Remote ML Researcher: Agentic Science for Discovery

X4 Engineering; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

X4 Engineering is seeking a Machine Learning Researcher specialized in Agentic Science to advance AI research platforms for automating complex scientific workflows. You’ll work at the intersection of ML, AI agents, molecular modelling, and discovery, collaborating with computational scientists to turn research into practical capabilities.

This highly autonomous role lets you define and lead projects, develop novel ML methods, and explore how agentic systems and foundation models apply to

Qualifications

• PhD in ML, CS or STEM with novel ML contributions.
• Strong research record: publications, open-source work, or equivalent.
• Expertise in ML theory and modern ML, DL or statistical modelling.
• Hands-on Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch or JAX) experience.
• Ability to translate ambiguous problems into clear ML projects with benchmarks.

Responsibilities

• Develop intelligent systems for automating scientific research workflows.
• Lead research projects and build rigorous benchmarks and baselines.
• Collaborate with computational scientists and domain experts.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

JAX

Experimentation

Communication

Education

PhD in ML / CS / STEM

Tools

Python

PyTorch

JAX

Job description

X4 Engineering is seeking a Machine Learning Researcher specialized in Agentic Science to advance AI research platforms for automating complex scientific workflows. You’ll work at the intersection of ML, AI agents, molecular modelling, and discovery, collaborating with computational scientists to turn research into practical capabilities.

This highly autonomous role lets you define and lead projects, develop novel ML methods, and explore how agentic systems and foundation models apply to