Chief Science Officer
The Bio protocol is a financial layer for Decentralized Science (DeSci), engineered to commercialize scientific research more quickly. It enables anyone to fund, develop, and govern tokenized scientific innovations from various sources. The platform is built on a growing ecosystem of DeSci projects and is supported by key figures in both the crypto and biotech industries.
Projects
About BIO Protocol
Bio Protocol is a decentralized science (DeSci) platform that serves as a financial layer to commercialize scientific research more quickly. It enables anyone to fund, develop, and govern tokenized scientific innovations from universities, companies, and researchers globally. The platform features Ignition Sales for backing promising research through low-cap fundraises, a BioXP point system for earning access to these sales through staking and governance, and a platform for building on Bio's Scientific AI Agents. The ecosystem supports various DeSci projects in specialized therapeutic areas like longevity, women's health, psychedelic science, and more, with backing from top crypto and biotech players.
Skills
About the Role
You will own portfolio-level scientific direction, evaluating and prioritizing projects and making clear go/no-go recommendations. You will translate AI-generated hypotheses into experimental validation plans and oversee their execution. You will design and run scalable scientific diligence processes, assess regulatory and translational risk, and guide programs through preclinical and clinical stages. You will recruit, mentor, and grow scientific talent, represent scientific work externally, and build AI-native workflows that scale scientific judgment.
Requirements
- PhD or equivalent scientific depth
- Meaningful exposure to drug development and approval processes
- Experience with preclinical development and IND-enabling studies
- Familiarity with clinical trial stages and regulatory interaction
- Senior scientific leadership with portfolio-level experience
- Track record of attracting, advising, or leading researchers
- Interest in AI-native approaches to scientific work
Responsibilities
- Own portfolio-level scientific direction
- Translate AI outputs into lab-validated science
- Lead scientific diligence and evaluation
- Recruit and support top-tier scientists
- Represent scientific credibility externally
- Build an AI-native scientific operating model
- Hire, mentor, and manage the Science team