at Calico Labs
Location
South San Francisco, CA
Compensation
$209k–$233k USD
Type
full time
Posted
1 weeks ago
Market range · function + seniority
p25 · target · p75 · n=800
Posted $233k · in the market band
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Calico (Calico Life Sciences LLC) is an Alphabet-founded research and development company whose mission is to harness advanced technologies and model systems to increase our understanding of the biology that controls human aging. Calico will use that knowledge to devise interventions that enable people to lead longer and healthier lives. Calico's highly innovative technology labs, its commitment to curiosity-driven discovery science and, with academic and industry partners, its vibrant drug-development pipeline, together create an inspiring and exciting place to catalyze and enable medical breakthroughs.
Calico seeks a Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer to join the team building the computational engine that closes the design-test-learn cycle in molecular design and scales the ML infrastructure across the company.
Working closely with a biology-fluent group of researchers and engineers, you will build ML platforms to accelerate their research, translate advanced ML methods into scalable code, and iteratively refine these tools as they apply them to real-world drug discovery problems.
If you are passionate about building high-impact ML systems, thrive in ambiguity, and are excited to move fluidly between optimizing data pipelines and deploying generative models, this is the role for you.
Please note: No biology or life sciences background is required for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
You will own the end-to-end flow from data ingestion to model deployment. Because of the flexible nature of this role, your responsibilities will adapt to the team's most pressing needs, shifting between two core areas:
ML Platform
Generative Modeling & Search
The estimated base salary range for this role is $209,000 - $233,000. Actual pay will be based on a number of factors including experience and qualifications. This position is also eligible for two annual cash bonuses.