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Microsoft UK • Cambridge, United Kingdom

Senior Researcher: Machine Learning – Microsoft Research AI for Science

Employment type:  Full time

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top 3 scores:
83%

Location flexibility

81%

Hours flexibility

79%

Autonomy

Job Description

Deep learning has only just started its transformative impact on the natural sciences. In Microsoft Research AI for Science we are seeking to solve some of the fundamental challenges in the molecular sciences with deep learning.

For our lab Berlin, Germany or Cambridge,UK-we are seeking exceptional Machine Learning Researcher candidates for a moonshot project in the field of molecular biology. If you are passionate about this research area and believe you can make a lasting impact, we would love to receive your application.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.

This post will be open until the position is filled. When submitting your application, include your CV with a list of publications as an attachment. A completed or nearly completed PhD or comparable industry research experience is expected.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to and drive an ambitious, high-impact, research agenda development on machine learning in the molecular sciences.
  • Develop efficient and expressive machine learning models for biomolecules.
  • Develop strategies for integrating large-scale heterogeneous model data from molecular simulation and laboratory experiments, and identifying untapped data sources.
  • Write research code to test new approaches or develop novel theoretical and practical insights.
  • Prepare technical papers and presentations.
  • Working on a day-to-day basis with an international and interdisciplinary research team on one overarching research goal.
  • Being fully committed to one research project that may take several years to come to fruition and prioritizing team success over individual research interests.

Qualifications

Required

  • Experienced in Python software development with object-oriented design and basic deployment, ideally demonstrated by published software projects (e.g., github).
  • Experienced in developing and implementation of deep learning systems (e.g., in PyTorch or JAX).
  • Experienced in modelling or simulation of molecules, ideally biomolecules.
  • High-quality publications in leading disciplinary or interdisciplinary journals or conferences.

Preferred

  • Experience with protein science or bioinformatics.
  • Experience with interpreting and including experimental data into models, e.g., Cryo-EM.
  • Understanding of computational statistics and experience with generative model development (e.g., diffusion or flow-models).
  • Experience in method development for molecular dynamics and statistical mechanics.
  • Track-record of developing and optimizing novel deep learning architectures.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Company benefits

Wellbeing allowance
Health insurance
Dental coverage
Gym membership
Mental health platform access
Buy or sell annual leave
Shared parental leave
Charity donation scheme
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Volunteer days
Fertility treatment leave
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Fertility benefits
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced sick days
Compassionate leave
Travel insurance
20 days annual leave + bank holidays
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Adoption leave
Childcare credits
Carer’s leave
Cycle to work scheme
Faith rooms
Annual bonus
Annual pay rises
Company car
Hackathons
Open to part-time employees
Pregnancy loss leave
Life insurance
Equity packages
Financial coaching
Relocation packages
Sabbaticals
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of Microsoft UK what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
83%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
81%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
67%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
63%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
74%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
79%
Employees feel that they can mostly manage how they get their own work done

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