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Senior Scientist – ML/AI
AlectorSouth San Francisco, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Dec 2023
About the role
Our mission is to develop therapies that empower the immune system to combat neurodegeneration and our team is focused on developing treatments for some of the most challenging diseases facing our society. We are supported in this mission by experienced and accomplished scientists and clinicians, a novel portfolio of programs, leading healthcare investors, and pharma company partners, who share in our commitment to bettering the lives of patients and realizing a world where we make brain disorders history
As a Senior Scientist – ML/AI, in the computational biology team in our Target Discovery & Genomics Department, you will apply your skills to address important ML/AI problems in neuro-immunology to advance first and best in class drug candidates for neurodegeneration. You will work on data from several modalities including microscopy images, text, and omics data sets. You will be expected to develop work that can be published in the top conferences in the field.
At Alector, our vision is bold, people are our priority, and our values are at the core of everything we do. Our dynamic and flexible environment encourages our teams to experiment, take ownership of decisions, and question convention to solve complex problems. We value shared wins, perseverance, and a growth mindset, which drives us forward, together.
Alector was named on Fortune’s "Best Workplaces in Biopharma" top list for small and medium-sized companies for the third consecutive year! And we moved up from #16 to #11 in 2022. Among the things you'll discover at Alector from your very first day are our committed and driven colleagues, a bold company vision, and new, modern offices designed to inspire innovation and collaboration in South San Francisco, right at the heart of Biotech Bay. Our benefits are thoughtfully designed around Alectorians and their loved ones and include flexible hybrid work options, competitive compensation, and comprehensive and unique benefits that enhance your health and well-being. Come join us! We believe that hard-working teams include people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences who can challenge each other’s assumptions with fresh perspectives and bring creative ideas to the table. We are committed to building an open, diverse, and inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
As a Senior Scientist – ML/AI, in the computational biology team in our Target Discovery & Genomics Department, you will apply your skills to address important ML/AI problems in neuro-immunology to advance first and best in class drug candidates for neurodegeneration. You will work on data from several modalities including microscopy images, text, and omics data sets. You will be expected to develop work that can be published in the top conferences in the field.
Qualifications:
- M.S. or Ph.D. in computer science, statistics, physics, or related quantitative field or relevant research experience in industry or academia.
- Evidence of research productivity through publications in top conferences and/or journals.
- Strategic ability to identify and select problems to work on where techniques developed in ML/AI can have a significant impact.
- Experience strategically defining and assessing benchmarking and evaluation approaches for ML/AI algorithms where prior benchmarks may not exist.
- Familiarity with language model APIs and libraries including OpenAI and LangChain.
- Familiarity with language model prompt engineering.
- Familiarity with pytorch and pytorch frameworks like pytorch-lightning and the huggingface transformers library.
- Experience fine tuning foundational models to downstream tasks in an applied domain including foundational image models.
- Must be a superb communicator that can explain the strengths and weaknesses of advanced ML/AI techniques to a broad audience as well as technical experts.
- Must enjoy working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment and have a strong willingness to learn from others’ expertise in drug discovery and neuro-immunology.
Nice to Have:
- Domain knowledge and experience working on ML/AI problems in biology including those related to variant effect prediction, imaging, or single cell data sets.
- Experience in managing and mentoring junior scientists, focusing on their professional growth and development.
At Alector, our vision is bold, people are our priority, and our values are at the core of everything we do. Our dynamic and flexible environment encourages our teams to experiment, take ownership of decisions, and question convention to solve complex problems. We value shared wins, perseverance, and a growth mindset, which drives us forward, together.
Alector was named on Fortune’s "Best Workplaces in Biopharma" top list for small and medium-sized companies for the third consecutive year! And we moved up from #16 to #11 in 2022. Among the things you'll discover at Alector from your very first day are our committed and driven colleagues, a bold company vision, and new, modern offices designed to inspire innovation and collaboration in South San Francisco, right at the heart of Biotech Bay. Our benefits are thoughtfully designed around Alectorians and their loved ones and include flexible hybrid work options, competitive compensation, and comprehensive and unique benefits that enhance your health and well-being. Come join us! We believe that hard-working teams include people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences who can challenge each other’s assumptions with fresh perspectives and bring creative ideas to the table. We are committed to building an open, diverse, and inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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