The Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning within the gRED Computational Sciences organization is seeking a highly-motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to design, develop, and apply new machine learning algorithms for biology. The successful candidate will be mentored by Dr. Tommaso Biancalani, Director and Sr. Principal Scientist and collaborate across diverse teams within Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED) to leverage machine learning algorithms for target discovery.

The Role

• You will join the growing department of AI/ML within gCS as a Postdoctoral Fellow. You will work alongside machine learning and computational scientists working across different areas of the life sciences.

• You will closely collaborate with chemists, biologists and computational scientists across departments within gRED’s vibrant scientific ecosystem. 

• You will develop machine learning methods for the analysis of genomics data and processes which can be represented as graphs,  sequences, or tabular data.

• You will drive publications in scientific journals and machine learning conferences and present results at internal scientific meetings and international conferences.

Desired Qualifications

• PhD degree in a quantitative field (​​Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics), recently completed before the start date.

• Record of scientific accomplishment, as evidenced by (at least) one high-impact first author publication in a scientific journal.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Public portfolio of computational projects (available on e.g. GitHub)

• Record of machine learning research excellence as evidenced by publications in computer science and machine learning conferences (e.g. NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML)

The Genentech Postdoctoral Program emphasizes basic and fundamental discovery research with the mission of conducting first-rate science and publishing in top-tier journals. Genentech’s Postdoctoral Fellows are funded for up to 4 years, and form a vibrant community with their own external speaker seminar program, off-site meeting, and internal research meetings. The program is known for the quality and impact of its publications, as well as the outstanding careers of many former fellows in academia and industry.

For more information about the postdoctoral program at Genentech, please visit:

https://www.gene.com/careers/university-and-early-career/postdocs

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $64,800 and $120,300. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Relocation benefits are available for this job posting.

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