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Ataraxis AIAtaraxis AINew York, NY

Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineer

Research Engineer implementing novel ML models for clinical AI, focusing on self-supervised learning, survival analysis, multi-modal data, causality, and interpretability to predict patient outcomes in precision medicine. Requires strong Python/PyTorch skills, deep learning experience, and statistics foundations; publications are a plus.

120k – 210k
On-siteML Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Implement novel machine learning models and methods for self-supervised learning, survival analysis, multi-modal learning, causality and interpretability.
  • Translate machine learning and statistics papers into production-ready code.
  • Build robust model evaluation frameworks and monitor model performance.
  • Develop pipelines for data preprocessing, integration, and quality assurance.
  • Maintain high standards of scientific documentation to ensure reproducibility and clarity in both internal reports and external publications.
  • Optimize code to run efficiently on GPU clusters, with emphasis on speed and scalability.
  • Deploy machine learning models to the cloud in optimized inference pipelines.
  • Develop and maintain regression and unit tests to ensure high-quality code.
  • Disseminate the results by co-authoring research papers and abstracts.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists.

Qualifications

  • BS/MS/PhD degree in computer science, machine learning or statistics.
  • Excellent understanding of core machine learning concepts.
  • Excellent knowledge of the foundations of statistics, linear algebra and probability.
  • Excellent skills in Python and PyTorch.
  • Proficiency in data visualization and communicating complex results to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Excellent understanding of computer architecture, parallel training of AI models, and GPU optimization.
  • Experience in deep learning.
  • Experience in at least one of {self-supervised learning, survival analysis, multi-modal learning, domain adaptation, causal inference, model interpretability, computational pathology} is a plus.
  • Attention to detail and ability to drive tasks to completion.
  • Passion for research. Prior publications in A* conferences (e.g. ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, CVPR) are a plus.

Skills

PythonPyTorchMachine LearningDeep LearningSelf-Supervised LearningSurvival AnalysisMulti-Modal LearningCausal InferenceModel InterpretabilityGpu OptimizationStatistics

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