Founding ML Scientist for Molecular Discovery

Novogaia; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering biotech firm in San Francisco is seeking a founding machine learning scientist to lead the development of a molecular foundation model for mass spectrometry. The role emphasizes ownership and autonomy in a fast-paced environment, focusing on modeling and inference directly from spectra. Candidates should have strong skills in machine learning, particularly with frameworks like PyTorch, and proficiency in Python programming. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence both research and development drastically.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and training machine learning models.
• Ability to independently scope research problems involving large datasets.
• Strong software engineering skills in Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of the next generation molecular foundation model.
• Design and train models for mass spectra to molecular structure inference.
• Extend structure predictions into downstream molecular reasoning.

Skills

Machine learning model development

PyTorch or similar frameworks

Python programming

Job description

A pioneering biotech firm in San Francisco is seeking a founding machine learning scientist to lead the development of a molecular foundation model for mass spectrometry. The role emphasizes ownership and autonomy in a fast-paced environment, focusing on modeling and inference directly from spectra. Candidates should have strong skills in machine learning, particularly with frameworks like PyTorch, and proficiency in Python programming. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence both research and development drastically.