Remote ML Research Scientist (Contract, Part-Time)

Synthires; United States; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 241,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Synthires is seeking an experienced ML Engineer (MSc. or PhD) for remote, part-time engagement. The role focuses on Python-based model development, training pipelines, and inference systems, with emphasis on reproducible workflows and coding agents.

Approximately 15 hours per week and flexible scheduling are offered. Immediate availability preferred; you will contribute to AI training projects, optimize performance, and debug complex ML workflows.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Strong professional or research experience in machine learning.
• Practical proficiency in Python and experience using coding agents.
• Ability to implement, debug, and validate complex machine learning workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate machine learning models, training pipelines, and inference systems.
• Implement model components, data pipelines, evaluation systems, and numerical methods.
• Build reproducible workflows using Python and command-line tools.
• Debug numerical and system-level issues and optimize memory usage and performance.
• Create, solve, review, and validate challenging machine learning engineering tasks.

Skills

Python

Machine learning

Coding agents

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Command-line tools

Job description

Synthires is seeking an experienced ML Engineer (MSc. or PhD) for remote, part-time engagement. The role focuses on Python-based model development, training pipelines, and inference systems, with emphasis on reproducible workflows and coding agents.

Approximately 15 hours per week and flexible scheduling are offered. Immediate availability preferred; you will contribute to AI training projects, optimize performance, and debug complex ML workflows.