Genentech - South San Francisco, CA
posted 2 months ago
Genentech seeks a highly motivated Senior AI Scientist to join the Deep Learning Theory and Algorithms (DELTA) lab within the BRAID (Biology Research | AI Development) department in Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED). Our lab is dedicated to advancing deep learning research to support drug discovery and target discovery efforts, with a focus on large-scale foundation models in research biology. We are committed to driving innovation through cutting-edge ML methods with real-world impact in the drug discovery field. In this role, you will lead and execute a research program that develops novel foundational deep-learning methods with the ultimate aim of contributing to the drug discovery process. You will work in an exciting and multidisciplinary environment alongside AI scientists, ML engineers, computational biologists, and biological chemists, working on different areas of biology and chemistry. Your responsibilities will include leading the research, design, and execution of novel, cutting-edge ML research with applications to drug discovery and target discovery. You will drive novel research on foundational AI methods for scientific problems, with a specific focus on foundation models, large-scale representation learning, and generative methods. This involves scaling ML models to large biological datasets, working at the intersection of deep learning and engineering challenges to support new scientific questions. You will also be expected to regularly publish in top-tier ML venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, AISTATS, etc.) and scientific journals, presenting results at internal and external scientific venues, conferences, and workshops. Collaboration with interdisciplinary and cross-functional teams across gRED will be a key aspect of your role.