Director of AI/ML
Company: Takeda Pharmaceutical
Location: Clifton
Posted on: January 19, 2023
Job Description:
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to the best of my knowledge. Job Description Director, Artificial
Intelligence and Machine LearningWe are inviting individuals with
deep knowledge of machine learning and artificial intelligence to
join us in the Shinrai Center for AI/ML at Takeda. At the Shinrai
Center, we're a team of scientists, engineers, machine learning
experts and more, working together to advance the application of
artificial intelligence in developing innovative medicine for
patients. We like to solve problems, take initiative, pitch in when
needed, and enthusiastic for trying new things. We are looking for
more curious thinkers who like to tackle challenging, real-world
problems in a rewarding environment where your contributions are
valued and have a direct impact.We're building a diverse team whose
skills, experiences, and backgrounds complement one another.
Extensive experience working in Pharma or Biotech is optional. A
strong curiosity for a deeper understanding of human health and
disease to deliver innovative medicine for patients is a must.In
this role, you'll
- Educate, demonstrate, guide, and enable the application of
AI/ML in various company operations and scientific domains
- Champion the use of advanced data products to drive decision
making and automation across the company and at all levels of the
organization
- Partners with data science teams, domain experts, and business
units to identify and prioritize opportunities to leverage AI/ML to
drive business value creation
- Translate business needs into clearly scoped machine learning
projects, and take a hands-on approach to steer solution design and
implementation
- Identify, monitor, and validate relevant external AI/ML
developments, cultivate relationships with external domain experts
and partners, and report and present emerging novel developments
within the organization to further innovation and shape long-term
strategy and governance.
- Proactively build relationships across the company to inform
your work and contribute to internal and external collaborations,
through involvement in working groups, and the writing of
insightful, engaging, and actionable opinion pieces that are easily
digestible by internal decision makers and stakeholders.
- Be the leading voice for building common capability and
approaches and for adopting best practices
- Work in collaboration with our Ethics and Governance teams to
ensure our AI/ML applications are developed ethically and provide
broad benefits to our patients and business
- Help talented, driven, enthusiastic AI/ML engineers and data
scientists across the company grow professionally
- Measure, document, and communicate impacts of the Center's
effortsWe are looking to hire in early- and mid-career levels.
There are multiple openings across our candidate profiles. Further
assessments will be completed to determine specific function and
level of hired candidates. To set you up for success at the Shinrai
Center, we look for the following skills and experience: EDUCATION,
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
- A track record of partnering cross-functionally with a wide
range of stakeholders and cross-functional teams to develop and
deploy novel data solutions in production environments
- Demonstrated passion for making complex technology more
accessible and the ability to communicate complex technical topics
simply and convincingly to a wide range of audiences
- Demonstrated ability in translating big picture business and
product ideas into micro use cases and has a strong focus on
solving core problems to deliver simple solutions
- Experience recognizing and communicating the implications of
emerging technologies
- Excellent communication, prioritization, and interpersonal
skills, with a high level of attention to detail
- An advanced degree (M.S., PhD.) in mathematics, applied
statistics, computer science, machine learning or similar. With 8+
years of experience architecting, building, launching, and
maintaining end-to-end ML systems from whiteboard to production at
scale across a range of models and platforms. More specifically,
- Demonstrated ability and authoritative knowledge in a variety
of AI/ML problems and domains, with depth in at least two (computer
vision, natural language processing, geometric deep learning,
timeseries, reinforcement learning, multimodal learning, etc.)
- Solid understanding of deep learning model architectures
(C/RNN, attention/memory, autoregressive, etc.) and extensions
(Transformer, LSTM, ResNet, etc.) as well as traditional ML models
(k-means, KNN, decision trees, SVM, Bayesian/graphical models,
Gaussian process, etc.) and their real-world advantages and
drawbacks.
- Experience tuning, validating, optimizing, visualizing, and
debugging these models in applied settings
- Familiarity with ML Ops concepts related to testing,
retraining, and monitoring models in production
- Experience in configuring and working in different coding
environments (local, notebooks, containers) and using standard
software engineering workflows (testing, code management/Git,
CI/CD)
- An enthusiasm to ask questions and try and learn new things is
essential
- Entrepreneurial experience is desirable.
- Experience in life sciences and healthcare and experience in a
complex global organization is a plus Base Salary Range: $156,800
to $224,000 , based on candidate professional experience level.
Employees may also be eligible for Short Term and Long-Term
Incentive benefits as well. Employees are eligible to participate
in Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Charitable
Contribution Match, Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation, Tuition
Reimbursement Program and Paid Volunteer Time Off.
- In accordance with the CO Equal Pay Act, Colorado Applicants
Are Not Permitted to Apply. EEO Statement Takeda is proud in its
commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal
employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status,
national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic
information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam
era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran
in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and
any other characteristic protected by law. Locations Boston, MA
Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full
time
Keywords: Takeda Pharmaceutical, Clifton , Director of AI/ML, Executive , Clifton, New Jersey
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