Demo

Founding Scientist (Synthetic Genomics)

Exonic (YC F25)
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/17/2026

We’re hiring a Founding Scientist (Synthetic Genomics) at Exonic in San Francisco!


At Exonic, we develop frontier AI models for programmable biology, with current focus areas in:

  • synthetic regulatory DNA
  • cell-type targeting
  • biomanufacturing


We’ve already generated strong in vitro cell-targeting results and are expanding our experimental platform in Dogpatch, San Francisco.


Looking for someone ambitious who wants to help build the biological engine of the company from the ground up.


The role is very early-stage and high-ownership, with direct exposure to company strategy and platform direction. This is mostly a hands-on experimental / lab role.


Please DM or email join@exonic.ai if interested.

Salary.com Estimation for Founding Scientist (Synthetic Genomics) in San Francisco, CA
$89,290 to $113,980
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Founding Scientist (Synthetic Genomics)?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Founding Scientist (Synthetic Genomics) career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$72,256 - $87,916
Income Estimation: 
$84,743 - $108,142
Income Estimation: 
$73,226 - $98,223
Income Estimation: 
$94,832 - $129,336
Income Estimation: 
$102,421 - $136,423
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Founding Scientist (Synthetic Genomics) jobs in the San Francisco, CA area that may be a better fit.

  • Career Mentors, LLC San Francisco, CA
  • Founding Forward Deployed Data Scientist San Francisco, CA (4 days/week in-office) Full-time | Early-stage startup (Seed–Series A) Salary: $200-250K up to ... more
  • 2 Months Ago

  • Career Mentors, LLC San Francisco, CA
  • Founding Forward Deployed Data Scientist San Francisco, CA (4 days/week onsite) About the Role Our client is building an AI-native product engineer that he... more
  • 4 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!