Research Scientist
San Francisco$225k - $300kFull-timePosted 6mo ago
About the role
Machine Learning Engineer, Research role focusing on design and development of novel modeling approaches for clinical intelligence using longitudinal patient data. Senior/staff-level position with end-to-end ownership from problem formulation to deployable systems, impacting real patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Own research initiatives end-to-end, including problem formulation, experimental design, modeling, and evaluation
- Develop novel architectures, training methods, and objectives leveraging longitudinal patient data
- Work on verifiable reinforcement learning, mid-training, and post-training of foundation models
- Design rigorous evaluation methodologies to assess model reasoning, correctness, and clinical relevance
- Make and own tradeoffs between model capability, interpretability, and verifiability in high-stakes settings
- Collaborate with clinicians and engineers to define meaningful problem formulations grounded in real-world workflows
- Partner with ML engineers to ensure research translates into deployable systems
Qualifications
- Strong foundation in machine learning, deep learning, or a related technical field
- Track record of driving ML research or novel modeling work from idea to validated results
- Experience working on ambiguous research problems with limited prior art
- Hands-on experience with PyTorch or similar frameworks
- Ability to operate independently in high-ambiguity environments with minimal guidance
- Strong technical judgment — you can identify meaningful problems, design appropriate approaches, and evaluate results rigorously
- Comfort working in a fast-moving, early-stage environment
- Experience working on systems where decisions have real-world consequences (e.g., healthcare, finance, infrastructure)
Skills
Required:Machine learningResearch and modelingPyTorch
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
- Flexible PTO policy
- Paid parental leave
- Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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