Machine Learning Researcher

A global pharmaceutical company working on genomic data, focusing on molecules, DNA, and all cellular components, with the goal of developing precise treatments capable of targeting cancer cells while sparing healthy ones—unlike traditional chemotherapy. The research division is primarily focused on developing oncology drugs that leverage the immune system to treat cancer.

The company’s headquarters in Israel is located near a train line in central Israel, offering a hybrid work model with three days from home. Globally, the company employs over 100,000 people, with 150 based in Israel.

This role is part of a team formed about four years ago within the company, consisting of data researchers and ML algorithm experts who support the entire drug research pipeline. The work is research-oriented, with responsibilities that include deploying models to production and coding in

Python. The team works with biological data, including molecular, RNA, DNA, drug response, and clinical and preclinical data, utilizing both classical models as well as transformers and deep learning techniques.

Requirements-

• 3 years of experience in ML research
• Ph.D. or master’s degree in computer science, Computational Biology, or Physics

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