Machine Learning Scientist

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Machine Learning Scientist for a contract assignment with one of our premier Pharmaceutical clients in South San Francisco, CA
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• Develop new scientific methodology and produce and deploy workflows usable by computational and ultimately wet‑lab scientists.
• Collaborate extensively with computational and experimental researchers within Prescient Design and to advance our scientific understanding of biomolecules.
• Work as a machine learning scientist to develop new scientific methodology for the understanding, scoring, ranking, generation, and design of biomolecules, especially proteins.
• Work as an engineer of scientific software, to produce usable, deployable code for these new methods to power the lab‑in‑the‑loop.
• Use software best practices (version control, testing, modular code development, documentation, etc.) to collaborate on a large codebase with our team of methods developers.
• Deploy workflows on HPC and cloud platforms and deliver user‑friendly web‑based interfaces to medicinal chemists across client and firm.

• BS, MS, or PhD degree in a life or physical science or a computational field.
• Expert in Python and experience with scientific software development.
• Experience with deploying software workflows on cloud and/or HPC platforms.
• Experience working on collaborative code bases, including merge requests, code review, writing tests etc.
• Highly‑motivated and independent self‑starter that is eager to collaborate.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic understanding of modern machine learning methods including predictive models, generative models, and active learning as applied to molecular generation and optimization.

• Public portfolio of projects available on Git Hub.
• Experience with Rosetta, OpenMM, and/or computational chemistry codes.
• 3+ years of industry experience.
• Extensive experience working with large chemical and biological datasets, including graph, sequence, and structure‑based data.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women‑owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do.

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