AI/ML Data Scientist

Job title: AI/ML Data Scientist

• Location: Hyderabad

About the job

Transform healthcare through innovation. At Sanofi, we're not just developing treatments—we're pioneering the future of healthcare by harnessing the power of data insights and responsible AI to accelerate breakthrough therapies.

As an AI/ML Scientist on our AI and Computational Sciences team, you'll:

• Drive innovation that directly impacts patient outcomes

• Collaborate with world-class scientists to solve complex healthcare challenges

• Apply advanced AI techniques to increase drug development success rates

• Shape the responsible use of AI in life-saving medical research

• Be part of a mission that matters. Help us transform data into life-changing treatments and join a team where your expertise can make a meaningful difference in patients' lives.

Our Team:

The AI and Computational Sciences team is a key team within R&D Digital, focused on image, omics, wearable sensor data, and clinical data analytics. This team plays a critical role in bridging the gap between general purposed digital products and specific project needs.

We are looking for a skilled AI/ML Data Scientist to join our elite AI and Computational Sciences team and harness cutting-edge AI to revolutionize healthcare. As a key player within R&D Digital, you'll transform complex data into life-changing medical breakthroughs.

Impact You'll Make

Drive innovation across multiple high-impact domains:

• Precision Medicine: Develop patient response prediction models that personalize treatments

• Advanced Omics Analysis: Pioneer cell type and cell stage quantification techniques

• Advanced Image/Video Analysis: Lead application of state-of-art computer vision methods for gaining unprecedented insights about drug efficacy from medical images/videos

• Digital Health: Design novel biomarkers from wearable sensor data

• Biological Insights: Create enzyme property prediction algorithms and conduct disease pathway analyses

Your Growth Journey

• Technical Mastery: Develop expertise across image analysis, time series modeling, GenAI, AI Agents, and explainable AI

• Scientific Impact: Publish in top-tier AI/ML journals and secure patents that protect groundbreaking innovations

• Global Influence: Deploy solutions that impact patients worldwide

Your Environment

• Elite Team: Work alongside AI/ML experts and drug development experts in an agile, high-performance environment

• Cutting-Edge Resources: Access Sanofi's state-of-the-art cloud infrastructure and data platforms

• Continuous Learning: Receive mentorship and training opportunities to sharpen your leadership and AI/ML skills

Join Our AI-First Vision

Be part of Sanofi's bold transformation into an AI-first organization where you'll:

• Develop your skills through world-class mentorship and training

• Chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives

Ready to transform healthcare through the power of AI?

Main Responsibilities:

Research Phase Excellence

• Design and implement AI models for target identification and validation using multi-omics data (genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics)

• Develop predictive algorithms to molecular design for compound selection and accelerate lead optimization

• Create computer vision systems for high-throughput screening image analysis and cellular phenotyping

Clinical Development Innovation

• Engineer digital biomarkers from wearable sensors and mobile devices to enable objective, continuous patient monitoring

• Implement advanced time-series analysis of real-time patient data to detect early efficacy signals

• Design AI-powered patient stratification models to identify responder populations and optimize trial design

Multi-Modal Data Integration

• Architect systems that harmonize diverse data types (imaging, omics, clinical, text, sensor) into unified analytical frameworks

• Develop novel feature extraction techniques across modalities to enhance predictive power

• Create visualization tools that present complex multi-modal insights to clinical teams

Scientific Impact

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate AI insights into actionable drug development strategies

• Present findings to scientific and business stakeholders with varying technical backgrounds

• Publish innovative methodologies in top-tier scientific and AI/ML journals

• Contribute to patent applications to protect novel AI/ML approaches

About you

Experience: 3 to 5 years of experience in AI/ML and computational model development on multimodal data like omics, biomedical imaging, text and clinical trials data

Key Functional Requirement:

• Demonstrated track record of successful AI/ML project implementation

• 3-5 years of experience in computational modeling or AI/ML algorithm development, or any other related field

• Deep understanding and proven track record of developing model training pipelines and workflows

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Working knowledge and comfort working with Agile methodologies

Technical Skills:

• Programming Proficiency: Advanced Python skills with experience in ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX)

• Machine Learning: Deep expertise in supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning algorithms

• Drug discovery: molecular design, docking, binding site prediction, mRNA vaccine design, ADMET property, protein structure prediction, molecular dynamics simulation

• Deep Learning: Experience designing and implementing neural network architectures (CNNs, RNNs, Transformers)

• Computer Vision: Proficiency in image processing, segmentation, and object detection techniques (SAM, ViT, Diffusion Models, MediaPipe, MMPose, MonoDepth, VoxelNet, SlowFast, C3D)

• Natural Language Processing: Experience with large language models, text mining, and information extraction (OpenAI, Claude, Llama, Qwen, Deepseek model series)

• Time Series Analysis: Expertise in analyzing temporal data from sensors and wearable devices (HAR foundation models, compliance detection models)

• Omics Analysis: Knowledge of computational methods for protein genomics, proteomics, or transcriptomics data

• Cloud Computing: Experience deploying ML models on cloud platforms (AWS)

Tools and Technologies:

• Data Processing: Experience with data pipelines and ETL processes

• Version Control: Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows, Docker

• MLOps: Experience with model deployment, monitoring, and maintenance

• Visualization: Ability to create compelling data visualizations (Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly)

• Experiment Tracking: Familiarity with tools like MLflow, Weights & Biases, or similar platforms

Soft Skills:

• Strong scientific communication abilities for technical and non-technical audiences

• Collaborative mindset for cross-functional team environments

• Problem-solving approach with ability to translate business needs into technical solutions

• Self-motivated with capacity to work independently and drive projects forward

Education: PhD/MS/BE/BTech/ME/MTech in Computer Science and Engineering, AI/ML, other relevant engineering discipline, Computational Biology, Data Science, Bioinformatics or related fields (with equivalent experience)

Preferred: Publications or public github

Languages: English

Why Choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs

• Opportunity to work in an international environment, collaborating with diverse business teams and vendors, working in a dynamic team, and fully empowered to propose and implement innovative ideas. 

PursueProgress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue Progress. And let’s discover Extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

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