Arc Institute
Postdoctoral Researcher, ML for Biology, Hsu Lab
Palo Alto, CA
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 41 days ago
PythonBashFull-Stack DevelopmentMachine LearningDeep LearningLLMsAgentic AIBioinformaticsResearchCommunication
About the role
- About Arc Institute Arc Institute is an independent nonprofit research organization at the interface of artificial intelligence and biology, working to accelerate scientific progress and understand the root causes of complex diseases.
- Arc's Technology Centers and Core Investigator labs work side by side, integrating experimental and computational biology under one roof to tackle problems neither could solve alone.
Responsibilities
- Design, execute, and analyze computational experiments; take end-to-end ownership of a research project within the lab's scientific focus, with guidance from the PI and increasing independence as you develop expertise.
- Publish first-author papers in high-impact journals, present at national and international conferences, and build a network of collaborators across Arc, Stanford, and beyond.
- Mentor and train research associates, technicians, and students; engage in Arc-wide activities (seminars, symposia); contribute to a collaborative research environment; maintain rigorous coding standards and documentation; and contribute to lab operations including software development and maintaining shared infrastructure.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be both an independent thinker and a highly collaborative team player.
- Track record of creative, high-impact research as demonstrated by publications, patents, developed tools, software etc.
Skills
- More than 300 Arconauts work together at our Palo Alto headquarters, backed by substantial long-term philanthropic funding.
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Compensation
- The minimum base salary for this position is $80,000.
Company info
- About Arc Institute
- Arc Institute is an independent nonprofit research organization at the interface of artificial intelligence and biology, working to accelerate scientific progress and understand the root causes of complex diseases.
- Founded in 2021 and based in Palo Alto, Arc partners with Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco.
- Unlike academia, our scientists have long-term funding and industry-like resources.
- Unlike industry, they're free to pursue high-risk, long-term research without commercial pressures.
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