NLP Engineer

Insilico Medicine; Abu Dhabi; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Natural Language Processing to drive advancements in biomedical and materials science. This role involves fine-tuning large language models, analyzing system limitations, and designing scalable solutions based on cutting-edge research. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will help bridge the gap between academic innovation and practical applications, making a significant impact in drug discovery and development. If you're passionate about applying AI to real-world challenges, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in NLP and Machine Learning.
• Strong proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Fine-tune and optimize Large Language Models for specific datasets.
• Collaborate with clients to align research with business needs.

Skills

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Python Programming

Large Language Models (LLMs)

Data Analysis

Creative Problem Solving

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

PhD in Machine Learning

Tools

DeepSpeed

FSDP

Megatron-LM

Job description

About Insilico

Insilico Medicine is an end-to-end, artificial intelligence (AI) -driven pharma- biotechnology company with a mission to accelerate drug discovery and development by leveraging our rapidly evolving, proprietary platform across biology, chemistry, and clinical development.

For more info, visit our website https://insilico.com

About Role

Insilico Medicine is looking for a Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks within the biomedical and materials science domains. The role focuses on areas such as text classification, information extraction from abstracts, patents, and clinical trials, multi-task learning, knowledge graph construction, and fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) for chemical and biomedical applications.

Place of work

Office based - Level 6, Unit 08, Block A, IRENA HQ Building Masdar City, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates

Reports to

NLP Team Lead (AI R&D)

Responsibilities

• Fine-tune and optimize Large Language Models on domain-specific or custom datasets.
• Analyze errors, identify system limitations, and propose enhancements.
• Search and review state-of-the-art solutions and new datasets for NLP tasks.
• Design scalable and maintainable engineering solutions inspired by the latest research and innovation.
• Translate academic innovation into scalable, maintainable engineering solutions.
• Build and curate datasets using annotation tools, distant supervision, and expert annotations.
• Collaborate closely with clients and internal stakeholders to align research-driven initiatives with business needs.

General Requirements:

I. Education

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.

II. Experience and Skills

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in NLP, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning.
• Strong understanding of Machine Learning, Deep Learning and AI.
• Strong proficiency in Python programming.
• Motivation to learn new things and apply creative solutions.
• Hands-on experience in scaling and optimizing large language model (LLM) training and fine-tuning, including multi-GPU/multi-node setups.
• Familiarity with frameworks like DeepSpeed, FSDP, Megatron-LM, or equivalent.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks in distributed training.
• Experience fine-tuning LLMs (e.g. GPT, LLaMA, Mistral) on custom or domain-specific datasets.

Desirable skills:

• Knowledge of chemistry and biology, particularly for domain-specific NLP applications in life sciences.
• Familiarity with Reinforcement Learning concepts and frameworks.

Personal Attributes:

• Motivation to explore and apply creative, cutting-edge solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.