Bioinformatics Engineer - Biosurveillance

As molecular data generation and frontier model intelligence grow, new approaches to data analysis are needed across the biotech industry. Latch is building intelligent, high-performance agents for biological data analysis, empowering over 5,000 scientists across 150+ R&D labs to handle data from instrument-to-insights.

We're seeking a BioEngineer for Biosurveillance/Infectious Disease Genomics to join our surveillance bench, working at the frontier of what artificial intelligence can achieve in biology.

About THE Role

You will contribute to our technical approach to teaching agents how to understand and handle complex infectious disease surveillance and molecular epidemiology data, working across end-to-end analysis workflows from sequencing outputs to real scientific decisions.

You will work as part of a team of software engineers and biologists building datasets to teach these agents to reason better across:

• Sequencing QC → taxonomic classification

• Metagenomic assembly & analysis

• Variant calling & phylogenetics

• Wastewater & environmental genomics

• Molecular epidemiology & population-level characterization

Requirements

• 5+ years hands-on experience with infectious disease surveillance, metagenomics, or molecular epidemiology data

• Proficiency in Python and/or R

Compensation & Logistics

• Full-time, in-person (can be remote)

• OTE $120k–$180k, performance-based, based on individual's expertise

• Free meals (lunch and dinner)

• Visa Sponsorship

• Waterfront office in China Basin, San Francisco

HIRING PROCESS

• Intro call with Saul (Technical Recruiter)

• Technical interview with Harmon (Pod Lead)

• Cultural interview with Jordan (Chief of Staff)

• Offer