Director, Data Science, Foundation Model Ai

Mericalherbs

Base: $194,100.00 - $305,600.00; bonus/equity: eli...
Hybrid
Phd in computer science or related stem field
7+ years full-time experience in ml/ai
Deep expertise in probabilistic models and causal analysis
The role involves leading a team to develop foundational AI models that accelerate the discovery of new medicines and therapeutic strategies

Job Summary

  • The role involves leading a team to develop foundational AI models that accelerate the discovery of new medicines and therapeutic strategies.
  • Candidates will utilize high-performance GPU clusters to train large multi-modal foundation models on diverse biological data including omics and imaging.
  • The position offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and eligibility for annual bonuses and long-term incentives.

Matching Summary

The role involves leading a team to develop foundational AI models that accelerate the discovery of new medicines and therapeutic strategies.

Salary

Base: $194,100.00 - $305,600.00; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid holidays, vacation

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • PhD in Computer Science or related STEM field
  • 7+ years full-time experience in ML/AI
  • Deep expertise in probabilistic models and causal analysis
  • Experience training large multi-modal foundation models
  • Proficiency in Python and PyTorch ecosystem
  • Leadership of machine learning researchers and engineers
  • World-class publications in NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR

Nice-to-have

  • Interest in life sciences problems and disease biology
  • Experience with transformer-based models
  • Familiarity with diffusion modeling and flow matching
  • Experience with reinforcement learning for reasoning
  • Prior work with biological data and genomics
  • Collaboration with academia and industry partners

Key Requirements

  • PhD in CS, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Math, Data Science, AI/ML, Computational Biology, or Bioinformatics
  • 7+ years full-time experience (or MS + 10+ years)
  • Demonstrated world-class expertise via top-tier conference publications
  • Experience designing novel architectures for multi-modal foundation models
  • Experience with post-training techniques like parameter-efficient fine-tuning
  • Strong proficiency in software engineering best practices

Work Rights

Not specified

Sponsorship: available

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