Research Scientist II/Senior, Discovery Machine Learning

The role

You will apply advanced ML techniques to support drug discovery efforts. You will work on flagship machine learning models including the multimodal transformer model Enchant.

What you will do

• Train, fine-tune, and evaluate machine learning models
• Partner with computational chemists, medicinal chemists and biologists
• Generate value from machine learning models for internal use and partners
• Collaborate with discovery teams to shape model use
• Communicate results with internal teams and external partners
• Support the evolution of machine learning models with analytical feedback

Required qualifications

• PhD or equivalent degree in chemistry or another physical science with 3+ years of experience or commensurate degree and job experience
• Familiarity with using statistical analysis techniques to evaluate, troubleshoot, and adapt models in scientific contexts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Python programming
• Statistics
• Drug discovery

Nice to have

• PhD or equivalent degree in computational chemistry or machine learning in chemistry
• 3+ years of experience working in a drug discovery project

Benefits

• Company-paid medical coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary life insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible time off
• Community gym
• Dining

About the company

Iambic Therapeutics is a technology and clinical-stage life sciences company headquartered in San Diego. The company utilizes molecular superintelligence to address the totality of drug discovery and development.