5h ago

Director of ML Research

Germany

โœจ $200k-$300k / yearest.

full-timelead Remotebiotech

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll build and lead a new ML Research team focused on structural biology and drug discovery. Your core impact will be translating cutting-edge research into production-grade AI models for co-folding and protein modeling.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Establish and lead the ML Research team defining scientific vision
  • Design and train large-scale foundation models for structural biology
  • Develop data pipelines and model architectures with geometric priors
  • Translate research into production-ready modeling for drug discovery

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • PhD or MSc in CS, ML, or computational biology with 7+ years experience
  • Expertise in applying ML to structural biology problems like co-folding
  • Publication record in top-tier venues like NeurIPS, ICML, or ISMB
  • Hands-on experience with PyTorch and large-scale models (OpenFold, Boltz)

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience building ML research functions from scratch
  • Familiarity with distributed training on GPU/cloud platforms
  • Exposure to federated learning or privacy-preserving ML

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive compensation including virtual share options
  • ๐Ÿก Remote-first working model
  • ๐Ÿง  Wellbeing budget and mental health support
  • ๐Ÿ“š Learning budget and home office allowance
  • โœˆ๏ธ In-person company gatherings at Berlin HQ

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter callยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3On-site interviewยท Full day
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