Research Engineer, Ataraxis AI

$120-180k

+ Equity

Python

PyTorch

Junior, Mid and Senior level

New York

More information about location

AI precision medicine for cancer diagnostics

Open for applications

AI precision medicine for cancer diagnostics

1-20 employees

HealthcareB2BArtificial IntelligenceBiologySaaS

Open for applications

$120-180k

+ Equity

Python

PyTorch

Junior, Mid and Senior level

New York

More information about location

1-20 employees

HealthcareB2BArtificial IntelligenceBiologySaaS

Company mission

To empower physicians with advanced tools that pinpoint the most effective treatments, enhancing patient care and driving better health outcomes.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

MS/PhD degree in computer science, machine learning or statistics
Passion for research, attention to detail and ability to drive tasks to completion. Strong preference will be given to candidates with papers in A* conferences (e.g. ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS)
Excellent understanding of core machine learning concepts
Excellent knowledge of the foundations of statistics, linear algebra, probability and machine learning
Excellent skills in Python and PyTorch
Experience in deep learning and at least one of {self-supervised learning, survival analysis, multi-modal learning, domain adaptation, causal inference, model interpretability, computational pathology}

What the job involves

We are an AI-native company with a flat organizational structure, where every team member is empowered to actively contribute.
Leadership roles are earned by those who demonstrate initiative and consistently deliver exceptional results. Strong work ethic and the ability to prioritize ruthlessly are essential
Design and implement novel machine learning models and methods for self-supervised learning, survival analysis, multi-modal learning, causal inference and interpretability
Translate machine learning and statistics papers into production-ready code
Build robust model evaluation frameworks and monitor model performance
Disseminate the results by co-authoring research papers and abstracts
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists

Our take

When treating patients with cancer, a critical issue is varied progression rates. Some cancers are aggressive while others are slow growing, making it difficult to decide the best treatment plan and avoid unnecessary treatments. Ataraxis AI is tackling this problem, beginning with breast cancer.

The company has developed an AI-powered diagnostic tool called Ataraxis Breast, which assesses whether a breast cancer is high or low risk. A recent study suggests that the company's system is up to 30% more accurate than the current standard. This allows doctors to make more informed decisions, taking the predicted progression into account.

Founded in 2023, the company is already making impressive strides, emerging from stealth with promising seed funds. Ataraxis AI plans to enhance its tools further and expand its product line into other cancers, with its software made available to healthcare providers by 2025.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Jan 2025

$20.4m

SERIES A

Oct 2024

$4m

SEED

Total funding: $24.4m

Company HQ

Midtown South, New York, NY

Leadership

Jan Witowski

(Co-Founder & CEO)

A Physician-Scientist with over 10 years of medical image processing experience. They previously worked at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, and NYU Langone Health, where they led research projects focused on AI and medical imaging.

Krzysztof Geras

(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)

Assistant Professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in the Department of Radiology. Also affiliated at NYU Center for Data Science and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

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