Senior Staff / Staff Research Scientist

About the role

We are seeking a Staff or Senior Staff Research Scientist to lead the design, development, and implementation of advanced AI/ML and LLM-based models for clinical data understanding. This is a senior, hands-on research role. You will build and customize models, design architectures, and drive ML innovation from concept through production.

Responsibilities

• Research, Development & Implementation
• Design, build, train, and deploy AI/ML and LLM-based models
• Own the full model lifecycle: problem definition, research, prototyping, training, evaluation, and deployment
• Apply strong understanding of ML and AI fundamentals to real-world biomedical problems
• Develop and optimize models using Python and modern ML frameworks
• Research emerging techniques and propose innovative solutions aligned with product and business needs
• Problem Solving & Strategy
• Independently analyze complex, ambiguous problems and determine appropriate modeling approaches
• Evaluate and recommend technical solutions and system architectures
• Translate research concepts into scalable, production-ready systems
• Contribute to long-term ML and AI strategy and technical vision
• Leadership
• Lead cross-project research and development initiatives
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior researchers and engineers
• Establish best practices for experimentation, model development, and deployment
• Influence technical roadmaps and architectural decisions

Requirements

• Required Qualifications
• 7+ years (Staff) or 10+ years (Senior Staff) of experience in AI/ML research or ML engineering
• Graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Strong hands-on experience building, training, and deploying ML and AI models, including LLMs
• Deep understanding of model fundamentals and architecture design
• Proven ability to solve problems end-to-end, from research through implementation
• Advanced proficiency in Python for model development and training
• Experience customizing models rather than relying solely on pre-built solutions
• Ability to independently research, evaluate, and propose technical approaches
• Preferred Qualifications
• Publishation record in top-tier AI, NLP, or ML conferences
• Experience working with EMR or other complex clinical datasets
• Experience with multi-modal AI systems
• Prior senior or lead-level technical experience
• Familiarity with regulatory considerations for clinical AI systems
• Experience contributing to long-term technical strategy or system architecture

Qualifications

• PhD is welcome but not required

Team Culture

We lead with empathy for patients and our teammates. We value small egos, self-awareness, and humility in our teammates. We appreciate flexible and adaptive attitudes towards solving problems, as strategic priorities may shift. We love diversity of thought, perspective, working style, skill set, knowledge, and interests amongst our team. We value open dialogue and brainstorming across multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retaily Plan (401k, IRA)
• Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Training & Professional Development Support
• Remote work