Skip to main content
Revolution Medicines

Senior Machine Learning Scientist - Drug Discovery Analytics

3w

Revolution Medicines

Redwood City, US · Full-time · $229,000 – $269,000

About this role

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies to inhibit frontier targets in RAS-addicted cancers. The Senior Machine Learning Scientist will help accelerate drug discovery through advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. This role develops predictive models that transform complex biological and chemical datasets into actionable insights guiding research decisions.

The position works at the interface of data science, chemistry, and biology to support target discovery, compound optimization, and translational research. Key tasks include designing machine learning models to predict compound activity, selectivity, developability, ADME/Tox, target engagement, and phenotypic screening outcomes. Advanced approaches like deep learning, graph neural networks, and ensemble methods will be applied with rigorous validation.

Daily work involves exploratory data analysis on chemical, biological, and phenotypic datasets, integrating heterogeneous data such as chemical structures, high-content imaging, and structural biology outputs. Patterns and relationships will inform scientific hypotheses. Collaboration with medicinal chemists and biologists translates questions into computational strategies for compound design and lead optimization.

Join outstanding Revolutionaries in a tireless commitment to patients with RAS-mutated cancers. Contribute to building a data-driven discovery ecosystem where data, analytics, and experimentation continuously inform and accelerate one another. Partner with data and ML engineers to integrate models into discovery pipelines.

Requirements

  • PhD in machine learning, computational biology, computational chemistry, computer science, statistics, or a related quantitative field
  • 4–8 years experience applying machine learning or advanced analytics to scientific datasets
  • Python and scientific computing libraries (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy)
  • Machine learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn)
  • Model development, validation, and evaluation methods
  • Data visualization and exploratory analysis
  • Experience working with noisy and incomplete experimental datasets

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement machine learning models to predict compound activity, selectivity, and developability
  • Develop predictive frameworks for ADME/Tox, target engagement, and phenotypic screening outcomes
  • Apply advanced modeling approaches including deep learning, graph neural networks, and ensemble methods
  • Evaluate model performance and apply appropriate validation strategies
  • Perform exploratory data analysis on chemical, biological, and phenotypic datasets
  • Integrate heterogeneous datasets including chemical structure, high-content imaging, and structural biology outputs
  • Partner with medicinal chemists to support compound design and lead optimization
  • Work with biologists to interpret experimental results and identify new target opportunities