AI Scientist: Foundation Models for Single-Cell Biology

Xairatherapeutics; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Competitive salary

Bonus and equity opportunities

Job summary

Xaira Therapeutics is seeking an AI Scientist to develop and apply foundation models to large-scale datasets. This position involves designing ML architectures to derive insights from biological mechanisms.

The candidate should have a PhD and expertise in single-cell data analysis, especially perturb-seq. The role promises a competitive salary ranging from $150,000 to $240,000 annually, complemented by a flexible work environment and benefits.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in Computational Biology, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or related discipline.
• Strong expertise in single-cell data analysis, particularly perturb-seq.
• Hands-on experience with foundation models or large-scale self-supervised learning.

Responsibilities

• Design, train, and refine foundation models tailored to datasets.
• Build pipelines for preprocessing and integration of large-scale data.
• Apply ML/AI approaches to identify causal biological insights.

Skills

Single-cell data analysis

Foundation models

Python coding

ML frameworks

Scalable ML methods development

Education

PhD in Computational Biology or related discipline

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scanpy

Seurat

Job description

Xaira Therapeutics is seeking an AI Scientist to develop and apply foundation models to large-scale datasets. This position involves designing ML architectures to derive insights from biological mechanisms.

The candidate should have a PhD and expertise in single-cell data analysis, especially perturb-seq. The role promises a competitive salary ranging from $150,000 to $240,000 annually, complemented by a flexible work environment and benefits.