Convergent Research

Machine Learning Scientist

Convergent Research

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Alameda • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $130,750 - $174,760 per year

About the role

  • Develop, implement, and evaluate scalable pipelines for synapse detection and partner assignment in large-scale optical connectomics datasets, integrating morphological and protein labeling information
  • Collaborate with wet lab scientists and domain experts to develop methods for detecting and classifying cellular and synaptic subtypes
  • Take ownership of structuring and organizing connectivity data into well-defined data models, and building developer-facing tooling to maximize the long-term usability, accessibility, and impact of generated connectivity data
  • Assist in any ML-adjacent image processing needs that may arise during scaling of the processing and analysis pipeline (e.g. image volume registration, multimodal feature extraction, label-free prediction etc.)
  • Collaborate closely with users and stakeholders to deliver clear, accurate, and actionable connectivity information
  • Partner with wet lab, microscopy, and computational teams to optimize data analysis workflows and inform data acquisition strategies

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in computer science, machine learning, applied math, computational biology or a related field in science and/or engineering or Ph.D.-equivalent publication history
  • 3-5 years of relevant work or research experience, with strong history of independent and autonomous execution of novel ML solutions
  • Strong background in computer vision and applying ML tools to the analysis of large microscopy data sets
  • Experience with software engineering best practices (e.g. version control, code reviews, etc)
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, record keeping ability, and attention to detail
Benefits
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan; parental leave
  • Generous time off + paid holidays
  • Ample healthy and energizing food including daily lunches
  • Wellness allowance for fitness and wellness activities
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningcomputer visionimage processingdata modelingmultimodal feature extractionimage volume registrationscalable pipelinesprotein labelingsynapse detectionconnectomics
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationattention to detailrecord keepingindependent executionautonomous execution
Certifications
Ph.D. in computer sciencePh.D. in machine learningPh.D. in applied mathPh.D. in computational biology