Senior Machine Learning Engineer, BenchSci
NLP
+ BenchSci equity options
AI for biomedical research
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AI for biomedical research
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+ BenchSci equity options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To exponentially increase the speed and quality of life-saving research by empowering scientists with the world's most advanced biomedical artificial intelligence.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Mathematics
- Strong experience with NLP
- A degree in computer science with a focus in machine learning and at least three years of experience in the industry
- Strong experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, and image processing libraries such as OpenCV and scikit-image
- Experience with data processing frameworks and Cloud ML Tooling
- You have a constant desire to grow and develop
- You have strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills
- A team player who strives to see teammates succeed together
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join our growing engineering team
- You’re the perfect fit for this role if you are passionate about solving problems in NLP, have a great appreciation for science and want to transform how it is done
- Continuously improve the performance and scalability of ML models that are at the core of BenchSci’s products
- Build and deploy models from inception to live in production pipelines
- Work with BenchSci's Product Managers and Scientists to correctly capture the nuances of biology
- Lead or consult the authoring of engineering design proposals following the unified Platform Stream roadmap at BenchSci
- Leverage a deep understanding of the business context and the team’s goals to unlock independent technical decisions in the face of open-ended requirements
- Proactively identify new opportunities (from both internal and external sources) and advocate for and implement improvements to the current state of projects
- Respond with urgency and drive urgency in own team to operational issues, owning resolution within one's sphere of responsibility
- Advocate for code and process improvements across your team, and help to define best practices based on personal industry experience and research
- Participate in sprint planning, estimation and reviews. Take ownership of deliverables, and work with teammates to ensure high-quality deliverables
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Over the past decade, the cost of bringing a drug to market has increased exponentially. But the number of drugs approved has stayed stagnant, leading to a decline in research productivity. Through development of AI-assisted software, BenchSci has allowed scientists to rapidly compute data from scientific journals and product catalogues to dramatically reduce these inefficiencies in the R&D process.
The company offers a lateral solution to traditional, manual data analysis to allow for data leveraging. Plus an automated, comprehensive overview of existing relevant research. These methods have made BenchSci a forerunner in the drug development industry; the company's software is used by leading pharmaceutical companies.
BenchSci continues to invest in its machine learning technology, and in 2023 launched ASCEND. This is software that extracts experimental evidence from internal and external sources to help improve the hit rate of drug trials. It has also raised considerable funds, the latest of which is supporting the expansion of the platform.
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Insights
31% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2023
$68.2m
SERIES D
Jan 2022
$45.2m
SERIES C
Total funding: $158.5m
Company benefits
- An engaging remote-first culture that hires the best talent from around the world
- Compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits with an emphasis on mental health
- An annual Executive Health Assessment at Medcan for proactive health awareness
- Three weeks of vacation plus an additional day for every completed year
- A $2000 Annual Learning & Development budget
- Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options
- Additional time-off: 2 weeks for Winter Holiday, every other Friday in July and August, your birthday, and more!
- A $1000 work from home allowance to make your home setup perfect for you
- An Oculus Quest 2 to connect with your team members in Virtual Reality
- An executive coach for managers to assist in leading high-performing teams
- Complimentary Headspace account to support mental wellness and focus
- Complimentary genome sequencing from 23andMe to better understand your health through your DNA
Company HQ
South Core, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Dr. Elvis Wianda
(Co-Founder & Chief Data Officer)Obtained a PhD studying Health & Medical Physics at the University of Toronto before joining BenchSci.
Dr. Tom Leung
(Co-Founder & CSO)Previously held roles within the University of Toronto as a Research Assistant and Postdoctoral Fellow.
Liran Belenzon
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded and held role as CEO at companies including Standy and Biz-Coupon. Currently a CDL Associate at Creative Destruction Lab.
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