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Making Human Microbiology Computable
Our Values
Evidence over Eminence
We encourage open debate grounded in truth-
seeking and practical effectiveness. We actively seek diverse perspectives and are humble enough to admit we're wrong.
How this shows up
Respectfully challenging each other's ideas without making it personal.
Backing up decisions with examples/data or clear logic.
Celebrating strong arguments from any level or role.
Owning up to mistakes and pivoting quickly once the evidence points elsewhere.
Choosing solutions that work over solutions that sound impressive or are trendy.
You Got This
We trust each other and encourage fearless pursuits of crazy big ideas. You got you before you got this - self-care fuels innovation. Scared you're thinking too big? You Got This.
How this shows up
Trusting your gut and taking initiative without asking for approval.
Embracing setbacks as growth opportunities rather than failures.
Leading with empathy, supporting and encouraging each other.
Taking care of ourselves: sleep, relationships, health.
We bring our best selves to work.
Insist on Higher Standards
We have relentlessly high standards for our work and its impact on society. Failures provide an opportunity to elevate our execution and impact.
How this shows up
We enjoy producing great work, we take pride in our craft.
Feeling secure and safe at work, so we can be vocally self-critical.
Feedback is a gift; we offer it so we can all improve and grow.
We move fast but take care to do no harm; we are a force for good.
Evidence over Eminence
We accomplish more with less through clear
communication and planning. But we are unafraid to tear up our plans and pivot. Time is precious, we decide quickly.
How this shows up
Cancelling a meeting when prep work was required, but we didn't get it done.
Questioning whether a purchase, task, or new project truly adds value.
Acting like owners, not renters, in every decision we make.
By communicating in an open, direct, and kind way with each other.
By putting in more time up front to develop a plan that saves us effort later.
Life at Outpost
We're a small team, split between Boston and London. Small enough that you know everyone's working style and can ask for help directly. Large enough that when you need help with something a subject matter expert is available to pitch in.
Our day to day is a mix of focused work (coding, writing, thinking, experimental design), lab time, and meetings (we try to keep these to a minimum). We are big believers in async-first communication, and we like planning ahead to save time later. We are open and trusting with each other, prioritizing team building and learning about how each of us shows up at work.
We are big believers in lab-in-the-loop. To us, this means both wet lab and computational teams need each other to be successful. We enable and educate each other on our respective areas of expertise and experience so we can do the best work of our careers together.
We have lives outside of work. We believe that our best work comes when we are rested and balanced, that the goal is high performance over the long-run, not burning out. With that said, we care deeply about our mission, and can't wait to get to work each day, to chip away and get closer to our goal.
Benefits
Equity
Every full-time employee is offered equity. You're building this company; you should share in its success.
Medical, Dental & Vision
100% employer-paid from day one. We cover 50% of dependent premiums too.
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Therapy, 24/7 crisis support, virtual care, and up to 10 in-person counselling sessions per year.
25 Days PTO + Holidays
25 days PTO, 8 regional holidays, paid winter break, your birthday off, 2 volunteer days, no fixed sick-day limit.
Life & Disability Insurance
100% employer-paid life cover, critical illness, and income protection in both countries.
Retirement Match
We match your contributions from your first payday. Details vary by country.
Flexible Working
London and Boston offices. Two days a week from home, plus two weeks a year from anywhere.
Travel & Conferences
We're efficient, not cheap. Visit the other office, attend conferences, and meet your colleagues in person.
Equipment & AI Allowance
Budget to set yourself up in your first 90 days. Dedicated budget for AI tools, because we expect you to use them.
Meet The Team
Jenny Yang, PhD
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
Alex Merwin
CO-FOUNDER & COO
Heidi Arjes, PhD
VP R&D
Saif Ur-Rehman, PhD
Director, Data Engineering
Principal ML Scientist
Open Roles
Computational Biologist (Boston)
Bridge biology and computation to help build the AI intelligence layer for human microbiology.
Location:
Microbiome research today lives in two worlds. Assay-heavy labs build truth datasets but lack AI to model the complexity. AI teams build promising models on existing data, but can't understand causal mechanisms. We're working to narrow this gap. We're hiring a Computational Biologist to sit at the intersection of the wet lab and computational teams. You'll analyse proprietary multi-omic datasets generated in-house, run your own computational studies, and build the analytical foundations that feed directly into our AI platform. We're scaling our Boston screening platform and releasing a public foundation model this year. You're the person who makes our experimental output computationally actionable.
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Computational Biologist (London)
Bridge biology and computation to help build the AI intelligence layer for human microbiology.
Location:
Microbiome research today lives in two worlds. Assay-heavy labs build truth datasets but lack AI to model the complexity. AI teams build promising models on existing data, but can't understand causal mechanisms. We're working to narrow this gap. We're hiring a Computational Biologist to sit at the intersection of the wet lab and computational teams. You'll analyse proprietary multi-omic datasets generated in-house, run your own computational studies, and build the analytical foundations that feed directly into our AI platform. We're scaling our Boston screening platform and releasing a public foundation model this year. You're the person who makes our experimental output computationally actionable.
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Scientist, Microbiome
Build the experimental engine powering the AI intelligence layer for human microbiology.
Location:
Microbiome research today lives in two worlds. Assay-heavy labs build truth datasets but lack AI to model the complexity. AI teams build promising models on existing data, but can't test causal mechanisms. We're working to narrow this gap. We are hiring a scientist to drive the wet-lab workstreams that generate the proprietary datasets behind our platform. You will execute stool-derived community culturing and anaerobic screening workflows that provide high-quality data to our models in the near term and chart new experiments beyond.
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