Flagship Ventures
Machine Learning Scientist, Biomolecule Design
Flagship Ventures, Cambridge, Massachusetts, us, 02140
About Lila
Lila Sciences is the worlds first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. We are pioneering a new age of boundless discovery by building the capabilities to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method. We are introducing scientific superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health, climate, and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before. Learn more about this mission at www.lila.ai
If this sounds like an environment youd love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, we encourage you to apply.
Your Impact at Lila
As a Research Scientist on the Biomolecule Design effort in AI Research team, you will be responsible for building the next generation of biological models that will be foundational to Lilas autonomous discovery loop. Youll work closely with researchers and engineers to train, test, and deploy models for experimentation. Your work will directly support advances in scientific models, reinforcement learning, and agentic AI capabilities.
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What Youll Be Building Pursue a research agenda to improve state-of-the-art models for biomolecule (DNA, RNA, and proteins) design. Scientific reinforcement learning environments to improve model performance. Autonomous pipelines that integrate experimental feedback with in silico predictions. What Youll Need to Succeed PhD or equivalent research experience in ML models for biological domains. Experience with training and using state-of-the-art biomolecule design models (AlphaFold, Evo2, ESM, etc). Experience designing and running experiments to improve model performance Strong coding skills and ML framework(PyTorch, JAX, etc) expertise. Are passionate about the impact of AI for science. Bonus Points For Publications in ML for biology at top research venues. Experience with building design-build-test loops (DBTL) for biomolecular design Experience with distributed systems or high-performance computing Experience with large language models or reinforcement learning. Were All In Lila Sciences iscommitted to equal employment opportunityregardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. A Note to Agencies Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Sciences internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto. #J-18808-Ljbffr
What Youll Be Building Pursue a research agenda to improve state-of-the-art models for biomolecule (DNA, RNA, and proteins) design. Scientific reinforcement learning environments to improve model performance. Autonomous pipelines that integrate experimental feedback with in silico predictions. What Youll Need to Succeed PhD or equivalent research experience in ML models for biological domains. Experience with training and using state-of-the-art biomolecule design models (AlphaFold, Evo2, ESM, etc). Experience designing and running experiments to improve model performance Strong coding skills and ML framework(PyTorch, JAX, etc) expertise. Are passionate about the impact of AI for science. Bonus Points For Publications in ML for biology at top research venues. Experience with building design-build-test loops (DBTL) for biomolecular design Experience with distributed systems or high-performance computing Experience with large language models or reinforcement learning. Were All In Lila Sciences iscommitted to equal employment opportunityregardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. A Note to Agencies Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Sciences internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto. #J-18808-Ljbffr