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alicexzhang··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2026)
Verge Genomics (YC S15) | Multiple roles: Computational Biologists (all levels), Principal Full-stack Engineer, Senior Data Engineer, Staff AI Scientist (Foundation Models) | REMOTE (US) | Full-time

Verge is transforming drug discovery by using artificial intelligence and proprietary human data to solve the biggest driver of rising drug costs: high clinical failure rates. To achieve this, we have built one of the field’s largest corpuses of multi-modal patient molecular and clinical data, sourced directly from human tissue. Our team of engineers, neuroscientists, and biologists have so far delivered two drugs to clinic, discovered 282 new targets, and signed commercial partnerships worth in excess of $1.6B with Eli Lily and AstraZeneca.

We are hiring across engineering and computational biology. All roles are fully remote, but we are only considering applicants based in the United States -- with extant permission to work here (sorry, no visa sponsorships right now).

See our jobs: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/verge-genomics

Read about our values: https://sugary-artichoke-03e.notion.site/A-Primer-on-Verge-C...

alicexzhang··on Verge Genomics (YC S15) Wants to Cure Neurodegenerative Diseases with Algorithms
Hi there - thanks for the interest! For a more technical dissection of some of the genomics approaches we employ to identify neurodegenerative disease targets, check out these reviews:

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v461/n7266/full/nature0... http://www.nature.com/nrg/journal/v16/n8/pdf/nrg3934.pdf

alicexzhang··on Verge Genomics (YC S15) Wants to Cure Neurodegenerative Diseases with Algorithms
Hi all! I'm one of the founders of Verge Genomics. We want to change the way drug discovery is done and are passionate about getting much-needed medicines into patients hands within their lifetimes. Happy to answer any questions!