Director of Machine Learning

alleninstitute

13 days ago

Seattle, WA

Onsite

Full Time

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About this role

The Director of Machine Learning leads ML strategy and execution for AI-powered biological design projects, focusing on building and managing ML teams, developing sequence-to-function models, and integrating diverse datasets to advance synthetic biology capabilities.

Skills

Qualifications

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Biology, Statistics, Physics, or related field5+ years of post-Ph.D. experience building, training, and deploying ML modelsDeep expertise in ML applied to biological sequences or structured biological dataStrong proficiency in Python and at least one modern ML frameworkProven track record of technical leadership

About alleninstitute

alleninstitute.org

Allen Institute is a nonprofit biomedical research organization dedicated to understanding life and advancing health. Its creative, multidisciplinary teams tackle some of the biggest questions in bioscience, generating extensive data, tools, and insights. The institute emphasizes collaborative research and cutting-edge technologies to accelerate discoveries with potential health benefits. Through work across bioscience disciplines, it aims to push biology forward to improve human health.