surface risks early, and drive work to completion.
Support leadership on key priorities.
Build structure where it's missing. Create the trackers, processes, and documentation that help a small, fast-moving team stay organized as it grows.
Develop board decks, operating reviews, decision memos, and other executive materials
Create clear, compelling presentations for business development, partnerships, investors, and recruiting
Build financial and operating models for budgets, hiring, infrastructure investments, partnerships, and new initiatives
Research markets, companies, and strategic opportunities and develop practical recommendations
Support evaluations of partnerships, investments, and acquisitions, including their economics, data rights, risks, and alternatives
Help coordinate compliance, governance, insurance, contracting, and other operational work with internal owners and outside specialists
Take on high-priority special projects and help drive them from initial analysis through execution
Who You Are
MBA completed or nearing completion
Major plus for undergraduate degrees in computer science or life sciences
Approximately two years of experience at a leading management consulting firm, investment bank, strategy team, or similarly rigorous analytical environment
Strong financial modeling, research, and structured problem-solving skills
An excellent writer and presentation builder who can turn complex information into a clear recommendation
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing several projects at once
Curious, low ego, and excited to learn about AI, biology, and the business of building a frontier research company
Experience at McKinsey, Bain, BCG, or another leading consulting firm is especially valuable. Exposure to biotechnology, life sciences, AI, healthcare, corporate development, or startup operations is helpful but not required.
Radical Numerics is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate in any employment opportunities or practices based on an individual's race, color, creed, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion (all aspects of religious beliefs, observance or practice, including religious dress or grooming practices), marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under California Vehicle Code section 12801.9), natural hair, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, medical condition (including cancer or a record or history of cancer, and genetic characteristics), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.
Radical Numerics participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
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