Postdoctoral Fellow, Ai/ml Applications For Vaccine

Pfizer

New York, United States
Base: $64,600.00 - $107,600.00; bonus/equity: 7.5%...
On-site
Deep learning for sequence data
Transformer or language-model architectures
Graph neural networks for strain prediction
Design, implement, and validate AI-driven models for prospective vaccine strain selection at the interface of viral genomics, antigenicity modeling, and deep learning

Job Summary

  • Design, implement, and validate AI-driven models for prospective vaccine strain selection at the interface of viral genomics, antigenicity modeling, and deep learning.
  • Develop sequence-based deep learning models, including transformer or language-model-based architectures and graph neural networks, for rapidly evolving viruses.
  • Integrate multi-source surveillance, immunogenicity, and vaccine efficacy data to compute and evaluate prospective coverage scores for candidate vaccine strains.

Matching Summary

Design, implement, and validate AI-driven models for prospective vaccine strain selection at the interface of viral genomics, antigenicity modeling, and deep learning.

Salary

Base: $64,600.00 - $107,600.00; Bonus/Equity: 7.5% target bonus; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Deep learning for sequence data
  • Transformer or language-model architectures
  • Graph neural networks for strain prediction
  • Multi-source data integration
  • Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  • Viral or microbial sequence data analysis
  • Model interpretation frameworks

Nice-to-have

  • Viral evolution modeling experience
  • Protein language models
  • Antigenicity data integration
  • Experience with influenza or SARS-CoV-2

Key Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field
  • Less than 2 years of post-degree experience
  • Demonstrated ability to design and implement complex ML models
  • Two letters of recommendation required
  • Minimum 2-year commitment

Work Rights

Permanent work authorization required

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