Software Engineer, Machine Learning - Eikon Therapeutics (Hayward, CA)

Eikon Therapeutics is a new biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the interface of chemistry, engineering, computation, and biology to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases. Eikon’s discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Prize, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real-time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells, thereby unlocking otherwise intractable classes of proteins as drug targets.The parallel development of custom software solutions commensurate with the groundbreaking nature of this discovery platform, to enable the collection, analysis, and understanding of the large, high-content datasets that these microscopes produce, is key to Eikon’s mission of discovering new life-saving drugs.About you:You are an adventurous, passionate and creative machine learning engineer eager to apply your talents to empower interdisciplinary scientific exploration, inaugurate a radical drug-discovery paradigm, and ultimately create novel medicines. You will bring to this challenge enthusiasm, high energy, intellectual curiosity, and scientific rigor. You are excited about being a foundational member of a small but growing team.As part of Eikon’s diverse team, you will interface with biologists, medicinal chemists, microscopists, and optical and automation engineers to design and deploy computational solutions that enable the exploration and quantification of Eikon’s high-content datasets.What you’ll do:Select the best machine-learning techniques for solving biological image-processing problemsDesign, develop, optimize, and test scalable machine learning-based algorithms that will enable Eikon’s drug discovery platformWork with biologists to assess and validate model performanceWork on multiple projects simultaneously, developing milestones and deadlines in coordination with the broader company goalsKey Qualifications:MS, PhD or equivalent experience in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field3+ years of industry experience developing machine learning software in a scientific or biological domainStrong background in machine learning, particularly as applied to computer vision problemsKnowledge of common machine learning frameworksStrong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languagesExpertise in visualizing and manipulating big datasetsDemonstrated skills applying numerical methods, statistical signal processing, or machine-learning techniques to high-throughput, performance-critical analysis applicationsAbility to efficiently investigate and solve problems, from prototype development to production designsExcellent verbal and written communication skillsTeam oriented, flexible, able to adapt to rapidly evolving goals and challengesEikon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment.

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