Senior/Staff ML Scientist: Generative Chemistry & Robotics

Next Phase Recruitment; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Phase Recruitment is seeking a Senior or Staff Machine Learning Scientist located in San Francisco to lead innovative AI projects in molecular design. You will utilize advanced generative models and computer vision techniques within a rapidly growing deep tech company.

Ideal candidates will have a PhD in a relevant field and extensive ML experience, with the role focusing on mentoring junior scientists and optimizing automated workflows.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in a related field is required.
• 5+ years of applied ML experience for Senior or 8+ years for Staff.
• Proven track record of taking ML models from prototype to production.

Responsibilities

• Develop generative and foundation chemistry models for molecular design.
• Advance retrosynthesis and synthesis-aware ML using reaction databases.
• Mentor junior scientists and set cross-platform technical direction at Staff level.

Skills

Deep learning (PyTorch or JAX)

Python

Machine Learning experience

Cloud or HPC environments

Education

PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Statistics, or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Next Phase Recruitment is seeking a Senior or Staff Machine Learning Scientist located in San Francisco to lead innovative AI projects in molecular design. You will utilize advanced generative models and computer vision techniques within a rapidly growing deep tech company.

Ideal candidates will have a PhD in a relevant field and extensive ML experience, with the role focusing on mentoring junior scientists and optimizing automated workflows.