Storm3 Looking for Head of Machine Learning at Canada Full Time

⚡ Head of Machine Learning

🏥 Series C ($300M)

🗺️ Remote, USA

💰 Up to $350K base + bonus + equity

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to lead and grow the Machine Learning function at a revolutionary AI drug discovery Unicorn?

Join a Series C Biotech Unicorn who are revolutionizing drug development using AI built to decode RNA biology and RNA therapeutics. Their AI platforms enables them to decode complex RNA biology to find novel targets, mechanisms, and molecules that are not accessible through traditional methods.

As Head of Machine Learning, you will be responsible for leading a dynamics, cross-disciplinary team of ML Scientists, ML engineers, and computational biologists, and collaborating closely with our applied data science, statistical genetics and software engineering teams. You will be responsible for guiding and shaping the strategy for developing differentiating ML capabilities for drug development, and working directly with the executive team to achieve ML goals that directly impact company objectives and are meaningful to our partners, our investors and our board of directors. You will play a key role in shaping the design and execution of ML research projects by harnessing the latest methodologies and best engineering practices, including foundation models, transformers and generative AI. In addition, your responsibilities will encompass team coordination, talent acquisition, and seamless collaboration with other departments within the organization. We are seeking a self-motivated individual with exceptional communication skills and a high degree of emotional intelligence.

Qualifications

• A PhD in machine learning, computer science or other quantitative discipline; or equivalent industry experience.
• Deep expertise in contemporary AI/ML methods and their applications to problems in genomics and related areas of biology.
• Experience managing teams of ML scientists and engineers, including setting and tracking team goals and timelines, providing feedback to individuals and supporting their development, and coordinating with necessary support functions, such as software engineering, data science, bioinformatics and statistics.
• Mentoring, developing and leading junior staff from different backgrounds across machine learning.
• Technical leadership experience and familiarity with modern software engineering practices and tools such as Github, CI/CD pipelines, cloud frameworks, and others.
• Demonstrated track record in building collaborations and an ability to communicate effectively with diverse teams and functions, including data scientists or computational biologists, engineers and experimental biologists.
• An inspirational and energetic working style, coupled with the highest standards of scientific rigor and integrity.

Why apply:

• Building technologies that can directly impact the lives of patients.
• A competitive salary plus equity compensation (ESOPs).
• A wide array of company-paid benefits.
• Flexibility in remote working.
• Exceptional opportunities for learning and growth in a world-class team of researchers and software developers, working at the intersection of the most exciting areas of science and technology.

🌎 US (Remote)

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