Senior Applied Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models, Healthcare

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TL;DR · Senior Applied Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models, Healthcare

As a Senior Applied Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models – Healthcare, you will join an applied research team developing medical AI algorithms, foundation models, datasets, and workflows. You will conduct research on longitudinal multimodal foundation models that learn from heterogeneous healthcare data, including medical imaging, electronic health records, laboratory measurements, genomics, medications, diagnoses, and clinical outcomes. Your daily work involves developing novel architectures and training strategies for disease progression modeling, treatment response prediction, temporal reasoning, and multimodal generative modeling. You will build large-scale datasets and benchmarks using PyTorch, AI coding assistants, and agentic AI workflows. This role addresses the technical challenge of understanding how patient conditions change over time by translating research into software and models for the broader healthcare ecosystem.

What you'll do

  • Conduct research on longitudinal multimodal foundation models using heterogeneous healthcare data like imaging, EHRs, and genomics.
  • Develop novel foundation model architectures and training strategies for disease progression modeling and treatment response prediction.
  • Build large-scale datasets, benchmarks, and open-source foundation models to advance healthcare AI.
  • Develop multimodal biological foundation models spanning imaging and molecular data with internal research teams.
  • Partner with healthcare institutions and pharmaceutical companies to translate research into impactful AI solutions.
  • Publish research in leading AI and healthcare venues and contribute to open-source software.
  • Build scalable, reproducible research pipelines using modern deep learning frameworks like PyTorch.

What we're looking for

  • PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent experience).
  • 8+ years of relevant industry experience focusing on medical AI research.
  • Research experience developing multimodal foundation models integrating heterogeneous clinical or biological data with an emphasis on longitudinal modeling.
  • Experience developing and training large-scale foundation models using modern deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
  • Experience using AI coding assistants and agentic AI workflows to accelerate software development and research productivity.
  • Strong software engineering and experimental skills, including building scalable, reproducible research pipelines.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work across multidisciplinary research and engineering teams.
  • Experience developing foundation models bridging medical imaging with molecular or biological data (preferred).

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