This Senior Machine Learning Scientist role develops generative and predictive models of cellular behaviour to support therapeutic research. It suits a PhD-qualified specialist in generative modelling who wants to work closely with experimental scientists on complex biological data.
At a glance
- London-based role
- Focus on generative models and intervention effects
- Work with multiomic and experimental datasets
- Requires a relevant PhD and excellent Python skills
The role
- Build models intended to improve understanding and control of cellular decisions
- Work in an interdisciplinary environment combining biology, computation and engineering
- See computational work tested through experimental biology
What you will do
- Design generative models using varied biological data, including single-cell perturbation experiments
- Develop approaches for generalisation, counterfactual prediction and experimental design
- Work with experimental teams to design and validate computational hypotheses
- Assess causal coherence, mechanistic accuracy and practical intervention value
- Explain findings clearly to colleagues from different disciplines
What you will bring
- A PhD in machine learning, statistics, computer science or another relevant quantitative subject
- Deep generative-modelling expertise
- Strong knowledge of probabilistic modelling, representation learning or neural networks for structured or sequential data
- Excellent Python skills and familiarity with scalable machine-learning tools and high-performance computing
- Rigorous model evaluation and experimental design experience
- Willingness to work deeply with biological data
- Single-cell data experience, impactful publications, open-source work or interdisciplinary experience would be advantageous
Working pattern and location
- Based in London
- Work takes place in a matrixed, interdisciplinary environment
How to apply
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