Founding Engineer
Novogaia
Other Engineering
Posted 6+ months ago
Founding Engineer
Job description
Company Description
At Novogaia, we are accelerating the discovery of natural products from fungi using machine learning and metabolomics analysis. Our mission is to build machine learning models that can rapidly screen the chemical space of fungi and identify novel bioactive small molecules for applications in pharmaceuticals and agriculture.
Role Description
This is a 40h/week, remote role for a Founding Engineer at Novogaia. Working alongside our CTO, David Kubánek, you’ll be helping us build computational models for predicting the properties of molecules produced by fungi based on their DNA and mass spectra.
The role would best suit a machine learning engineer/researcher with knowledge in computational metabolomics, looking to work in a fast paced, high-conviction environment with real-world impact.
The starting date of this role is as soon as possible. This role includes stock options (equity).
Responsibilities
Developing proprietary machine learning algorithms to analyze mass spectra to efficiently source novel active molecules
Building and fine-tuning foundational models for downstream prediction tasks
Running computational experiments and visualizing findings for analysis
Sourcing and integrating open-source tools with in-house data
Competencies
Core
Experience with building & fine-tuning ML models in Python (e.g., in pytorch) for the analysis of mass spectra
Experience analyzing large biochemical datasets including molecules and mass spectra
Experience with collaborative work in cloud environments and high-performance computing
Master’s or PhD degree in a relevant quantitative discipline with a strong computational component, or equivalent experience
Thriving in an environment with ambiguity where you can adapt quickly
Ability to work independently and in a team setting
Nice-to-have
Experience with graph learning or transformer architectures for processing datasets of mass spectra
Understanding of bioinformatics tools in metabolomics such as MZMine, SIRIUS, CANOPUS, GNPS, MS2Prop
Come join us
If you find this exciting and think you'd be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you!
Reach out at tess@novogaia.bio.