Full-Time
Senior Director of AI
Posted on 9/19/2022
Designs sustainable seeds using AI and gene editing
Senior, Expert
Cambridge, MA, USA
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Data Science with demonstrated leadership capabilities
- Strong experience in AI/ML, computational biology, bioinformatics or related, with proven track records (e.g. publications in top-tier journals and conferences, patents, awards, etc.)
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, BioInformatics, Data Sciences, Applied Math, Operations Research, or a related field
- Expert proficiency in Python, R, or related software environments
- Experience building and deploying end-to-end AI solutions that deliver product value
- A deep understanding of current data science best practices in areas such as NLP, computer vision, audio/video analysis, search, predictive analytics, recommender systems, and deep learning
- Proven leadership in complicated context, able to influence and engage the strategic and technical partners in a matrix organization
- Strong commitment to our team's values: learn from every decision, no heroes/heroines, thoughtful inclusion, and fail fast
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
- Active interest in learning new technology or domains. We are an organization that goes across many disciplines
- Desire to work in a mission driven organization focused on sustainability and how we grow food
- Build, lead and deploy Inari's AI strategy and drive the implementation of sustainable, high-impact AI projects
- Collaborate cross-functionally with the engineering, product, operations, and other business teams to define the strategic AI roadmap and develop success metrics
- Identify and implement best-in-class data science methodologies and tools to enhance existing products and solutions
- Conduct end-to-end data insights strategy from a variety of disparate life sciences datasets producing impactful visualization and reporting meaningful findings
- Rapidly identify and prototype methods and visualizations to answer key business questions
- Identify opportunities to apply the latest advancements in AI to Inari's products
- Stay up-to-date on industry trends and best practices and build effective and impactful external networks to foster continued innovation of Inari's AI strategies
- Lead a growing team of AI Engineers and provide analytics leadership and direction as they design, build and deploy new products
- Build and cultivate the right partnerships and alliances with internal and external partners
- Foster excellence through coaching and mentoring of your team
- Set the standards and expectations of your team, especially around diversity and inclusion
- Experience working with agtech or biotech
- Experience with Scala, Go, Arrikto
- Experience working with computational scientists and understanding their diverse needs
- Deep Learning frameworks: Keras, Tensorflow, Scikit-learn, Spark-MLib
- Experience with high-throughput data generation pipeline, from sequencing platform to data analysis environment
- Familiarity with AWS cloud computing services and its service offering (e.g. RDS, Athena, SageMaker)
Inari, the SEEDesign™ company, stands out for its unique approach to sustainable agriculture, leveraging AI-powered predictive design and multiplex gene editing to optimize seed potential and contribute to a more resource-efficient global food system. The company's technology platform addresses the biological complexity of plants, using extensive data analysis to identify and implement beneficial genetic edits within a crop's DNA structure. This technical prowess, combined with a commitment to sustainability, positions Inari as a leader in its industry, offering solutions that not only increase food production but also reduce environmental impact.
Company Stage
Series E
Total Funding
$627M
Headquarters
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Founded
2016
6 month growth
↑ 7%1 year growth
↑ 33%2 year growth
↑ 57%Benefits
Health insurance package
Flexible PTO
401k plan
Performance Bonus
Commuter Checks & Assistance
Company Social Events
Free Lunch or Snacks