A*STAR

[50004074-RSE3A] Senior Scientist I, Computing & Intelligence

A*STAR
ResearchSingaporeOnsitePosted 14 hours ago

About the role

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Senior scientist role focused on advancing AI/ML research for healthcare applications, developing novel architectures and training methods for large language models and multimodal AI systems, with emphasis on clinical translation and commercialization.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Develop novel architectures, training strategies, and optimization methods for LLMs, agentic AI, vision foundation model and multimodal foundation models
  • Design and implement multimodal learning pipelines that integrate text, imaging, omics, and real-world clinical data
  • Prototype AI systems for clinical and biomedical applications (e.g., decision support, conversational AI, population health, drug discovery)
  • Benchmark models against state-of-the-art healthcare AI datasets and evaluation frameworks
  • Collaborate with industry and healthcare partners to enable translation, licensing, and commercialization
  • Publish in top-tier AI/ML venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, ACL) and high-impact biomedical journals (e.g., Nature Medicine)
  • Contribute to open science initiatives (datasets, model releases, benchmarks)
  • Secure funding through collaborative research proposals with academia, healthcare institutions, and industry

Requirements

  • PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related fields
  • Strong publication record in top AI/ML venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL) or high-impact biomedical journals
  • Deep expertise in LLMs, vision foundation models, or multimodal AI
  • Strong skills in deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX) and distributed/HPC training
  • Experience in large-scale LLM and/or foundation model training and deployment
  • Experience with medical or biomedical data (EHR, clinical notes, imaging, genomics)
  • Familiarity with biomedical ontologies and knowledge graphs (UMLS, SNOMED CT, PubMed)
  • Understanding of AI ethics, safety, and regulatory considerations in healthcare