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About AKASA

Our mission is to enable human health.

AKASA is the leading developer of AI for healthcare operations. Founded in 2019, AKASA has raised $85M in funding.

Our founding team includes Silicon Valley leaders who have founded or been founding team members of multiple companies with successful exits. Our investors include Andreessen Horowitz, BOND, and Costanoa Ventures, among others. Recognized in 2021 among Top 150 “Most Innovative Digital Health Startups” by CB Insights, Top 75 “Best Places to Work” by Modern Healthcare, Certified as a “Great Place to Work” two years in a row, and ranked #34 of Top 100 Healthcare Companies in 2021 by The Healthcare Technology Report. Learn more at www.AKASA.com.

We are building the future of healthcare with AI. Everyone is welcome — as an inclusive workplace, our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.

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About the Role

As a remote Sr. Machine Learning Researcher, you'll report to our CTO and work with a team of talented engineers from top schools who have professional experience with leading companies. You will partner closely with a strong team of PhD Researchers and Machine Learning Engineers.

AKASA is based in South San Francisco. As a company, we embraced remote work. We consider ourselves experts in working collaboratively wherever our team members reside.

What You'll Do

Train or Fine-Tune Large Language Models (e.g., Llama architecture) for Healthcare Applications

Create innovative AI/ML solutions to address real-world human health and healthcare problems

Keep up to date with the technological improvements within the AI/ML community and decide when those developments warrant incorporation

Skills & Qualifications

Professional experience with training Large Language Models

Experience working with healthcare data (e.g., EDI, FHIR)

A passion for working on important and impactful human health and healthcare problems

Ph.D. or equivalent industry experience related to AI, computer vision, natural language processing, computational neuroscience, optimization, computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, or data science.

Publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ACL, NAACL, and EMNLP) are preferred.

Experience in rapid prototyping and quick experimentation and proficiency in writing code that others can understand, adapt and extend

Ability to multitask effectively under pressure and quickly adapt within a fast-paced environment with strong written and verbal communication skills

We’re committed to doing the best work of our lives, together. Come see if we're the right team for you.

AKASA is a proud equal opportunity employer and we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is an imperative. We welcome people of different backgrounds, genders, races, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and perspectives, just to name a few. We do not discriminate based upon any protected class and we encourage candidates of all identities and backgrounds to apply. AKASA considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

AKASA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at recruiting@akasa.com.

Estimated Salary range:

Our salary intelligence, powered by our AI algorithms, has calculated an estimated range for this position between $120,000 - $200,000 . Please note that the actual salary for this position may vary, as it is dependent on various factors including but not limited to experience, location, and market dynamics.

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