Machine Learning Specialist
Selvita
Kraków, Poland
We are seeking a skilled Machine Learning Specialist to join our dynamically growing multidisciplinary AI Drug Discovery Team. The successful candidate will work with the latest deep learning technology in a team of highly qualified specialists in the field of drug discovery.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implementation of state-of-the-art machine learning models to tackle complex challenges in the field of computational chemistry and bioinformatics;
- Interact with other teams in Selvita to understand their workflows and where the introduction of artificial intelligence and automation would be helpful;
- Keep up to date with the academic literature to find new models and procedures to apply to computational chemistry and bioinformatics;
- Preparation and processing of data required for model training and validation;
- Integrating trained artificial intelligence methods in existing workflows;
- Develop new workflows that contribute to the projects by improving speed and accuracy;
- Implement AI/ML models on high-performance computers with GPU acceleration.
Fields of applications:
- ML powered high throughput virtual screening to assess compounds’ activity;
- Creation of embeddings and explorable subspaces for molecules;
- AI informed chemical space exploration;
- Chemical reactions prediction and retrosynthesis;
- Generative methods for drug design and optimization.
Your Background
- Master/PhD degree, preferably in machine learning, statistics, computer science, cheminformatics, bioinformatics, computational chemistry, physics or a related discipline;
- Very good knowledge of modern methods of machine learning, artificial intelligence and neural networks;
- At least 3 years of practical experience building, training and validating machine learning models;
- Advanced programming skills in Python (knowledge of other languages is appreciated);
- Experience with GPU acceleration for AI;
- Work in a Linux/Unix environment;
- Fluent professional and scientific English.
Additional skills (optional):
- Basic knowledge of organic chemistry or biology;
- Basic knowledge of KNIME or other low-code protocols;
- Experience with distributed computing, docker and kubernetes;
- Research experience in structure- or ligand-based drug design, identification and characterization of biological targets.
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