Computational Biologist
Onyx Bio
Computational Biologist
Onyx Bio
Longitudinal multi-omics immune data provider
Onyx Bio · Berkeley, CA (Onsite) · Full-Time
Onyx is a research collective building a virtual immune system — a model of how real people respond to infection, inflammation, and treatment. Every person who joins adds to it, helping researchers understand immune disease more deeply and build the next generation of precision medicines faster and more safely.
Position Overview
We’re looking for someone who can build and productize our virtual immune system! We work directly with members to collect fully paired data spanning clinical records / real world data along with multiomic data spanning assays from WGS, scRNA (5’/TCR/BCR, 3’/ATAC), proteomics, metabolomics, reactomics, and beyond - all over time as member’s health changes.
You’ll be focused on leading our efforts to handle all of the multiomic data we have, and then utilizing it to power AI scientists, AI models, and other analyses that we will run internally and in partnership with other researchers.
You should naturally handle highly ambiguous situations with tenacity, discovering paths forward using both internal and external feedback. The work spans several domains - biology, AI, infrastructure, and product development. You should have demonstrated a high capacity to learn quickly, is paranoid about data quality and rigor, and has a track record of demonstrating great judgement.
At the moment, the role emphasizes individual contribution, though over time as the team grows, the candidate will have the option to lead and mentor.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the strategy and execution for processing, analyzing, and integrating multiomic data types (WGS, scRNA-seq, TCR/BCR, proteomics, metabolomics, reactomics) paired with longitudinal real-world data.
Build and deploy AI models, foundation models, and computational infrastructure to model immune system dynamics and extract biological insights.
Drive cross-functional technical initiatives spanning computational biology, AI research, data infrastructure, and product development.
Collaborate with external academic and industry research partners to deliver collaborative translational insights and data productizations.
Required Qualifications
PhD or equivalent experience in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
5+ years of industry experience in computational biology, preferably on a small team.
Deep expertise in analyzing multiomic datasets, including single-cell genomics (scRNA, ATAC, TCR/BCR), bulk sequencing, or proteomics/metabolomics.
Demonstrated track record of developing machine learning or deep learning models for complex biological data and biological target/feature discovery.
Strong software engineering and data infrastructure capabilities for productizing models and pipeline architectures.
Preferred Qualifications
Domain expertise in human immunology, autoimmune diseases, or systemic inflammatory response modeling.
Experience working with electronic health records (EHR), longitudinal clinical datasets, and real-world data integration.
Experience building foundation models or generative AI architectures tailored for biological multiomics.
Proven ability to lead technical teams or cross-functional research initiatives in high-growth startup environments.
You’ll Thrive In This Role If You:
You thrive in high-ambiguity environments and demonstrate tenacity in finding creative solutions.
You constantly question/assess data quality, and ensure your work and products reflect this paranoia.
You learn rapidly, move fast, and naturally operate with high autonomy and strong ownership.
You enjoy bridging diverse disciplines—biology, AI, data platforms, and product strategy.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: Depends on experience and scope
Equity: Meaningful early-stage equity grant with standard 4-year vesting
Health: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
PTO: Flexible time-off policy
Team Values
People first - We use AI and technology to serve people and improve human health, not the other way around.
Real change - We study how real biology unfolds in real people so the next generation of medicines works better for them.
Earn the right - We build from first principles and keep trying until we figure it out, because better futures don’t just happen.
Equal Opportunity
Onyx is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Onyx Bio · Berkeley, CA (Onsite) · Full-Time
Onyx is a research collective building a virtual immune system—a model of how real people respond to infection, inflammation, and treatment. Every person who joins adds to it, helping researchers understand immune disease more deeply and build the next generation of precision medicines faster and more safely.
We’re looking for someone who can build and productize our virtual immune system. We work directly with members to collect fully paired data spanning clinical records/real-world data along with multiomic data—including assays from WGS, scRNA (5’/TCR/BCR, 3’/ATAC), proteomics, metabolomics, reactomics, and beyond—all over time as members’ health changes.
You’ll be focused on leading efforts to handle all the multiomic data we have, and then utilizing it to power AI scientists, AI models, and other analyses that we will run internally and in partnership with other researchers.
You should naturally handle highly ambiguous situations with tenacity, discovering paths forward using both internal and external feedback. The work spans several domains: biology, AI, infrastructure, and product development. You should have demonstrated a high capacity to learn quickly, be meticulous about data quality and rigor, and have a track record of great judgement.
At present, the role emphasizes individual contribution, though over time, as the team grows, the candidate will have the opportunity to lead and mentor.
Lead the strategy and execution for processing, analyzing, and integrating multiomic data types (WGS, scRNA-seq, TCR/BCR, proteomics, metabolomics, reactomics) paired with longitudinal real-world data.
Build and deploy AI models, foundation models, and computational infrastructure to model immune system dynamics and extract biological insights.
Drive cross-functional technical initiatives spanning computational biology, AI research, data infrastructure, and product development.
Collaborate with external academic and industry research partners to deliver collaborative translational insights and data productizations.
PhD or equivalent experience in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
5+ years of industry experience in computational biology, preferably on a small team.
Deep expertise in analyzing multiomic datasets, including single-cell genomics (scRNA, ATAC, TCR/BCR), bulk sequencing, or proteomics/metabolomics.
Demonstrated track record of developing machine learning or deep learning models for complex biological data and biological target/feature discovery.
Strong software engineering and data infrastructure capabilities for productizing models and pipeline architectures.
Domain expertise in human immunology, autoimmune diseases, or systemic inflammatory response modeling.
Experience working with electronic health records (EHR), longitudinal clinical datasets, and real-world data integration.
Experience building foundation models or generative AI architectures tailored for biological multiomics.
Proven ability to lead technical teams or cross-functional research initiatives in high-growth startup environments.
Thrive in high-ambiguity environments and demonstrate tenacity in finding creative solutions.
Constantly question and assess data quality, ensuring your work and products reflect this level of rigor.
Learn rapidly, move fast, and naturally operate with high autonomy and strong ownership.
Enjoy bridging diverse disciplines—biology, AI, data platforms, and product strategy.
Base salary: Depends on experience and scope
Equity: Meaningful early-stage equity grant with standard 4-year vesting
Health: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
PTO: Flexible time-off policy
People first: We use AI and technology to serve people and improve human health, not the other way around.
Real change: We study how real biology unfolds in real people so the next generation of medicines works better for them.
Earn the right: We build from first principles and keep trying until we figure it out, because better futures don’t just happen.
Onyx is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Onyx Bio builds a longitudinal immune data platform that tracks how individual people respond to infection, inflammation, and treatment. It collects multi-omics—single-cell transcriptomics with T- and B-cell receptor data, proteomics (about 1,000 plasma proteins), metabolomics, and genomics—at multiple time points, tied to clinical events, with samples processed in its Berkeley lab. Its approach differs by focusing on the same participants over time and partnering with them in discovery, plus owning the lab and linking omics to real clinical trajectories. Its goal is to speed medicine development by providing detailed, time-resolved insight into human immune responses.
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