Staff Data Scientist, Machine Learning - USA Remote

Danaher • Boston, MA

7d • Remote

About The Position

Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Staff Data Scientist is responsible for leading the design and development of analytical techniques at the intersection of AI/ML and biological sequence data. The work will support both internal R&D processes as well as external customer products, all with the goal of advancing Cepheid’s diagnostic offerings.
This position reports to the Senior Director of Machine Learning/Data Science and is part of the AI & Computational Biology group in the larger Technology & Innovation organization. The position is based in Sunnyvale, CA, with consideration for candidates located remotely or in the Boston, MA area. The Technology & Innovation organization is responsible for incubating new products, techniques, and processes that keep Cepheid at the forefront of molecular diagnostics.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Computational Biology or a related field and relevant experience as follows: Bachelor’s degree and 9+ years of experience & post-education experience ; Master’s degree and 7+ years of experience & post-education experience; or Doctoral degree and 4+ years of experience & post-education experience
• Strong foundation in ML / statistical learning fundamentals and hypothesis driven experimental design, including deep learning, statistical modeling, classification, regression
• Experience with Python data and ML stack (Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Jax)
• Experience developing ML models in a modern cloud environment
• Ability to travel; expected 5% overnight travel

Nice To Haves

• Machine learning models for sequence data
• Familiarity with bioinformatic pipelines and sequencing databases
• Developing machine learning models for healthcare and regulatory applications

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership on challenging problems at the intersection of AI/ML and computational biology
• Lead the design and development of computational tools that will accelerate molecular diagnostics R&D
• Build AI/ML models to characterize pathogens from whole genome sequences
• Explore applications of genomic language models to supervise learning tasks for sequence data
• Design and implement robust model evaluation frameworks to assess production readiness to meet regulatory and commercialization requirements

Benefits

• Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
• We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees