Machine Learning Engineer at Vilya

<div class="content-intro"><p>Vilya is a computational biotechnology company creating a novel class of medicines to precisely target disease biology. We believe computational approaches are an integral, if not foundational, component of drug discovery and development. Our platform is built on ground-breaking research in advanced computational approaches and taps into uncharted chemical space to design new molecular structures not found in nature.</p> <p>We are harnessing the power of our platform to go after previously impossible targets in an array of indications. Vilya’s ultimate goal is to solve some of the most challenging unmet medical needs that exist today.</p> <p>Our Vision: Harness a revolution in technology and biology to better human health</p> <p>Our Mission: Build an independent, leading biotech company founded on intelligent drug design to cure the incurable&nbsp;</p></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We think from atoms to bits – and everywhere in between; now, we are seeking a highly-motivated, creative, and knowledgeable Machine Learning Engineer to help us build a highly-scalable computational drug discovery platform.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Vilya is a team-first organization, and we believe onsite work is essential to how we collaborate, move quickly, and build a strong culture. This is an onsite position in our Seattle office. Join us and help make a difference for patients!</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></p> <ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1"> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Develop </strong>and <strong>maintain</strong> the infrastructure to support machine learning workflows for drug discovery at scale.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="2"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Implement</strong> and <strong>optimize</strong> algorithms for data processing, model training and model deployment.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Collaborate</strong> with and <strong>support</strong> the computational scientists at Vilya to help build a world-class computational macrocycle drug discovery pipeline.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="4"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Participate</strong> in the development and enhancement of our software platform to ensure that our codebase is reliable, efficient, secure, and scalable.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:</span></p> <ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1"> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">1+ year of experience developing and maintaining ML pipelines</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="2"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Understanding of general software development concepts, including git, containers, testing, cloud computing, etc.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience with modern deep learning frameworks, like PyTorch or JAX</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="4"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience with Python scientific computing tools, such as numpy, scipy, pandas, etc.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="5"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience working with big data pipelines</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="6"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience working within Linux environments</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="7"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ability to effectively communicate with a team of diverse backgrounds</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="8"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">B.S. in computer science (or equivalent industry experience)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:</span></p> <ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1"> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">A solid background in machine learning, including linear algebra, statistics, and calculus</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="2"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience with modern generative modeling frameworks, such as flow matching and diffusion</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Familiarity with techniques for modeling point-clouds or graphs (GNNs, equivariant transformers, etc.)</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="4"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Familiarity with basic cheminformatics libraries and tools (RDKit, OpenBabel, PyMol, etc.)</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="5"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">An interest in drug discovery and working with biochemical data</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">VILYA BENEFITS:</span></p> <ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1"> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Opportunity to work in a disruptive startup with a talented, experienced, and dedicated team</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="2"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">401(k) plan with employer matching for contributions</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Stock options</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="4"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="5"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Open, flexible vacation policy</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="6"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Support to attend professional conferences meaningful to your career growth</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="7"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Monthly cell phone and internet stipend</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" value="8"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Monthly wellness and commuter stipend</span></li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 1040px;"><span style="color: rgb(223, 231, 242); font-size: 8pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">#LI-Onsite</span></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Salary range for Seattle, WA </div><div class="pay-range"><span>$154,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$174,000 USD</span></div></div></div>