Head of Machine Learning
Title: Head of Machine Learning
Location: Boston, MA (preferred) OR San Francisco, CA
Salary: $250,000-$350,000
Equity: Founder-level stock
EPM Scientific is proud to partner with a cutting-edge biotech company applying advanced machine learning to revolutionize therapeutic discovery. As a Founding Machine Learning Researcher, you'll join a small, elite team of AI scientists, drug discovery experts, and seasoned biotech leaders working at the intersection of technology and medicine.
This is a rare opportunity to help build the foundational technology of a company focused on translating AI into real-world therapies. You'll work directly with the founding team, contribute to the scientific direction, and receive founder-level equity-reflecting the impact and ownership expected from early team members.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement novel ML architectures for modeling biological sequences, structures, and interactions.
- Analyze large-scale, noisy biological datasets to uncover therapeutic insights.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to translate models into real drug programs.
- Help shape the company's technical roadmap and research strategy.
Basic Qualifications
- Ph.D. or equivalent research experience in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Computational Biology, or a related field.
- Strong programming skills in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch.
- Proven ability to develop, train, and evaluate machine learning models.
- Experience working with high-dimensional biological or scientific data.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Significant contribution / impact to AI/ML measured via open source collaborations or works publised in top-tier AI / Scientific venues
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