Research Scientist (Applied LLMs), London

Isomorphic Labs
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: phdSkills: ["Collaboration","Leadership","Communication","Teamwork","Problem-solving"]

We are seeking a Research Scientist focused on applying Large Language Models to drug discovery problems. You’ll lead ML research, build and scale LLM-based solutions, mentor a growing ML community, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to push the boundaries of AI for chemistry and biology in a hybrid London-based environment.

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Isomorphic Labs
Isomorphic Labs
10 months ago

Research Scientist (Applied LLMs), London

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Job Summary

We are seeking a Research Scientist focused on applying Large Language Models to drug discovery problems. You’ll lead ML research, build and scale LLM-based solutions, mentor a growing ML community, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to push the boundaries of AI for chemistry and biology in a hybrid London-based environment.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Contribute to core research in machine learning by pushing the boundaries of Large Language Models in their application to the world of drug discovery
  • •Develop and refine LLM-driven approaches for multiple use cases across our research areas, using your extensive knowledge of the field to modify and apply models and explore their capabilities when applied to complex biological and medical challenges
  • •Identify and create novel ML techniques and the required data to train and apply models
  • •Analyse and tune experimental results to inform future experimental directions
  • •Implement and scale training and inference engineering frameworks

Key Requirements

  • •PhD or equivalent practical experience in a technical field
  • •Highly specialized LLM builder with a passion for applying LLMs to novel problem spaces
  • •Deep understanding and experience of model architectures, training methods, and techniques for application of LLMs, including deployment for bespoke use cases and applications, established experience in post-training, reasoning, test-time scaling, tool-use, alignment, agents, LLM research, as well as reinforcement learning and fine-tuning
  • •Strong knowledge of linear algebra, calculus and statistics
  • •Experience using ML frameworks such as JAX, PyTorch, or TensorFlow, and scientific software such as NumPy, SciPy, or Pandas
Experience:Drug discoveryLife sciencesAI in drug discovery
Education:PhD / Doctorate
Skills:CollaborationLeadershipCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:LLMPyTorchJAXTensorFlowNumPySciPyPandasML frameworks

Company Brief

Isomorphic Labs
Uses machine learning and computational biology to accelerate drug discovery and design novel therapeutics by modeling protein structures, mechanisms, and interactions to identify promising targets and candidates.
Industry: Biotech
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2021
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