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Arc Institute · 4 hours ago

Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$235K/yr - $291K/yr

3+ years exp

Arc Institute is a new scientific institution that conducts curiosity-driven basic science and technology development to understand and treat complex human diseases. They are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist to develop large-scale machine learning models that predict cell state responses, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of scientists.

BiotechnologyNon ProfitTraining

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build state-of-the-art AI models for understanding how cells respond to perturbation, in collaboration with other ML researchers, engineers and experimental scientists at Arc

Guide interdisciplinary teams towards successful delivery of reliable and robust machine learning models with clear scientific impact

Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in machine learning for computational biology, scope out new areas of work and ensure the models built at Arc remain state-of-the-art

Develop strategies for both training of models as well as the large-scale generation of new experimental data to train those models, as part of Arc’s Virtual Cell Initiative

Publish findings through journal publications, white papers, and presentations

Commit to a collaborative and inclusive team environment, sharing expertise, mentoring others and fostering collaborations

Qualification

Machine LearningLarge-scale ModelsPyTorchComputational BiologyBioinformaticsSoftware EngineeringCommunicationCollaborationContinuous Learning

Required

PhD in Computer Science, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, or a related field

Minimum of 3 years of experience post-PhD in building machine learning models for large datasets

Strong research background with contributions to machine learning conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML) or interdisciplinary scientific journals (e.g., Nature, Nature Methods, Science)

Well-versed in machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a strong track record of publications

Proven track record of communicating and collaborating with domain experts and ML engineers

Motivated to work in a fast-paced, ambitious, multi-disciplinary, and highly collaborative research environment

Preferred

Experience with training and scaling large-scale machine learning models

Strong foundation in software engineering with a proven ability to deliver machine learning products from research to production

Experience working with biological datasets including single-cell genomics, genomic sequences, bioimaging

Demonstrated key contributions to the field of predictive modeling of cell states

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

Company

Arc Institute

Arc Institute is a biomedical science and research technology company.

Founded in 2021

Palo Alto, California, USA

51-200 employees

https://arcinstitute.org

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