Senior Machine Learning Scientist

Key Skills

Python Programming, C++, C Programming, SQL, Algorithms, 3D Computer vision

Job Description

3M is seeking a Senior Machine Learning/AI Scientist to join the Oral Care Solutions Division’s Data Science Team located in Maplewood, Minnesota. We are looking for someone who is familiar with research methodologies -- devising, implementing and evaluating algorithms – who shows passion for learning new technologies and improving the state of healthcare.

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with 93,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

“A long-lasting career at 3M comes from having vision, imagination and the ability to see what doesn’t exist. 3Mers are groundbreaking innovators and it’s important that we give every person the space for disruptive and creative thinking.” – John Banovetz, executive vice president, chief technology officer and environmental responsibility at 3M 

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military environments to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role:

As a Senior Machine Learning Scientist, you will be part of a team of data scientists, ML engineers, and 3D computer vision scientists developing technologies for world class custom oral care products. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Playing a critical role in researching & applying new to the world machine learning and AI technologies to deliver on our customer needs. 
• Breaking down complex problems into approachable stages and bringing concepts to production.
• Working with cross-functional business and technical teams to apply your unique skillset to drive new to the world data science implementations and business results.

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Design, plan, develop, implement, and maintain innovative artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions against business requirements
• Participate in the platform architecture and technology planning
• Collaborate closely with end users, business analysts, and product owner to define technical roadmap
• Ensure quality of software developed meets or exceeds expectations
• Work with Dev-ops team to define deployment strategy and infrastructure for models ensure model development is deployable at scale.
• Create operational testing strategies, enable software quality teams to validate and test models, and ensure the quality of the delivered solutions.
• Leverage Agile, CI/CD and DevOps methodologies to deliver high quality products on time.
• Implement solutions that exhibit robust data integration and security.
• Innovate constantly and stay current with latest technologies while staying focused on solving problems at hand.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Master’s degree (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) years of experience in machine learning, deep learning, data science, computer vision, or artificial intelligence development in a private, public or military environment.
• Experience developing software that facilitates AI/Machine learning algorithms and models to solve problems in specific application domains

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or related fields.
• Experience with Deep Learning, Geometric Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning
• Experience with programming & data engineering languages like Python, C#, C/C++ and SQL.
• Experience in building and deploying highly scalable systems, algorithms, and tools on platforms to support machine learning and deep learning solutions
• Experience with 3D visualization algorithms and computational approaches, e.g. 3D mesh representations and calculations
• Expertise in computer vision sub-disciplines such as: image analysis (object recognition and feature detection), 3D computer vision (acquisition / 3D sensing, computational imaging, segmentation, registration), machine learning (feature extraction, classification, clustering), embedded and real-time computer vision, video understanding (action recognition, scene summarization), analysis and reduction of high-dimensional data
• experience with Azure/AWS tools and technology
• Experience with Microsoft Azure ML services and cloud deployment strategies
• Experience working with Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Experience commercializing medical device software systems in imaging and diagnostics
• Demonstrated scientific excellence as evidenced by publications and presentations
• Demonstrated problem solving and analysis skills, systems thinker, results driven, self-motivated, team skills, ability to work independently and with distributed teams
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and in a team environment, including collaborative software development experience

Location: Maplewood, MN and may consider remote U.S. work location

Travel: May include up to 5% travel

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).