Senior Machine Learning Scientist, NLP

| Peninsula | Hybrid
Sorry, this job was removed at 4:30 p.m. (CST) on Monday, November 6, 2023
Find out who's hiring in San Francisco, CA.
See all Data + Analytics jobs in San Francisco, CA
Easy Apply
By clicking Apply Now you agree to share your profile information with the hiring company.

Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?

Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus's proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients at the right time.

The ideal candidate is experienced in and passionate about using natural language processing, machine learning, and neural networks to impact precision medicine using information extraction and clinical prediction models.

What You Will Do:

  • Work with a team of machine learning scientists and engineers to develop NLP and machine learning solutions for precision medicine.
  • Research, develop, train, test, deploy, monitor, and improve NLP and machine learning models for information extraction, relation extraction, text classification, clinical prediction, and imputation.
  • Work with large unstructured corpora of clinical notes and reports as well as structured electronic health record (EHR) datasets.
  • Collaborate with team members, stakeholders, product, science, and engineering to build the most advanced machine learning solutions in precision medicine.
  • Perform user-centered design with customers and stakeholders to create the highest impact machine learning systems.
  • Document, summarize, and present your work to peers and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

  • PhD or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience or Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience in a quantitative discipline such as computer science, machine learning, statistics, natural language processing, computational linguistics, computational biology, bioinformatics, applied mathematics, physics, or a related field.
  • Experience with deep learning and natural language processing frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, Pandas, scikit-learn, spaCy, and NLTK.
  • Strong software engineering and programming skills using Python, Linux, and SQL.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and willingness to shift priorities seamlessly.
  • Experience with communicating insights and presenting concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Team player mindset and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience building production models for text classification, named entity recognition, entity resolution, relation extraction, semantic parsing, clinical prediction, and question answering.
  • Experience with BERT, GPT-4, T5, transformers, attention mechanisms, large language models, and word embeddings.
  • Knowledge of GCP, Spark, and data warehousing.
  • Publications in ACL, AAAI, EMNLP, ICLR, ICML, NeurIPS, or equivalent.
  • Experience in the healthcare domain, especially in oncology.
  • Experience working with clinical cancer data.
  • Familiarity with EHR data, clinical terminology, and clinical notes.
  • Experience with medical ontologies and controlled vocabularies such as UMLS, SNOMED CT, MeSH, NCI Thesaurus, RxNorm, and HGNC.

#LI-BL1

The expected salary range below is applicable if the role is performed from [New York] and may vary for other locations. Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits, depending on the position.

New York Pay Range

$140,000$180,000 USD

The expected salary range below is applicable if the role is performed from [California] and may vary for other locations. Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits, depending on the position.

California Pay Range

$140,000$180,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Read Full Job Description
Easy Apply
By clicking Apply Now you agree to share your profile information with the hiring company.

Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Sales & Marketing
  • People Operations
    • GolangLanguages
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • RLanguages
    • SqlLanguages
    • SwiftLanguages
    • ReactLibraries
    • ReduxLibraries
    • Node.jsFrameworks
    • SparkFrameworks
    • TensorFlowFrameworks
    • Microsoft SQL ServerDatabases
    • MySQLDatabases
    • PostgreSQLDatabases
    • SQLiteDatabases
    • LookerAnalytics
    • TableauAnalytics
    • FigmaDesign
    • ConfluenceManagement
    • Google DriveManagement
    • Google DocsManagement
    • Google SlidesManagement
    • JIRAManagement
    • TrelloManagement
    • DocuSignCRM
    • SalesforceCRM
    • MarketoLead Gen
    • Google HangoutsCollaboration
    • SlackCollaboration
    • ZoomCollaboration

An Insider's view of Tempus AI

What’s the vibe like in the office?

The casual setting here in the Chicago office makes everyone less intimidating and more approachable. It's nice to be in an environment where our day-to-day work actually makes a difference, I feel valued. Tempus is also great at welcoming everyone with different backgrounds.

Alexis

Clinical Lab Associate

How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

I collaborate with various hiring teams on a daily basis. Through weekly meetings, strategic planning, events, and messaging, hiring teams and I have built a collaborative hiring process and have become trusted partners to bring top talent to Tempus. We rely on honest communication, shared goals, and the right tools to set us up for success!

Emma

Recruiter

What makes someone successful on your team?

We value creativity in ideation, autonomy in execution, and a healthy tendency to always question the status quo.

Ash

Lead Data Scientist

What are some things you learned at the company?

One of the things that molded my growth was seeing how much thought goes into the decisions, and how much leadership seeks feedback from the people around them, to help understand the impact of decision-making. Just being a sponge in the room is inspiring. I adapted the styles of many leaders here and use that to create my own leadership style.

Anita

Laboratory Operations Manager

What are Tempus AI Perks + Benefits

Tempus AI Benefits Overview

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Commuter Benefits
Parental Leave
Charitable Matching Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Pet Insurance
Company Cafeteria with Breakfast, Lunch & Grab & Go Options
Stocked Kitchen with Snacks
On-Site Barista
Discounted Gym Membership
Discounted Divvy Membership
Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives
Team & Company Outings

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Hybrid work model
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Highly diverse management team
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Company equity
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
All staff in Tempus’ laboratories are subject to Tempus’ separate laboratory PTO policies.
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Relocation assistance
Meditation space
Mother's room
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours

More Jobs at Tempus AI

Easy Apply
By clicking Apply Now you agree to share your profile information with the hiring company.
Learn more about Tempus AIFind similar jobs like this