Senior/Staff AI Scientist, Antibody Design

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Advance and implement protein design models aimed at antibody drug development.

• Utilize expertise in deep learning, protein design and engineering, drug discovery, natural language processing, computer vision, and molecular dynamics.

• Create and evaluate innovative methods for developing therapeutic antibodies in silico.

• Design new machine learning models to discover novel targets and generate candidate antibody therapeutics.

• Collaborate with teams in AI Research, AI Engineering, Computational Biology, and Protein Engineering.

• Establish test-time computing strategies to enhance the quality and efficiency of the design pipeline.

• Conduct multi-objective optimization to meet therapeutic design objectives.

• Address specific design challenges with AI-driven solutions.

• Analyze both in silico and in vitro validation results to refine design and evaluation techniques.

• Produce and publish impactful research findings.

• Ensure that the work produced is accessible and understandable to scientists from other disciplines.

• Acquire new technical skills to enhance scientific contributions.

⛳️ Requirements

• PhD or equivalent experience in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Computational Biology, Computational Chemistry, Biophysics, or a related discipline.

• Over 3 years of research experience at the intersection of machine learning and protein design, molecular modeling, or a similar field, preferably including industry experience.

• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch.

• Experience in designing, implementing, and assessing cutting-edge AI algorithms for protein design and protein structure prediction.

• Capability to work collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment.

• Experience in presenting complex technical information to varied audiences.

• Strong publication history in reputable, high-impact journals and conferences.

• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity.

• Bonus.

• Access to industry-leading computational resources.

• Access to Absci’s Wet Lab for rapid design, build, test, and learn cycles.

• Opportunity to see work translated into therapeutic benefits for patients.

• Remote work options, with the possibility of on-site work at the New York City office or Vancouver, WA headquarters if within commuting distance.