Principal Scientist, Machine Learning
Metaphore BiotechnologiesDrug Discovery company
Cambridge, United States$208,000 - $286,000Lead
Flagship Pioneering
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Lead AI/ML and computational projects to accelerate pharmaceutical R&D.
- •Pioneering Intelligence is building AI-first companies to accelerate research and development.
- •This role will lead AI/ML and computational projects across pharmaceutical R&D, working closely with Pioneering Medicines and Flagship's platform companies.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead AI/ML and computational projects across preclinical, translational, and clinical R&D.
- •Own the build, scaling, and maintenance of agentic systems combining ML and computational biology tools.
- •Promote operational excellence in AI projects and educate cross-functional collaborators.
- •Manage and coordinate internal and external scientists/engineers and cross-functional teams.
- •Contribute to project planning, including budgets, resources, and timelines.
- •Requirements Master's or PhD in a relevant field with 5+ years of experience in scientific/engineering/computational settings.
- •Experience driving results in dynamic, fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and technical environments.
- •Demonstrated independent thought and creativity in high-impact, cross-disciplinary AI/ML projects.
- •Proven leadership and contribution to decision-making on AI/ML models.
- •Depth across Python, modern ML frameworks (PyTorch or JAX/TensorFlow), version control, databases, deep learning architectures, and informatics software.
Required skills
PythonPyTorchJAXTensorFlowLLMsGitLinux
Nice-to-have skills
LangChainHugging FaceOpenAI APIAnthropic APIGoogle CloudAzureAWS
Domain expertise
biotechdeeptech
Benefits & perks
healthcare coverage, annual incentive program, retirement benefits
Tech stack
PythonPyTorchJAXTensorFlowGitLinuxAWSGoogle CloudAzureOpenAI APIAnthropic APILangChainHugging FaceLLMs