Work on what matters
DAOdiscovery is a founder-led deep-tech startup in Basel. We move fast, care about craft, and give interns real work, not coffee and slide decks.
Why DAOdiscovery
What you'll actually get
Real ownership
Ship work that goes live in weeks, not quarters. Interns own features and decisions, not coffee runs.
Learn from the founders
Work shoulder-to-shoulder with the CEO and CSO, and see how a deep-tech company is actually built.
Frontier science
Contribute to a platform grounded in Nature & Science publications and patented diazo ylide chemistry.
Flexible & Basel-based
Hybrid and remote-friendly, with hours that flex around your studies and a real say in how we work.
Open positions
We're hiring interns
Business Intelligence Intern
Help us build the commercial layer of a deep-tech startup at the intersection of chemistry and pharma. You will work directly with the CEO to map the global drug discovery market, identify and qualify potential pharma partners, and structure the intelligence that informs our business development decisions.
What you'll do
- Research pharmaceutical companies, biotech funds, and CROs actively building 3D fragment libraries or sp³-rich screening sets
- Track competitor platforms, academic spin-outs, and licensing deals in the medicinal chemistry space
- Build and maintain a structured CRM pipeline of prioritised business development targets
- Prepare pitch decks, one-pagers, and market landscape reports for partner meetings
- Synthesise signals from scientific publications, conference proceedings, and industry news into actionable BI summaries
What we're looking for
- Currently studying Business, Life Sciences, Pharma Management, or a related field
- Strong analytical mindset, you enjoy turning scattered data into a clear picture
- Comfortable navigating PubMed, patent databases, CrunchBase, and LinkedIn for research
- Excellent written English, you write clearly and get to the point
- Interest in drug discovery, biotech, or deep-tech startups is a genuine plus
Developer Intern
Work on the digital infrastructure of a science-first startup, from the public-facing website to internal tools that help us track compounds, partners, and publications. You will have real ownership of features, ship code that goes live, and learn how a technical founder thinks about product.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain the DAOdiscovery website (SolidJS / SolidStart), new pages, UI polish, performance improvements
- Build lightweight internal tools: dashboards, compound trackers, partner CRM views
- Integrate external data sources, publication APIs, patent feeds, or partner databases
- Participate in design discussions and help shape the visual and UX direction of the platform
- Write clean, readable code and contribute to a maintainable codebase from day one
What we're looking for
- Currently studying Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Solid JavaScript fundamentals; experience with a modern framework (React, Vue, Svelte, SolidJS is a bonus)
- Comfortable with CSS and building responsive, polished UIs from scratch
- Familiar with Git and basic CI/deployment workflows
- Self-directed, you can take a vague requirement, ask the right questions, and ship something
How hiring works
Three steps, no theatrics
Intro call
A relaxed 30-minute chat with a founder about you, the role, and what we are building.
A short task
A small, real-world task so we both see how it feels to work together. No trick questions.
Meet the team
Meet the people you would work with, align on expectations, and make it official.
Apply
Apply in under two minutes
Tell us who you are and either upload your CV or drop a link to it, your LinkedIn, or your portfolio. It comes straight to the founders, and we reply to every serious application.
Don't see a fit, but want to work with us?
We're always open to hearing from chemists, data scientists, and builders who are excited about what we're doing.