ML Scientist

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San Francisco / $250000 - $280000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

$250000 - $280000

Location

LOCATION

San Francisco

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

ML Scientist

$250,000-$280,000

Overview

A fast-growing technology-driven life sciences organization is seeking a highly skilled Machine Learning Research Scientist to help build and advance large-scale foundation models that integrate complex biological data. This role sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning research, and scientific discovery.
The successful candidate will work with an interdisciplinary team of researchers, engineers, and domain specialists to develop novel modelling approaches, evaluate emerging technologies, and translate cutting-edge AI research into real-world impact. The position offers significant ownership, opportunities for publication and technical leadership, and exposure to large-scale machine learning systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, train, and optimise foundation models that integrate diverse biological and scientific datasets.
  • Develop benchmarking frameworks and evaluation methodologies for large-scale machine learning models.
  • Assess state-of-the-art open-source models and identify opportunities for improvement or adoption.
  • Lead research initiatives from concept through experimentation, analysis, and communication of findings.
  • Collaborate closely with technical and scientific stakeholders to translate complex research outcomes into actionable insights.
  • Contribute to technical publications, presentations, and engagement with the broader research community.
  • Evaluate the use of large language models and related technologies to enhance research workflows and model capabilities.
  • Rapidly prototype and test novel ideas, prioritising high-impact experiments and research directions.
  • Support the development of scalable machine learning infrastructure for training and deploying advanced models.

Required Qualifications

  • Strong publication record and/or presentations at leading machine learning conferences or equivalent research venues.
  • Proven experience developing machine learning models and datasets using PyTorch or similar deep learning frameworks.
  • Deep understanding of modern machine learning architectures and self-supervised learning techniques.
  • Expertise in areas such as representation learning, generative modelling, diffusion methods, latent variable models, or autoregressive architectures.
  • Experience training, tuning, and evaluating large-scale machine learning models.
  • Familiarity with distributed training environments and scalable machine learning systems.
  • Experience with tools and frameworks used for large-scale model development, orchestration, and experimentation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with multimodal datasets.
  • Background in scientific machine learning, computational biology, healthcare AI, or related domains.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate technical research to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience collaborating across disciplines in research-intensive environments.

CONTACT

Michael DeVita

Recruitment Consultant

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