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detects and guides treatment for cancer. We give patients and
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inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while
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Position
Overview
The Sr. Machine Learning Engineer,
with minimal guidance from more experienced engineers, works
independently and in collaboration with others on multiple projects
which are complex in scope. This role applies deep knowledge of
advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms
and models to solve problems involving biological, genomic,
clinical and healthcare data within a setting of advanced cancer
screening and precision oncology. This role is involved at every
step of the solution development process, from ideation, design,
implementation and deployment. This role strongly contributes to
the strategic vision for the application of cutting-edge AI
methodologies at Exact Sciences and work as a partner with
biostatisticians, bioinformatics scientists, and data scientists to
further our goal of helping eradicate cancer by preventing it,
detecting it earlier, and guiding personalized treatment.
Essential Duties
Include,
but are not limited to, the following :
Maintain deep expertise in one or
more AI technology areas. Clearly present and communicate relevance
of technological advances as relevant to our work in biostatistics,
bioinformatics and data science at Exact Sciences.
Develop perspectives on "AI technology
affordance" : what do these advances in AI technology allow us to do
(more efficiently and / or more effectively) that we
couldn't do before.
Work with
stakeholders to discover and refine requirements for ML- and
AI-based solutions to business problems with a focus on
bioinformatics, biostatistics and data engineering applications.
Collaborate with other ML / AI engineers and
relevant partners to design software solutions that utilize
state-of-the art artificial intelligence and machine learning
techniques.
Work with other AI and ML
engineers and software engineers to implement and deploy ML and AI
solutions.
Work in an Agile framework focused
on iterative, rapid delivery of proof-of-concept solutions.
Contribute to the development of an AI
strategy at Exact Sciences that empowers the team to leverage both
existing AI and ML tools and those developed in-house to accelerate
and enhance bioinformatics, biostatistics and data science
processes and outcomes.
Contribute to
internal initiatives to build training resources, develop knowledge
bases, and educate on advanced AI and ML technologies and best
practices for leveraging them.
Provide
mentorship and coaching to more junior level team members.
Act as resource and subject matter expert in
core team and / or cross-functional meetings.
Exercise discretion and judgment within broadly defined practices
and policies in selecting methods and techniques and evaluation
criteria for obtaining and interpreting results.
Ability to apply strong communication skills
and to explain difficult, sensitive, and / or complex information to
audiences of peers.
Uphold company mission
and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality,
and teamwork.
Support and comply with the
company's Quality Management System policies and
procedures.
Maintain regular and reliable
attendance.
Ability to act with an inclusion
mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
Ability to work designated schedule.
Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet,
or in front of a computer screen and / or perform typing for
approximately 85% of a typical working day.
Ability to travel 5% of
working time away from work location, may include overnight / weekend
travel.
Minimum Qualifications
Ph.D. in Statistics, Computational
Biology, Computer Science, or related quantitative field as
outlined in the essential duties, or master's degree in
Statistics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, or related
quantitative field as outlined in the essential duties plus 4 years
of experience in lieu of a Ph.D.
3+ years of
experience in statistics, computational biology, applied
mathematics, or related quantitative field as outlined in the
essential duties.
3+ years of experience with
artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with
advanced AI concepts, such as artificial neural networks, deep
learning, and reinforcement learning.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience using artificial intelligence
and machine learning techniques within one or more of the following
fields : natural language processing, image processing and computer
vision, image and pattern recognition.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with large language models
for generative AI and associated concepts, such as transformer
architecture and retrieval augmented generation.
Strong programming ability with demonstrated
experience in Python and one or more associated machine learning
frameworks, such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or SKLearn.
Knowledge of and experience working with
open-source AI models.
Demonstrated ability
to perform the essential duties of the position with or without
accommodation.
Authorization to work in the
United States without sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
2+ years of
life sciences industry experience working with biological data.
2+ years of industry experience in molecular
diagnostics, preferably cancer diagnostics.
Expertise in data mining approaches within healthcare settings
generating insight from routinely collected healthcare data.
Basic knowledge of ML-Ops and processes for
managing the versioning and deployment of machine learning models.
Scientific understanding of cancer biology
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Salary Range :
$120,000.00 - $204,000.00The annual base salary shown is
for this position located in US - WI - Madison on a full-time basis
and may differ by hiring location. In addition, this position is
bonus eligible, and is eligible to be considered for company stock
at hire and on an annual basis.
Exact Sciences is proud
to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off
(including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal
time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings
plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical,
prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Learn more about
our benefits.
Our success relies on the
experiences and perspectives of a diverse team, and Exact Sciences
fosters a culture where all employees can develop personally and
professionally with a sense of respect and belonging. If you
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer • Madison, WI, Dane County, WI; Wisconsin, United States