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The Position

Machine Learning Engineer - Scientific Solutions

The Position

Generative AI and Machine Learning are foundational capabilities and key enablers for the overall digital transformation at Roche. We are seeking a talented and motivated Machine Learning Engineer Expert who will join us in Roche Informatics for a journey  to drive transformation with digital, data and AI. This candidate will support scientific solutions design and development. Who needs to have a solid background in machine learning, data processing, and software engineering, with experience in handling high-performance systems and optimizing AI capabilities for Roche business needs.

Responsibilities

You will work on various aspects of GenAI, Machine learning engineering, AI Architecture  including but not limited to:

• Develop and implement robust Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence solution architectures, translating prototype designs into detailed engineering specifications and ensuring execution.

• Developing, customizing, and deploying MLOps services like Vertex AI, SageMaker, Kubeflow

• Prototyping and developing cloud-native architecture solutions for application needs, particularly with AWS

• Providing infrastructure-as-code utilizing Terraform and AWS Cloud Formation

• Perform automation, testing, performance tuning, and tools development.

• Provisioning and maintaining cloud infrastructure that will support training machine learning model

• Models operations for accuracy, efficiency, and scalability, ensuring they meet performance requirements.

• Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation of models, experiments, and processes.

• Stay updated with the latest trends in AI and machine learning to influence solution improvement and innovations

The ideal candidate Requirements

Desirable at least 5 years of administering Linux HPC environments. Master’s degree or above in High-Performance Computing, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, skilling in below categories:

AI and Machine Learning Applications

• Deep understanding of common AI frameworks: Pytorch, TensorFlow, Jax, etc

• Deep understanding of common LLM influence frameworks: vLLM, Tensor RT, ollama,  MLC, etc.

• Deep understanding of new AI use case components: Embedding, RAG, MCP, etc.

• Demonstrated experience handling and processing biomedical data, including but not limited to clinical trial data, genomic sequences, proteomic data, or high-dimensional imaging datasets

• Configure and integrate various MLOps application components such as model lifecycle management, model serving, hyperparameter tuning, object storage, load balancers, authentication, etc. (e.g. Kubeflow, mlflow, knative, katib, minio, istio, dex, oidc authservice)

• Understanding of the ML workflow, and how ML pipelines automate the workflow (data preprocessing, model training, model evaluation, hyperparameter tuning, model serving, model registries, etc.)

• Build and test ML pipelines

• Develop custom container images optimized for ML experimentation

• Develop and deploy customized Kubernetes clusters for MLOps services like Kubeflow

• Good understanding of database technologies

Platform and AI/ML Infrastructure

• Expertise in data science IDEs like Rstudio or Jupyter notebook

• Extensive experience with Kubernetes and Docker

• Industry experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, including IAM, VPC, API Gateway, NLB, ALB, EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, and SQS

• Strong knowledge of Linux systems

• Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting

• Experience implementing CI/CD/CT pipelines and deployment automation using CICD tools and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

• Good understanding of networking and related protocols (HTTP, DNS, TLS, TCP)

• Understanding of cloud provisioning tools like CloudFormation and Terraform

• Expertise with DevOps tools such as Gitlab, Terraform, Ansible, and Chef

• Exposure to messaging pub/sub systems (e.g., AWS SNS, SQS, RedisQ)

Problem-Solving and Teamwork:

• Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and engage with different workstreams.

SoftSkills

• A focus on solution delivery, with excellent time management and organization skills

• Independent, self-driven person with a high sense of accountability.

• Must be able to communicate fluently in English & Mandarin, both in written and verbal.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.