ML Research Engineer, Scientific AI for Food Innovation

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just food companyEmeryville (CA)

Food Scientists and Technologists Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing

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About the role

Just Food Company seeks a Machine Learning Research Engineer to advance protein discovery and AI-enabled products. You will build ML models that connect protein sequence, structure, and experimental data to functional food performance, working with protein scientists, food scientists, and product developers. This highly hands-on role blends research with practical deployment across the company, offering ownership to design experiments, build tooling, and scale AI solutions in collaboration with

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