Exciting Searches for January
(1) NLP/Machine-Learning Data Scientist (Pleasanton, CA):
My client has remained at the center of scientific discovery for more than 50
years, manufacturing and distributing a broad range of products for the life
science research and clinical diagnostic markets. The Company is renowned
worldwide among hospitals, universities, major research institutions, as well
as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies for its commitment to quality and
customer service. Founded in 1952, they are headquartered in Hercules,
California, and serve more than 85,000 research and industry customers
worldwide through its global network of operations.
My exciting Biotech Client is seeking a Natural Language Processing
(NPL)/Machine Learning (ML) scientist to lead an elite data science team
responsible for creating innovative tools, methods and best practices around
the scientific literature. The ideal candidate cares deeply about developing
and implementing solutions that dramatically improve one's ability to integrate
and quantify knowledge extracted from millions of scientific publications.
What you’ll be doing:
· provide day-to-day oversight and management of the date science staff and
activities
· collaborate with scientists and other business partners
· handle competing requests from a range of data customers
· lead by example through ideation, prototyping and testing
· develop best practices that provide results of the highest quality above that
which is typically seen in academia and industry
· identify opportunities to blend article, technology, product metrics with
internal and external data assets
· provision interactive text analytics visualizations
· build analytics prototypes and demos for end users
· provide thought leadership, provide strategic road map for text mining of
scientific literature and how the literature fits into our intelligence
landscape, supports new product development, business development, complements
existing instrument software and potentially directly faces external customers
· building date pipelines for processing natural language text at scale
· developing front-end tools and interfaces (e.g. notification and alert
systems, dashboard reports) for internal clients to view and interact with
processed data
· stay up to speed on state of the art methods for efficient text processing
What you need for this role:
· MS or PhD in Computer Science, math, statistics or related field
· 10+ years text mining and machine learning
· prior experience managing and coaching deeply technical staff in an Agile
environment
· prior experience with Search, machine learning and other text mining
methodologies
· knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: Natural
Language Processing, Machine Learning, Question Answering, Text Mining,
Information Retrieval, Distributional Semantics, and/or Discourse Modeling
· knowledge of National Library of Medicine, PubMed,PubMed Central, and Medical
Index Subject Headings and related scientific literature tools and resources
What’s in it for you:
· Competitive pay and great benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k
and more
· Opportunities for growth and training
· Stability of a profitable 60+ year old company
My new client is one of the world's leading manufacturers of capacitors,
seeking a Development Engineer
(2) Senior Development Engineer – Ceramic Dielectric (Spartanburg Area, South
Carolina)
This engineer will lead material and process development in the area of ceramic
dielectrics for ceramic capacitor products. The candidate should have knowledge
and experience with ceramic dielectric formulations, and milling and dispersion
of fine ceramic powders. The candidate will be familiar with processing of
ceramic powders, dispersants, mixing and milling of micron and sub-micron size
powders, formulating multi-component compositions, ceramic thick films and
coatings, and electronic properties of ceramics. The candidate will be expected
to quickly learn the key aspects of the Company manufacturing technology and
process. This person will play a critical role in developing new products using
leading edge technologies and will execute experimental work with a minimum of
supervision.
Requirements:
A strong technical background and experience are required in Ceramic Science
and Engineering, processing with ceramic powders and/or coatings, Design of
Experiments, and problem solving. Good communication skills both verbal and
written are essential. Experience with material characterization techniques,
and electrical property measurements would be preferred, especially with
respect to MLCC or other electronic components. Experience of successful
product development in the field of electronic components is beneficial.
Education/Experience:
B.S. in Engineering (Materials, Ceramic or Chemical) at minimum; M.S. or Ph.D.
in Engineering or Science is strongly preferred. Minimum 5 years of applicable
experience.
Years of experience:
5 or more
Computer Skills:
Proficiency in using Windows PC and Microsoft Office suite, in particular:
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft-Project and statistical analysis software
such as MiniTab
NOTE: Specifically looking for experience with Barium Titanate, Calcium
Zirconate, Yttrium, Ytterbium, etc. materials, including Rare Earth dopants;
crystal chemistry; thick films
#3) Attention Bitcoin/Blockchain and HF Trading Experts:
My exciting new client in Los Angles is the first investment bank for digital
finance, using bitcoin and blockchain technology, working with the New York
Cryptocurrencies Exchange.
For now, they focus on building a crypto-currency trading platform with a
focus on ICO (Initial Coin Offering) tokens with smart contracts and in
parallel. They are building an investment bank to create a transparent and
compliant process for companies to raise funds via ICO. The Group is lead by a
successful entrepreneur who recently made a successful exit from his second
business with a $100+ million ticket.
CTO Position Summary
The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is responsible for overseeing all technical
aspects of the blockchain and fintech projects. Using an active and practical
approach, the CTO will direct all employees in IT and IO departments to attain
the company’s strategic goals established in the company’s strategic plan.
Specific responsibilities:
CTO must be able to communicate and collaborate with other departments:
1. CEO, Strategy Board & Product Owner
●Predict and stay ahead of any technical points and issues that might
significantly affect the company.
●Advise the CEO and Strategy Board on the long‐term technical, strategic
direction of the company and where to, or to not, make large strategic
technological bets.
●Provide the CEO and Product Owner with different options on the technical
direction of the company and provide sufficient information for deciding what
is the best solution to take at any given time.
●Be an ultimate authority for the CEO, Strategy Board, and Product Owner by
providing a neutral view which puts the company’s long‐term interests above all
else.
2. Engineering/Product development
●Continually improve production pipelines, being involved in the daily
execution and engineering team management once the priorities are set.
●Lead development team, assess team performance and help execute
recruiting/retention efforts.
●Regular reporting to CEO and Product Owner.
●Continuously optimize across the whole organization to avoid any duplication
of effort.
●Ensure alignment of the greater technical organization and, when necessary,
arbitrate techno‐centric turf scraps, architecture conflicts, etc.
●Serve as master architect across product lines.
3. Business Development, Partnerships
●Communicate with authority about the market; listen to customer needs; quickly
understand their issues, and give good advice on the company’s products to the
customers.
●Provide technical due diligence of partner technologies and acquisition
targets to make sure they properly fit with the company’s platforms and
offerings.
●Keep track of all the tech startups in the same space, and have them stack
ranked based on what he/she can glean about their prospects. The CTO should
have clear thoughts
about ‐ possible acquisition targets, what expertise is the company missing?
Which companies are doing the best work across all of the ancillary areas?
Which companies
have the best technical teams? What could competitors buy that would hurt the
company? etc.
●Predict if a new technology would have a significant impact on the long‐term
technological roadmap for the company.
●Predict long‐term competitive trends due to the constant shifts in the market.
4. Marketing
●Serve as the public face of technology for the company.
●Evangelize the company vision and technical direction through conferences,
speaking engagements, and press/media/analyst activities.
●Maintain healthy relationships with designated key industry analysts.
●Support the marketing team in building a large active community around the
company’s products (meetups, hackathons, industry conferences, etc.).
●Social engagement marketing through twitter, blog posts, articles/whitepapers,
etc.
Education and Experience
●BS in related field and at least seven years’ experience in the Information
Technology arena.
●At least two years management and strategic experience in this field or MBA/MS
in related field with five years’ experience, 2 of which must be managerial and
strategic.
●Electronics Trading Systems/FX.
●Java/Python developer/team lead experience 7+ years.
●Systems Architect skills or background
●Blockchain, Smart contracts, Cryptocurrencies background
●Financial/Blockchain startups background
Additional skills
●Has undergone or overseen technical due diligence of electronic trading
platform or similar product
●Strong writing and presentation skills
●Agile master
●Ability to manage remote teams
●Russian language (optional)
Additional requirements
●Location: Los‐Angeles (permanent residence or able to move) preferable, West
Coast-based working remotely with weekly flights to Los Angeles ‐ optional
If you are interested in any of these outstanding opportunities, please send me
a resume. Random resume submissions are always welcome, too. Referrals and
recommendations are greatly appreciated.
Merely receiving this written material does not constitute or imply a "job
offer", but is primarily a networking and informational tool for interested
recipients.
Best Regards,
Nicholas Meyler
GM/President, Technology
Wingate Dunross, Inc.
ph (818)597-3200 ext. 211
<ni...@wdsearch.com>
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