Director of ML Research – AI Applications

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Director of ML Research – AI Applications in France.

This is a senior technical leadership role at the forefront of applying machine learning to pharmaceutical R&D, with a strong focus on structural biology and drug discovery. You will be responsible for building and leading a newly created ML Research function within an AI Applications organization, shaping its scientific direction while remaining deeply hands-on in model development and experimentation. The role combines cutting-edge research, team leadership, and real-world deployment of production-grade AI models. You will work across federated data networks, collaborating with engineering, product, and academic partners to translate scientific breakthroughs into scalable solutions. A key focus will be improving co-folding models and advancing their generalization across complex biological datasets. This is a player-coach position for a leader who thrives at the intersection of research excellence and applied impact in drug discovery.