Lead Bio Machine Learning Engineer

I'm working with an early-stage biotech startup based in Oxford building machine learning-driven platforms for drug discovery. Their mission is to dramatically reduce the time and cost of bringing new therapies to market by combining computational biology, large-scale biological datasets, and modern ML techniques. Backed by top-tier investors, they're a small, high-calibre team of scientists and engineers. Overview We’re hiring a Lead Bio-ML Engineer to take ownership of our core machine learning systems. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role where you’ll: Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle (data, modelling, deployment) Work closely with biologists to translate experimental problems into ML solutions Build and scale models across areas like sequence modelling, structure prediction, and multimodal biological data Shape the technical direction and ML roadmap Mentor and grow a small team as they scale What You’ll Do Designing models for genomics, proteomics, and drug discovery pipelines Applying deep learning / foundation models to biological datasets Building robust, production-ready ML systems (not just research prototypes) Developing internal tooling for data pipelines, experiment tracking, and model evaluation What They Want Core experience: Strong background in machine learning / AI engineering Experience applying ML to life sciences, bioinformatics, or computational biology Production experience with Python + PyTorch / TensorFlow Track record of owning and shipping ML systems end-to-end Nice to have: Experience with biological data (e.g. sequencing, protein structures) Familiarity with drug discovery or wet-lab collaboration Exposure to LLMs / foundation models in biology Previous startup or high-ownership environment Recap High ownership: you’ll define and build critical systems from the ground up Real-world impact: your work directly contributes to therapeutic discovery Tight feedback loop: collaborate daily with domain experts Equity upside: meaningful stake in an early-stage company Small, elite team: no bureaucracy, just execution Apply Please apply here or reach out to me directly on LinkedIn/ via email (). #J-18808-Ljbffr