Edison Scientific
Edison Scientific seeks expert scientists in biology, chemistry, or related fields to generate evaluation and training datasets that improve their AI systems for accelerating scientific discovery. This part-time, 1099 contract role involves annotating AI outputs, generating tasks for system evaluation, and interpreting experimental data to baseline performance. Candidates must have a PhD or be pursuing one and be able to commit at least 5 hours per week to these research activities.
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Company Size
1-10 employees
Founded
2025
Edison Scientific builds an AI platform that functions like an autonomous scientist to accelerate scientific R&D and drug discovery. Its Edison Platform and Kosmos products autonomously read and synthesize literature, analyze data, design and optimize molecules, and run hundreds of research tasks in parallel to generate validated findings and publication‑ready figures. The web‑based platform unifies target discovery, data synthesis/analysis, molecular design, and broader drug development workflows across disciplines. Research teams use Edison to compress timelines, automate repetitive experiments and analyses, and turn raw datasets into actionable, reproducible reports.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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