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Senior Research Scientist, AI/ML, Imaging

Biohub is leading the new era of AI‑powered biology to cure or prevent disease through its 501c3 medical research organization, with the support of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Opportunity

As a Senior Research Scientist on the AI/ML team, you will apply and optimize state‑of‑the‑art models in artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve important problems in the biomedical sciences aligned with our mission. You will work on a team responsible for developing and deploying ML models that use data developed by CZI and research partners for greater understanding of human cell function.

What You'll Do

• Develop and apply state‑of‑the‑art methods in artificial intelligence such as representation learning, time‑series modeling or physics‑informed machine learning to solve important problems in biological imaging.
• Work with a diverse range of biological data types, including cell/tissue images, time‑lapse microscopy, cryo‑ET tomography, multi‑omics data and more.
• Implement scalable solutions with respect to complex problems/scientific questions on large‑scale data sets, especially using machine learning approaches, predictive models, and statistical analysis, to advance understanding of cell dynamics, systems, and interactions.
• Work as part of a team to leverage large open‑source biological datasets and large‑scale compute to create models that transform our understanding of cells.
• Advance the community standards for dissemination, presentation, and evaluation of computational approaches to core scientific problems.
• Contribute to the scientific community through publishing papers, blog posts, open source code, and attending conferences in machine learning and the life sciences.

What You'll Bring

• Have a PhD or Masters in computer science (focus on machine learning and/or computer vision), physics or applied math, or a related field or equivalent industry experience and at least 5 years of experience developing and applying state‑of‑the‑art AI/ML methods.
• Experience in modern computer vision methods such as vision transformers or diffusion models.
• Experience in developing and applying methods utilizing time series and longitudinal data, representation learning, geometric learning and GNNs or neural rendering.
• Proven expertise in machine learning, with hands‑on experience designing and experimenting with deep learning architectures, analyzing data, and visualizing results.
• Hands‑on experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, JAX) and a solid understanding of neural network architectures for tasks like time series and/or generative modeling.
• Have a proven track record of research and innovation in machine learning, computer vision or computational biology, demonstrated through publications, conference presentations, or project outcomes with an ability to stay updated with the latest advancements in the field.
• Enjoy working in a highly interactive and cross‑functional collaborative environment with a diverse team of colleagues and partners in leading‑edge cell biology data‑driven research.
• Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Compensation

Redwood City, CA base pay range for a new hire in this role is $214,000–$294,800. New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range, enabling employee growth in the range over time. Actual placement in range is based on job‑related skills and experience, as evaluated throughout the interview process.

Better Together

This role is a hybrid position requiring you to be onsite for at least 60% of the working month, approximately 3 days a week, with specific in‑office days determined by the team's manager. The exact schedule will be at the hiring manager's discretion and communicated during the interview process.

Benefits For The Whole You

• Provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
• Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
• Funding for select family‑forming benefits.
• Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving.

If you're interested in a role but your previous experience doesn't perfectly align with each qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply as you may be the perfect fit for this or another role.