Research Scientist, Biomedical AI, DeepMind

Google
Mountain View, CA, USA

About the job

In this role, the team develops foundation models and AI-driven discovery systems that uncover new therapeutic strategies and generate scientific insights. This research directly shapes how we understand and treat cancer. As a Research Scientist, you will build AI models and AI-driven discovery systems to accelerate scientific discovery for cancer treatment. You will develop and evaluate foundation models on multimodal biological and medical data, design benchmarks grounded in scientific utility, and collaborate with academic and clinical partners to drive research with real-world health impact.

Responsibilities

Design, train, and evaluate AI models and LLMs on multimodal biological and medical data.

Develop computational pipelines and agentic workflows that enable researchers to generate, prioritize, and validate scientific hypotheses.

Develop benchmarks and evaluation frameworks that capture scientific utility and ML performance.

Work with internal and external collaborators, academic and clinical research partners on problems with real-world health impact.

Drive research from conception to publication.

Report and present ideas, experimental results, and data analysis clearly and efficiently.

Qualifications

Minimum

PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

One or more scientific publication submission(s) for conferences, journals, or public repositories.

Preferred

2 years of coding experience.

1 year of experience owning and initiating research agendas.

Experience working with biological or medical data modalities.

Experience developing or evaluating foundation models or LLMs.

Passion or experience with scientific research in any field of science.