AI/ML Developer

Job Description

In this role, you will 

• Guide the development, optimization and scaling up of pipelines and applications across different areas of drug discovery and development 

• Act as a technical lead for one or several small software development projects  

• Prototyping, test and validate novel scientific solutions: algorithms, machine learning models, applications, pipelines and dashboards 

• Extract and aggregate data from various data sources 

• Process, integrate, visualize and model data 

• Build end-to-end pipeline of data processing on regular basis 

 

Required Experience and Skills:  

• MSc or PhD degree in computer science, software engineering, data science or related field with at least 3 years of experience in developing scientific applications in discovery or clinical development settings 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and high professional standards with strong ability to prioritize and work under pressure 

• Strong communication skills and ability to simplify and explain complex problems to data scientists and software engineers 

• Excellent programming skills in a subset of the following Python, Rust, Java/C++, R/Shiny, Matlab, JS Linux/Unix, SQL and versioning control e.g. Git 

• Solid knowledge and hands-on experience developing machine and deep learning models via Python (Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow etc) 

• Significant Experience with HPC, cloud computing (AWS) and distributed computing 

• Experience in the creation of data workflows as well as data analysis and interpretation 

 

What we offer

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment

• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally

• Hybrid working model in Prague, flexible role pattern

• Pension and health insurance contributions

• Internal reward system plus referral programme

• 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution

• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card

• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes

• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone

• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner

• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Applied Engineering, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Design Applications, Information Security, Machine Learning, Social Collaboration, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

07/22/2025

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