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Senior Machine Learning Engineer - (Omics and Graph Intelligence) at benchsci
benchsciToronto, Ontario·7h ago
SeniorFull-timeMachine LearningTensorFlowPyTorchAIMLNLP
Salary Range
$132,600 - $179,400 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to join our growing R&D team at BenchSci. This role focuses on solving problems in NLP and transforming how scientific research is conducted using machine learning models.
Key Responsibilities
- →Build and deploy machine learning models over omics data, capturing biological structure and variability
- →Work with major omics and biomedical databases to integrate heterogeneous biological signals
- →Develop and apply foundation models for biological data, adapting them to scientific and product use cases
- →Design ML systems that populate and reason over a biological knowledge graph
- →Apply graph-based methods tailored to biology to model molecular interactions
- →Collaborate with the Science team to ensure models reflect biological constraints
- →Power downstream experiences through semantic search and conversational AI
- →Improve scalability and interpretability of models operating on omics datasets
- →Lead technical decision-making and mentor other engineers
- →Own projects end-to-end, from data exploration to production deployment
Requirements
- ✓Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics, or related field
- ✓2+ years of tech lead experience in a production ML environment
- ✓Hands-on experience working with omics data and derived resources
- ✓Familiarity with omics and biomedical databases
- ✓Experience with biological foundation models and graph methods in a biological context
- ✓Experience applying NLP or LLM-based techniques to scientific text
- ✓Strong experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Omics processing libraries
- ✓Comfort working across disciplines and collaborating with scientists and product teams
- ✓Team player with a growth mindset and strong ownership mentality
Benefits
- ★A great compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options
- ★Robust vacation policy plus an additional vacation day every year
- ★Company closures for 14 more days throughout the year
- ★Flex time for sick days, personal days, and religious holidays
- ★Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- ★Annual learning & development budget
- ★A one-time home office set-up budget
- ★Annual lifestyle spending account allowance
- ★Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan
- ★Retirement savings with a company match
