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San Francisco, United States$60k-$80k + Equity

Healthcare ML/Causal Inference Engineer at VC-backed precision healthcare startup

Are you a world-class ML engineer ready to apply your skills to a mission that actually matters? Join a San Francisco-based startup as a founding-level hire and build the 'AI Cancer Doctor' using an unparalleled proprietary dataset of 400M+ longitudinal records. You'll develop causal inference models that help oncologists make life-saving treatment decisions, moving beyond incremental SaaS tools to solve the hardest problem in healthcare. With backing from top-tier VCs and a team of elite founders, this is a unique opportunity to secure meaningful equity and deliver superhuman performance in precision oncology. If you have PhD-level expertise and want to save lives through code, this is your seat.

Overview

Role overview

Join a high-impact team as a founding-level engineer building an AI platform that transforms oncology treatment. You will leverage a massive proprietary dataset of 142 million clinical records to develop causal inference models. Your work directly enables physicians to make safer, data-driven decisions, sparing patients from unnecessary procedures and improving survival outcomes through superhuman precision.

Company

About the company

VC-backed precision healthcare startup

Responsibilities

What you will do

  • Design and implement advanced ML models and causal inference techniques to understand treatment efficacy from complex EHR timelines.
  • Build and deploy 70B+ parameter multimodal systems that synthesize imaging, genomic, and clinical data for medical reasoning.
  • Architect robust evaluation frameworks to ensure clinical safety and accuracy for high-stakes healthcare decision-making.

Candidate profile

Who this is a fit for

  • PhD-level research experience or equivalent technical excellence in ML and causal inference from a top-tier global institution.
  • Proficient in Python, PyTorch, and large-scale data processing with a track record of shipping models in high-stakes environments.
  • Founding engineer DNA with the ability to thrive in ambiguity and a deep personal commitment to transforming cancer care.

What makes it remarkable

Why this role is remarkable

  • Rare access to a massive, proprietary multimodal data moat including longitudinal radiology, pathology, and genomic records.
  • Founding-level impact as hire #7, working directly on core models used by oncologists at the bedside.
  • Backed by top-tier VCs who were early investors in world-leading AI and fintech giants.

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