Revolution Medicines

Director Machine Learning, Drug Discovery Analytics

Revolution Medicines$273K — $321K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD in machine learning, computational chemistry, computational biology, computer science, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of experience applying machine learning to scientific challenges.
  • Experience with chemical or biological datasets in drug discovery or related fields.
  • Strong expertise in Python-based ML tools (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn).
  • Proven coaching and mentorship skills to develop team capabilities.
  • Passion for scientific innovation and improving patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Provide scientific leadership in improving decision-making through AI and analytics.
  • Manage, coach, and mentor scientists to enhance organizational skills.
  • Define and implement machine learning strategies for early-stage drug discovery.
  • Develop predictive models for compound activity and selectivity as well as target engagement.
  • Collaborate with biologists to analyze experimental datasets and create mechanistic hypotheses.
  • Work with data and ML engineers to integrate models into scalable workflows.

Benefits

  • Robust equity awards and strong benefits package.
  • Significant learning and development opportunities.
  • Supportive work environment focused on mentorship and skill-building.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity:

We are seeking a Director Machine Learningto lead the development of advanced machine learning approaches that accelerate small-molecule drug discovery. This role sits at the intersection of data science, chemistry, and biology, transforming complex scientific datasets into predictive models that guide target discovery, compound design, and translational hypotheses.

Working closely with experimental scientists, the Director ML will develop cutting-edge modeling approaches that integrate chemical, biological, and phenotypic data with their team. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing a data-driven discovery strategy by designing predictive models, deploying innovative algorithms, and translating insights into actionable decisions that improve the speed and success of the discovery of medicines for patients with RAS-driven cancers.

Key responsibilities include:

Scientific Leadership:
  • Provide hands-on scientific leadership in drug discovery analytics spanning Identify opportunities where AI and advanced analytics can meaningfully improve scientific decision-making
  • Managing, coaching and mentoring scientists across the function in order to develop their skills and build RevMed's organizational capabilities
  • Define and lead machine learning strategies that accelerate early-stage drug discovery.

Model Development:
  • Develop predictive models for:
    • Compound activity, selectivity, ADME/Tox, and developability properties
    • Target engagement, mechanism-of-action, and phenotypic datasets

Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Work with biologists to interpret complex experimental datasets and generate mechanistic hypotheses.
  • Collaborate with data scientists and engineers and ML engineers to deploy models into scalable discovery workflows.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:
  • PhD in machine learning, computational chemistry, computational biology, computer science, or a related quantitative discipline.
  • 8+ years experience applying machine learning or advanced analytics to scientific problems.
  • Demonstrated experience working with chemical or biological datasets in drug discovery or related domains.
  • Strong expertise in:
    • Python-based ML ecosystems (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn)
    • Data analysis and scientific computing (NumPy, Pandas)
    • Deep learning and representation learning techniques
  • Evidence of successful coaching, mentorship and development of both individuals and teams in order to build long-term organizational capability
  • Passion for scientific innovation and a relentless commitment to improving patient outcomes.

Preferred Skills:
  • Proven track record of applying advanced AI/ML approaches (deep learning, generative modeling, structure-based ML) to drug discovery or related life sciences domains.
  • Experience with cheminformatics or bioinformatics toolkits is highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with cloud computing and scalable ML workflows is a plus
  • Ability to work at the interface of computational and experimental science.
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The base pay salary range for this full-time position for candidates working onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City, CA is listed below. The range displayed on each job posting is intended to be the base pay salary range for an individual working onsite in Redwood City and will be adjusted for the local market a candidate is based in. Our base pay salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual base pay salary is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, market dynamics, and relevant education or training.

Please note that base pay salary range is one part of the overall total rewards program at RevMed, which includes competitive cash compensation, robust equity awards, strong benefits, and significant learning and development opportunities.

Base Pay Salary Range

$273,000-$321,000 USD

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About Revolution Medicines

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing targeted therapies to inhibit elusive frontier targets within notorious growth and survival pathways, with particular emphasis on RAS and mTOR signaling pathways. The company's proprietary platform enables the discovery and development of small molecules that bind covalently to proteins. Revolution Medicines was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Revolution Medicines
Size
201 employees
Market Cap
$2.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$108.1 million
Revenue
$42.9 million
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