Staff Machine Learning Tech Lead, Manager

Key Skills

Apache Hadoop, C Programming, C++, Data science techniques, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, MapReduce, Python Programming, PyTorch, R Programming, Scala Programming, SQL, TensorFlow

Job Description

We're looking for a Staff Machine Learning Tech Lead, Manager who will help us accomplish our mission to improve lives by learning from the experience of every cancer patient. Here's what you need to know about the role, machine learning at Flatiron Health, and why Flatiron is a great next step in building your career.

What you will do

In this role, you'll lead a team that solves challenging ML and NLP problems using data from millions of patients and hundreds of millions of documents. The team enables our Life Science customers to advance the state of cancer research using real-world data, by using ML to collect such data at scale. You will work with cross-functional leads to design solutions in a highly ambiguous, impactful, and interesting problem space with a high degree of autonomy. You will synthesize internal and external user feedback to help guide the team’s product roadmap, lead the technical development effort for data products, analytic tools, and algorithms, and help lead the team to success. In addition you'll:

• Manage a team of 5-6 data scientists, unblock your reports, hold them accountable, provide them with feedback, and support their career development
• Guide machine learning projects from conception to research, development, and production deployment
• Provide technical leadership on feature engineering, statistical analysis, developing novel ML techniques, understanding classifier performance, ensuring fit-for-purpose, and architecting systems
• Identify opportunities for impact, set the direction for the team, and coach data scientists to achieve the team’s goals
• Set a high technical bar and provide detailed feedback on machine learning approaches and system architecture
• Work cross-functionally across diverse stakeholders, including product managers, statisticians, EHR data specialists, and oncologists ?o create the long term scientific vision for how ML can accelerate Real World Evidence research.

Our machine learning teams expand the scope of what we can achieve with our unique data. We build ML-enabled capabilities, platforms, and products that directly impact Flatiron’s mission of learning from every cancer patient. As a Tech Lead Manager, you'll have the opportunity to lead a growing machine learning team having measurable impact in healthcare, get mentorship from senior technical and clinical leaders, and participate in the broader ML-healthcare community through external speaking and publication opportunities.

Who you are

You're excited by the prospect of rolling up your sleeves and using technology to tackle meaningful problems every day. You’re a kind, passionate, and collaborative problem-solver who seeks and gives honest feedback and values the chance to improve the lives of cancer patients.

• You hold a BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field
• You have 3+ years experience building production-facing ML systems
• You have 3+ years experience in people management
• You have a proven track record of using data-driven approaches to creatively solve product problems
• You are enthusiastic about enabling your team and helping to develop careers
• You can provide detailed technical feedback on both software engineering and data science
• You have outstanding communication skills, are great at working cross-functionally, and are always focused on the impact of your work

Extra Credit

• You hold a PhD in computer science or a related field
• You have experience in natural language processing
• You have experience working with clinical data
• You have published academic research in machine learning

Why You Should Join Our Team

A career at Flatiron is a chance to work with everyone involved in the future of cancer care and research—all under one roof. Researchers, data scientists, designers, clinicians, technologists and many more all work together to improve cancer care and accelerate research.

At Flatiron, we strive to build and maintain an environment where employees from all backgrounds are valued, respected and have the opportunity to succeed. You'll also find a culture of continuous learning, broad and inclusive employee support offerings, and a commitment to supporting our team members in all aspects of their lives—at home, at work and everywhere in between. We offer:

• Flatiron University training curriculum which includes presentation skills, meeting mastery, coding languages and more
• Career coaching opportunities
• Hackathons for all employees (not just our engineers!)
• Professional development benefit for attending conferences, industry events and external courses
• Work/life autonomy via flexible work hours and flexible paid time off
• Generous parental leave (16 weeks for either parent)
• Back-up child care
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that encourage our employees to share their unique experiences and perspectives
• Flatiron-sponsored fitness classes

Flatiron Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.