At Genmab, we're committed to building extra(not)ordinary futures together, by developing antibody products and pioneering, knock-your-socks-off therapies that change the lives of patients and the future of cancer treatment and serious diseases. From our people who are caring, candid, and impact-driven to our business, which is innovative and rooted in science, we believe that being proudly unique, determined to be our best, and authentic is essential to fulfilling our purpose.

At Genmab, AI technology is more than just a solution, it powers the R&D, Commercial, and functional business units that work tirelessly to save lives and bring valuable treatments to patients around the world. The new data science team, AI and Analytics Products, is building quickly to meet the business demand of immediate, real-time AI technology product innovation. Our technology experts tackle exciting challenges in collaborative teams but work in an environment where individual and career development is always valued. Our team members leverage their talents and passion, building new and innovative products, creating programs founded in automation in agile frameworks, and driving existing and cutting-edge innovation. We are seeking an experienced Product Owner who is passionate about data, with a strong background in data analytics and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) principles. This role is pivotal in driving AI/ML initiatives, shaping product features, and ensuring successful project delivery.

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to join our team, specializing in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in AI/ML technologies, with specific expertise in developing, training, and deploying large-scale language models and generative systems. You will play a key role in driving our AI initiatives, contributing to innovative projects, and shaping the future of our AI capabilities.

This is a hybrid role that requires 60% onsite presence in Princeton, NJ

Roles and Responsibilities:

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  Model Development and Training: Design, implement, and train large-scale language models, deploy machine learning models over the clouds, generative AI algorithms to support a variety of applications, including text generation, content creation, and data synthesis. Deploy the final models to production and monitor their performance and accuracy on regular basis. Conduct machine learning & LLMs tests and experiments, validations, model performance and lifecycle management. Lead CICD process and establish best practices of ML/LLM product deployments over the clouds. Contribute to the ML architecture design, discussion, changes especially over the clouds.


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  Research and Innovation: Stay abreast of the latest developments in AI/ML, particularly in LLMs and generative AI, and apply cutting-edge research to solve complex problems and improve model performance.


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  Data Management: Collaborate with data teams to identify, collect, and preprocess large datasets suitable for training and refining LLMs. Work with product owners, data analysts, and data scientists to understand large datasets, preprocess them, and extract features from them.


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  Performance Optimization: Optimize models for efficiency, scalability, and performance. This includes experimenting with different architectures, tuning hyperparameters, and leveraging hardware accelerations. Train predictive models using the data and analyze their performance to determine which will provide the most accurate results. Fine-tune the models by adjusting hyperparameters, like learning rate and regularization, to improve their accuracy further.


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  Collaboration and Leadership: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, software engineers, and data scientists, to integrate AI models into products and services. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members.


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  Ethical AI Practice: Ensure models are developed with a commitment to ethical AI principles, addressing issues such as fairness, transparency, and privacy.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Statistics, or a related field


• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or C++


• Proficiency with frameworks/libraries like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, LangServe, LangSmith, OpenAI


• Proficiency with Transformer models, Autoregressive Models, GPT-3 & 4, Autoencoding Models, BERT, Gemini, ALBERT, ELECTRA, RAGs, Autoencoders, Sequence-to-Sequence Models, hyperparameter tuning, LoRA


• Strong understanding of NLP techniques and algorithms.


• Minimum of 5 years of experience in machine learning and AI, with a focus on large language models and generative AI.


• Versioning control tools, Git, Gitlab, CICD tools, Dockers and Kubernetes


• Knowledge of data science, machine learning & deep learning models and expertise in statistics


• Experience with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, Keras, or PyTorch and other open sources ML frameworks.


• Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud


• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail and ability to work independently.


• Proven track record of developing and deploying AI models in a production environment with LLMs capability.

Desired Skills:

• PhD in a related field is a plus.


• Publications in top AI/ML conferences or journals.


• Experience with ethical AI frameworks and bias mitigation techniques.


• Strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills.


• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

For US based candidates, the proposed salary band for this position is as follows:

$95,625.00---$159,375.00

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses.

About You

• You are passionate about our purpose and genuinely care about our mission to transform the lives of patients through innovative cancer treatment


• You bring rigor and excellence to all that you do. You are a fierce believer in our rooted-in-science approach to problem-solving


• You are a generous collaborator who can work in teams with diverse backgrounds


• You are determined to do and be your best and take pride in enabling the best work of others on the team


• You are not afraid to grapple with the unknown and be innovative


• You have experience working in a fast-growing, dynamic company (or a strong desire to)


• You work hard and are not afraid to have a little fun while you do so

Locations

Genmab leverages the effectiveness of an agile working environment, when possible, for the betterment of employee work-life balance. Our offices are designed as open, community-based spaces that work to connect employees while being immersed in our state-of-the-art laboratories. Whether you're in one of our collaboratively designed office spaces or working remotely, we thrive on connecting with each other to innovate.

About Genmab

Genmab is an international biotechnology company with a core purpose guiding its unstoppable team to strive towards improving the lives of patients through innovative and differentiated antibody therapeutics. For more than 20 years, its passionate, innovative and collaborative team has invented next-generation antibody technology platforms and leveraged translational research and data sciences, which has resulted in a proprietary pipeline including bispecific T-cell engagers, next-generation immune checkpoint modulators, effector function enhanced antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates. To help develop and deliver novel antibody therapies to patients, Genmab has formed 20+ strategic partnerships with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. By 2030, Genmab's vision is to transform the lives of people with cancer and other serious diseases with Knock-Your-Socks-Off (KYSO) antibody medicines.

Established in 1999, Genmab is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark with locations in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. and Tokyo, Japan.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We are committed to fostering workplace diversity at all levels of the company and we believe it is essential for our continued success. No applicant shall be discriminated against or treated unfairly because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. Learn more about our commitments on our website .

Genmab is committed to protecting your personal data and privacy. Please see our privacy policy for handling your data in connection with your application on our website https://www.genmab.com/privacy .

Please note that if you are applying for a position in the Netherlands, Genmab's policy for all permanently budgeted hires in NL is initially to offer a fixed-term employment contract for a year, if the employee performs well and if the business conditions do not change, renewal for an indefinite term may be considered after the fixed-term employment contract.