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Research Engineer

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5 months ago

Base Salary

$170k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Scope and lead AI augmentation and automation projects across the product surface area.
  • Develop applications for classification, data extraction, summarization, content generation, reference-based search and question answering, prediction, workflow triggering, and multimodal LLM-powered bots.
  • Evaluate open-source models, proprietary models, and custom fine-tuning approaches using rigorous experimentation and evaluation protocols.
  • Develop algorithms and techniques for natural language processing, data extraction, autonomous reasoning, few-shot learning, agentic reasoning, and multimodal interaction.
  • Automate complex insurance, affordability, fulfillment, clinical study, and biopharma workflows using AI/ML, RPA, and scraping approaches.
  • Build state machines, robust data and ML pipelines, predictive and simulation models, and consumer-grade AI-powered workflows.
  • Translate heterogeneous data into insights for clinical indication selection, launch markets, insurer negotiations, drug adoption, and clinical trial performance.
  • Own projects end to end from definition and design through development, launch, and measurement of business impact.

Requirements

  • Strong programming skills and general computer science knowledge.
  • ML/NLP research background demonstrated through top-tier conference publications or significant open-source contributions.
  • Experience solving complex ML problems such as data-efficient learning, reasoning agents, or multi-step workflows and deploying solutions in production.
  • Deep understanding of transformer architectures, attention mechanisms, reinforcement learning, and multimodal models.
  • Proficiency with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to move quickly, find shortcuts, and deliver against ambitious goals.
  • The listed qualifications are ideal, and candidates do not need to meet every qualification to apply.

Benefits

  • Full-time roles are fully in person in New York, with the team working from an office in SoHo.
  • Competitive compensation and meaningful equity for full-time employees.
  • Fully covered medical, vision, and dental insurance.
  • Memberships for One Medical, Talkspace, Teladoc, and Kindbody.
  • Unlimited paid time off and 16 weeks of parental leave.
  • 401(k) plan, FSA option, commuter benefits, and DashPass.
  • Lunch at the office every day and dinner after 6:30 p.m.

Tech Stack

PyTorchTensorFlow
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