Arc Institute
Director, Machine Learning, Virtual Cell Initiative
Palo Alto, CA · Director
Sponsorship not specified$380k-$420kDetected 41 days ago
Full-Stack DevelopmentMachine LearningTensorFlowPyTorchBioinformaticsResearchLab ResearchCommunicationMentoringPublic Speaking
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.
- More than 300 Arconauts work together at our Palo Alto headquarters, backed by substantial long-term philanthropic funding.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with some of the most accomplished scientists and entrepreneurs in the world.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading research teams in a fast paced, multi-disciplinary environment.
- Experience with or strong interest in biology with ability to communicate and collaborate successfully with biologists and pure ML engineers.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a strong track record of presentations and publications.
Nice to have
- You are excited about collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of computational and experimental biologists at Arc.
- You are a continuous learner.
- Stay up to date on the latest in frontier ML research and pioneer new architectures and approaches.
- Commit to a collaborative and inclusive team environment, sharing expertise and mentoring others.
Compensation
- The base salary range for this position is $380,000-$420,000.
Benefits
- Work in a unique environment that incorporates both wet lab data generation and frontier AI modelling in an active learning loop.
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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