Founder's Office Intern

Company: Mandrake Bio

Location: Bengaluru, in office

Duration: 3 to 6 months

Commitment: Full-time, 6 days a week

Stipend: Competitive

Joining: Immediate

About Mandrake Bio

Mandrake Bio is an early-stage biotechnology company building AI-powered platforms for protein design and gene editing.

We are a small, ambitious team where everyone is expected to move quickly, take ownership and find better ways of getting things done.

The Role

We are looking for a high-agency Founder's Office Intern to work across business development, operations, hiring, partnerships and special projects.

We want someone who can take an outcome, understand the problem, find the right tools and make it happen without waiting for detailed instructions.

You should be highly comfortable with AI tools and interested in automating repetitive work. You do not need a biotechnology background.

This is a full-time, in-person internship for six days a week. College students may apply, but you must be able to manage your college commitments without affecting the work schedule.

What You Will Work On

• Build AI-powered workflows and automations.
• Research markets, companies, customers and partners.
• Create systems to track leads and company priorities.
• Find relevant people and opportunities.
• Support important meetings and follow-ups.
• Take ownership of ambiguous projects.
• Notice problems and solve them without being asked.

You Will Be a Strong Fit If

• You are hungry to learn, build and prove yourself.
• You naturally take initiative and figure things out.
• You are genuinely good at using AI tools.
• You have built or automated something before.
• You learn unfamiliar tools quickly.
• You communicate clearly and follow through.
• You focus on outcomes, not just assigned tasks.

Students from any college, degree or academic background may apply. Your degree and CGPA matter less than your ability to learn, execute and take ownership.

This Role Is Not for You If

• You need detailed instructions for every task.
• You wait for reminders before completing work.
• You use AI only to generate generic text.
• You prefer just discussing ideas over executing them.
• You cannot commit to working from our Bengaluru office six days a week.

What You Will Get

• Direct experience working with the founding team.
• Ownership of real company projects.
• Exposure to business development and company building.
• Freedom to experiment with AI and automation.
• AI subscriptions required for your work, paid for by us.
• Courses and learning resources required to improve your skills, paid for by us.
• A fast and practical learning environment.

How to Apply

Email your CV to Karan at [email protected] with the subject:

Founder's Office Intern: [Your Name]

Also answer these three questions:

1. What is the coolest or most useful thing you have built using AI? It can be serious, strange or completely personal.
2. Tell us about a rabbit hole you went down recently. What pulled you in, and what did you discover?
3. You join a startup and notice the same boring task being done every day. What would you do before the end of your first week?

Keep your answers short. We are more interested in how you think than in perfectly polished writing.

Also mention your current location, earliest joining date and duration of availability.