
Isomorphic Laboratories applies advanced AI to accelerate and improve drug discovery, enabling researchers to design molecules and predict their performance earlier in development. The company builds on AlphaFold and deep learning models to model biological systems, generate candidate therapeutics, and simulate compound behavior. It operates as an AI-first drug discovery platform focused on strategic research collaborations with pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, and CROs. Core technologies include machine learning, deep learning, and AlphaFold-derived protein-structure modeling. Isomorphic targets the biopharma market to shorten discovery timelines and increase predictive accuracy for therapeutic development.

Isomorphic Laboratories applies advanced AI to accelerate and improve drug discovery, enabling researchers to design molecules and predict their performance earlier in development. The company builds on AlphaFold and deep learning models to model biological systems, generate candidate therapeutics, and simulate compound behavior. It operates as an AI-first drug discovery platform focused on strategic research collaborations with pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, and CROs. Core technologies include machine learning, deep learning, and AlphaFold-derived protein-structure modeling. Isomorphic targets the biopharma market to shorten discovery timelines and increase predictive accuracy for therapeutic development.
Founded: 2021 (DeepMind/Alphabet spinout)
Headquarters: London
Core focus: AI-driven drug discovery using AlphaFold-derived protein modeling
Notable partnerships: Eli Lilly, Novartis, Johnson & Johnson
Major external funding: $600M led by Thrive Capital (Mar 31, 2025)
Early-stage therapeutic discovery and candidate design/prioritization
2021
Biotechnology Research
600000000
Participation from GV and follow-on capital from Alphabet
“Led by Thrive Capital with participation from GV and follow-on capital from Alphabet”
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Software Engineer (ML Research Engineering) We are looking for engineers with different levels of experience - Mid through to Senior, Principal, Staff or equivalent levels. We are here to advance human health, by re-imagining drug discovery with the power of artificial intelligence.
The future is coming. A future enabled and enriched by the incredible power of machine learning. A future in which diseases are curtailed or cured by better and faster drug discovery.
Our values exist in service of that future. We think they’ll help us bring it closer, too.
Come and be part of an interdisciplinary team driving groundbreaking innovation and play a meaningful role in contributing towards us achieving our ambitious goals, while being a part of an inspiring and collaborative culture.
The world we want tomorrow is the one we’re building today. It starts with the culture at this company. It starts with you.
Your impact This is an exciting opportunity for you to work on a greenfield ML-based software platform that will transform the biopharmaceutical world as we know it.
Working in a highly creative, iterative environment, you will be partnering with leading engineers, scientists and ML researchers to build the critical platform driving that transformation. This is a newly created role and you will need to use your previous experience and show initiative in order to fully carve out your contribution.
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Culture and values We are guided by our shared values. It's not about finding people who think and act in the same way. These values help to guide our work and will continue to strengthen it.
Thoughtful Thoughtful at Iso is about curiosity, creativity and care. It is about good people doing good, rigorous and future-making science every single day.
Brave Brave at Iso is about fearlessness, but it’s also about initiative and integrity. The scale of the challenge demands nothing less.
Determined Determined at Iso is the way we pursue our goal. It’s a confidence in our hypothesis, as well as the urgency and agility needed to deliver on it. Because disease won’t wait, so neither should we.
Together Together at Iso is about connection, collaboration across fields and catalytic relationships. It’s knowing that transformation is a group project, and remembering that what we’re doing will have a real impact on real people everywhere.
Creating An Extraordinary Company We believe that to be successful we need a team with a range of skills and talents. We're building an environment where collaboration is fundamental, learning is shared and every employee feels supported and able to thrive. We value unique experiences, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives, and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Hybrid working It’s hugely important for us to share knowledge and build strong relationships with each other, and we find it easier to do this if we spend time together in person. This is why we follow a hybrid model, and would require you to be able to come into the office 3 days a week (currently Tuesday, Wednesday, and one other day depending on which team you’re in). If you have additional needs that would prevent you from following this hybrid approach, we’d be happy to talk through these if you’re selected for an initial screening call.
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