Senior Research Scientist, AI x Imaging
3 days ago
🏢 In-office - Bay Area
Description
• As a Senior Research Scientist on the AI/ML team you will develop and apply state-of-the-art methods in artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve important problems in the life sciences aligned with CZI’s mission. • Measurement of biological systems has been revolutionized with modern high throughput techniques generating vast multimodal collections of datasets illuminating the inner workings of cellular systems. • You will work as part of a team to leverage large-scale multi-modal biological datasets to create models that transform our understanding of cells. • You will have the opportunity to work closely with teams of scientists, computational biologists, and engineers within CZI and to collaborate with CZI grantees, CZ institutes, and other external labs and organizations. • Your work will inspire and enhance the production and analysis of datasets by CZ teams and collaborators. Scientific focus areas could include imaging, proteomics, single-cell biology and beyond. • You will be dedicated to Open Science and deeply engaged with the global scientific communities across AI and computational biology.
Requirements
• Have demonstrated experience designing, building and training computer vision and AI/ML models, ideally but not exclusively to address multi-modal imaging problems in biology. • Have a PhD or Masters in computer science (focus on machine learning and/or computer vision), computational biology, or a related field or equivalent industry experience and at least 5 years of experience developing and applying machine learning methods. • Experience and technical fluency in AI, machine learning, computer vision, data integration, or computer science on varied large-scale data sets. • A good working knowledge of Python-based ML libraries and frameworks such as PyTorch, Jax, Pyro, NumPy, and Pandas. • Experience with manipulation and visualization of complex image datasets. • 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. • Have a proven track record of relevant research publications, preprints, or software packages. • An appetite for turning scientific problems into reproducible, rigorously engineered systems based on quantitative evaluation. • Enthusiasm about open science and helping usher in the age of digital biology.
Benefits
• CZI provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future. • Annual benefit for employees that can be used most meaningfully for them and their families, such as housing, student loan repayment, childcare, commuter costs, or other life needs. • CZI Life of Service Gifts are awarded to employees to “live the mission” and support the causes closest to them. • 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 to the Bay Area • And more!
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