Research Engineer, Post-training

Medra

• $120K — $145K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in AI-driven workflows
  • Strong problem-solving skills for complex systems
  • Solid understanding of probability, statistics, and machine learning fundamentals
  • Ability to manage the entire post-training stack
  • Proficiency in Python and familiarity with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or JAX
  • Experience with large language models and reinforcement learning

Responsibilities

  • Define post-training recipes for AI models, including problem selection and measurement
  • Build and manage post-training data pipelines using internal and public data
  • Create evaluations to assess improvements in scientific protocols
  • Develop systems for context management and tool calls to enhance experimental design
  • Collaborate with scientists and engineers to integrate reasoning capabilities into experiments
  • Shape the engineering culture and direction of a new machine learning team

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at the intersection of AI and life sciences
  • Collaborative environment with scientists and engineers
  • Chance to influence the technical direction of a new team
  • Engagement with leading biopharma partners
  • Focus on innovative solutions in R&D
Full Job Description
In this role, you will:
  • Define post-training recipes for our AI models - from deciding which problem matters and how to measure it, to engineering large data collections, to running ML experiments, to integrating post-trained models into production workflows
  • Build and own the post-training data pipelines integrating both internal data and public data
  • Create meaningful and trustworthy evaluations that tell us whether our models are improving scientific protocols and assay development
  • Develop agentic systems with context management and custom tool calls to surface new scientific insights about experimental design in real lab environments
  • Work closely with scientists, robotics engineers, and operation teams to bring reasoning capabilities into live experimental loops for leading biopharma partners
  • Shape the engineering culture and technical direction of a new machine learning team that's redefining how life science R&D gets done

Let's talk if you have:
  • Practical experience building AI-driven workflows into the real world
  • Strong problem solving skills for debugging complex systems
  • A clear grasp of probability, statistics, and ML fundamentals
  • Ability to own the post-training stack end-to-end: data pipelines, harnesses, RL environments, and agentic evaluations, even when things are loosely defined
  • Proficiency in Python and familiarity with at least one deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, JAX)
  • Experience with LLMs, post-training, reinforcement learning, or agentic systems

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