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Arc Institute · 9 hours ago

Machine Learning Engineer

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$168K/yr - $242K/yr

5+ years exp

Arc Institute is a new scientific institution focused on curiosity-driven basic science and technology development to understand and treat complex human diseases. They are seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to advance the frontiers of biological foundation models, contribute to the Virtual Cell Initiative, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to achieve breakthroughs in biological prediction and design tasks.

BiotechnologyNon ProfitTraining

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Actively participate in the design, implementation, and refinement of state-of-the-art foundation models developed in collaboration with other ML researchers and scientists at Arc with the goal of understanding and designing complex biological systems

Engineer large-scale distributed model pretraining and pipelines for efficient model inference

Enable robust systematic evaluation of trained models

Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in technologies for large-scale sequence modeling and alignment, and implement the most promising strategies to ensure the underlying models remain state-of-the-art

Work with experimental biologists to ensure that the developed models are grounded in biologically meaningful problems and evaluations

Publish findings through journal publications, white papers, and presentations (both internal to Arc and external)

Foster internal and external collaborations centered on generative design of biological systems at Arc Institute

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

Qualification

Machine LearningDeep LearningPyTorchJAXDistributed TrainingModel EvaluationBiological ModelingCommunication SkillsCollaborationContinuous Learning

Required

B.S, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning or a related field

Minimum of 5-8+ years of relevant experience in machine learning research or ML engineering in an academic (e.g., PhD) or industry research lab

Well-versed in machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX

Experience with developing distributed training tools such as FSDP, DeepSpeed, or Megatron-LM

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

Ability to communicate and collaborate successfully with biologists and software/infrastructure engineers

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

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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