location_onLondon, UK
watch_later Posted: Jun 21, 2024
Skills Required
Nice To Have skills
Job Description
We are looking for a Lead of ML Engineering – RNA Therapeutics. This is a technical management track role with responsibility for direct reports. The candidate should be comfortable being accountable for setting the direction, standards and culture of a machine learning engineering sub-team, with demonstrable expertise across machine learning, software engineering and biology. Equally important will be excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills, and the ability to represent and transmit the values and principles of our organisation.
The AI/ML team is built on the principles of ownership, accountability, continuous development, and collaboration. We hire for the long term, and we're motivated to make this a great place to work. Our leaders will be committed to your career and development from day one.
In this role you will
- Lead a machine learning engineering team specialising in fundamental problems in RNA biology and chemistry
- Manage complex, multi-quarter, cross-functional projects
- Be a standard bearer for data science and software engineering best practices within the organisation
- Develop plans to meet requirements, organize a team capable of executing the plans, and lead and track delivery.
- Maintain a safe and inclusive team environment in which people thrive
- Operate in a transparent way, communicating clearly and accurately to leadership and the broader organization
- Develop a high-performing team through coaching, feedback and ensuring opportunities for growth
Why you?
Qualifications Skills:
- We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- Graduate studies in Computer Science or Applied Math, undergraduate studies in Computer Science and relevant graduate studies in the life sciences with a focus on AI/ML techniques, or undergraduate studies in Computer Science and equivalent work history. Candidates with graduate studies in CS and biological sciences or equivalent work history will be highly competitive
- Track record as an independent contributor capable of end-to-end development of ML-powered products for biological or pharmaceutical applications
- Advanced Python programming skills and a track record of delivering robust software solutions
- 3+ years experience in a technical lead or engineering manager role with direct reports
- 5+ years experience of professional software development practices: code standards, code review, version control, CI/CD, testing, documentation, Agile, with the ability to mentor others in these practices
- Proficiency with standard deep learning algorithms and model architectures, including sequence or graph based methods
- In depth knowledge in machine learning best practices, scalable training and deployment
Preferred Qualifications Skills:
- If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- PhD in Machine Learning or Computer Science
- Experience working with large ML-powered systems in a production setting
- Knowledge in molecular biology, disease biology and/or biochemistry
- Peer reviewed publications in major AI conferences