AI VIVO is a Cambridge, UK-based company that uniquely provides Organome platform technology as an entirely new drug discovery paradigm. The platform enables drug discovery at organ level and is empowered by proprietary generative AI capabilities for organ level mechanism discovery and novel drug design with higher chance of clinical success.

We are looking for an experienced senior AI/ML scientist to join AI VIVO. You will join an interdisciplinary team of life scientists, computer scientists, and mathematicians and work closely with leading experts in AI for biology field including our scientific co-founder, Mo Lotfollahi. We all learn from each other and work together in supporting AI VIVO's mission to enable organism level drug discovery.

In this role, you will:

Propose, develop, and evaluate new machine learning models that enable understanding of omics data and its application in drug discovery.
Take the lead and collaborate with leading experts in the field on developing solutions for the interdisciplinary problems in biology and drug discovery.
Distilling your developed solutions into easy-to-install packages with documentation.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Ph.D. or MSc. in computer science, mathematics and physics, computationally biology science, or equivalent experience.
Experience in building natural language models and/or large scale vision model based on transformer architecture.
Proven experience using advanced statistical techniques, machine learning, and modern deep learning techniques.
Strong knowledge of Python, including core data science libraries such as Scikit-Learn, SciPy, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.
Knowledge of software development good practices and collaboration tools, including git-based version control, python package management, and code reviews.
Experience cleaning, exploring, and visualising data using packages such as NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Bokeh, or Plotly.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex machine learning algorithms and statistical methods to non-technical stakeholders.
Experience working with cloud environments and tools such as Google cloud, Amazon AWS etc is a bonus.

Reasons to join us:

We trust our people to make significant contributions early on with opportunities to be involved in projects that are key to the success and growth of our young company. We invest in people, creating opportunities for personal development in an inclusive multi-skilled team with ambitious goals that provide opportunities to learn on the job from each other. Creativity and open minds are encouraged for everyone to contribute to the success of the company.

We offer an attractive, market-oriented salary aligned with your qualifications
Attractive share option package
Be part of a pioneering team in the AI-driven drug discovery space and working closely with leading experts in AI for biology
We offer an individual and well-structured introduction and training when you onboard
We support your professional and personal development
Report to a senior member of the team, the candidate will work other experts investigating fundamental questions in cellular reprogramming, establishment of cellular subtypes and adult cell maturity

AI VIVO provides a vibrant and dynamic work environment in an exciting, fast-moving time for biology. We work with cutting edge technologies and with our world-leading scientific advisory board. We conduct pioneering work with real-world impact. We believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

We can spouser skill worker UK VISA for exceptional candidates. Ideally we are looking for a full-time person working in our office in Cambridge. If you have the skillset but cannot be full-time / or you can only work remotely please still apply.

Application Process: Interested candidates should submit their resume and a cover letter outlining their qualifications and relevant experience for this role to admin@aivivo.co

Please include "Senior AI/ML scientist" in the subject line.

AI VIVO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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