AI Architect - LLMs, NLP, Python, Chat Platform, Bioinformatics scaleup
Circa £90k + Share Options, Private Health
Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire - hybrid working
A one-off opportunity for a mid to senior level AI engineer to join a seriously innovative TechBio scaleup (~30 people) developing novel cancer biologics.
We're seeking an AI Engineer to lead development of a conversational AI platform for structural biology and bioinformatics. This platform will democratize access to complex protein structure analysis through natural language interactions, integrating with existing databases and computational pipelines.
The AI Engineer will have core expertise in AI, LLMs, NLP frameworks - together with a software focus (Python, APIs, SQL, cloud) including proven experience of delivering products to clients.
Required Technical Skills:
AI/ML Core
1. 3+ years hands-on experience (predominantly industry gained) with LLMs (GPT, BERT, T5, Claude) and NLP frameworks
2. Proficiency in prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and function-calling architectures
3. Experience with Hugging Face, OpenAI APIs, and transformer libraries
4. Understanding of model customization for domain-specific tasks
5. Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems
6. Knowledge...