Machine Learning Engineer II

Job Description

Come join our growing team! Eurofins Discovery is highly motivated to apply AI‑enabled applications, data visualization, cheminformatics, bioinformatics and other data‑driven approaches within drug discovery and development. The Research Informatics group works closely with scientists to develop innovative solutions that drive projects and identify best practices for our clients.

• Represent Informatics as the subject matter expert in cross‑functional initiatives, collaborating closely with scientists, data teams and technical stakeholders.
• Identify and deliver solutions where computational and AI‑driven approaches can improve efficiency, decision making, and knowledge utilization across complex workflows.
• Design, develop and deploy production‑ready AI‑enabled applications that integrate structured and unstructured data for scalable use.
• Build and implement retrieval‑augmented systems (RAG), semantic search frameworks, and embedding‑based data workflows to enable intelligent information retrieval.
• Develop conversational AI interfaces and agentic architectures that automate knowledge‑intensive tasks and support user interaction with complex datasets.
• Research, design and develop machine learning algorithms, tools and systems.
• Write structured, tested, readable and maintainable code, and participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and knowledge dissemination for existing and new tools that enable data extraction, analysis, visualization and insight production.
• Independently pursue research projects, implement novel computational workflows and support a dynamic multidisciplinary team focused on moving projects from hit identification to candidate discovery.
• Perform statistical analysis and fine‑tuning using test results.
• Be actively involved in digital transformation projects and data governance objectives, working closely with IT and scientific teams.
• Ensure proper documentation of workflows, reports, tools, and analyses of the Research Informatics team.
• Provide transparency and regular communication on project status, potential roadblocks, and new strategies with Technology Sciences leadership.
• Ensure project activities align with Eurofins policies, procedures and methodologies.

• Degree in computer science, data science, computational chemistry, bioinformatics or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience building and deploying production‑ready AI‑enabled research applications and workflows.
• At least 2 years of programming experience in Python, Type Script, and full‑stack application development (Python, FastAPI, React, Streamlit).
• Consolidated knowledge on prompt engineering, context engineering, LLM frameworks, agentic frameworks, APIs and libraries.
• Extensive knowledge and experience using chemical and bioinformatics libraries, preferably in a drug discovery environment.
• In‑depth knowledge of relevant public and proprietary databases, methods and tools.
• Skilled with relational, non‑relational, big data and big data analytics databases.
• Deep knowledge of math, probability, statistics and algorithms.
• Ph.D. in Cheminformatics, Bioinformatics or a related discipline.
• Experience with Azure and AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
• Experience in containerization, orchestration and workflow automation tools such as Docker, Kubernetes and Nextflow.
• Experience in fine‑tuning and training LLM models.
• Experience in developing computer vision models using PyTorch.
• Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels of the organization, with capability to influence decisions and lead others to achieve results.
• Experience with projects and teams that span multiple time‑zones and cultures.
• Excellent verbal, written, analytical and presentation communication skills, including the ability to communicate a clear vision and motivate teams.
• Proven ability to successfully influence cross‑functionally and to be sought after as a technical expert in bioinformatics applied to drug discovery.
• Strong customer focus and ability to manage internal or external client expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a research program environment and generate hypotheses from computational analysis of data that align with organizational goals and resources.
• Mentor and coach who brings strategic experience building diverse teams from scratch to enable long‑term success for bioinformatics in drug discovery.
• Travel to other Eurofins facilities is required (approximately 5–10% of working time).

The position is full‑time, Monday‑Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., with overtime as needed. Requires roughly 5–10% travel to other Eurofins facilities.

• Excellent full‑time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid vacation and holidays.

Eurofins USA Discovery Services is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.