Machine Learning Engineer

Salary : 67900

Closing Date : 5th May 2026

Contract Type : Permanent

TheWellcomeTrust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science leadingpolicyand advocacy campaigns and building partnerships.

We plan to spend 16bn over the next ten years funding new discoveries in life health and wellbeing and taking on three global health challenges: mental health infectious disease and climate and health.

These challenges need the bold science we support but theywontbe solved by science alone.

Where inWellcomewill I be working

In this role you will work together with an interdisciplinary team of software engineers data engineers analysts and designers to help Wellcome gain a deeper understanding of its funding data and inform decision-making.

You will have the opportunity to develop machine learning models understand our research funding and its impacts. With an emphasis on natural language processing and network analysis. You will work with open-source software in a highly collaborative team developing maintaining and proposing new solutions to enhance our data science offering to the organisation.

What will I be doing

• Propose develop and evaluate machine learning models with an emphasis on natural language processing

• Translate business problems to data science tasks and present complex results to stakeholders

• Collaborate on a cross-functional team sharing ideas doing code reviews maintaining and improving our internal data science tooling

• Identify opportunities where machine learning can help Wellcome make better decisions

• Identify opportunities where machine learning can help Wellcome make better decisions Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation collaborating across departments

How to apply

To apply for this role pleasesubmitan up-to-date CV and answertwoapplicationquestions todemonstratethat you meet theminimumrequirements for the role.

MinimumCriteria:

• Advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in a quantitative field such as machine learning data science computer science statistics engineering or mathematics.

• Strong Python and SQL skills with a grounding in software engineering best practices.

• In-depth understanding of a deep learning framework such as PyTorch TensorFlow or JAX.

• Knowledge of supervised/unsupervised machine learning and modern natural language processing techniques for text classification named entity recognition and topic modelling.

• Strong knowledge of data science libraries such as Polars Pandas NumPy Scikit-learn.

• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or GCP.

• Experience working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

You can view the full job Job Description on our webite

You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees onourwebsite

Our Hybrid Way of Working

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment in which people can perform at their best.

AtWellcomewe have a hybrid way of working: 3 days in our Euston Road offices (TuesdayWednesdayand Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do

We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includesmaking adjustmentsfor people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments andaccessibility orcontact us at.

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