latchbio - AI Biologist - Metagenomics

• Master's or PhD in microbiology, microbial ecology, bioinformatics, biology, or related field • 3+ years of hands-on research experience with microbiome or metagenomics data, demonstrated through publications or industry work • Deep expertise in at least one of: • Human microbiome and disease (e.g. IBD, CRC, obesity) • Longitudinal microbiome or microbiome interventions (e.g. FMT, diet, antibiotics) • Microbial function and metabolism • Plant, soil, or environmental microbial ecology • Experience interpreting microbiome data in biological context and identifying confounders, technical artifacts, and limitations of the underlying experiments • Proficiency in Python and/or R for biological data analysis and visualization • Familiarity with 16S and/or shotgun metagenomics, including taxonomic, functional, and community-level analysis • Hands-on experience designing or troubleshooting microbiome experiments, including sampling, extraction, controls, or library preparation • Experience integrating metagenomics with metabolomics, metatranscriptomics, host omics, or clinical phenotypes • Experience with strain-level analysis, metagenomic assembly, MAGs, or long-read sequencing • Culture @ Latch • We practice radical transparency: you’ll know how the company is doing, what’s working, and what isn’t. It’s always us against the problem, never each other. We’re opinionated but respectful of each other’s time, and we think through possible solutions before bringing a problem to anyone. We use AI constantly, so we reward original expert judgment, not AI output passed off as your own. You’ll start on the bench that fits your expertise and can move across teams as you build a track record. • Outside of work: company outings most months, team off-sites, and a community that does cycling, soccer, figure skating, boxing, running, martial arts, music, books, and game nights.