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AI Engineer in London | Oscar Recruitment

Job Details

Location: Fully Remote (UK working hours)

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

About the Company

We're partnering with a fast-growing AI-first biotech startup that has recently secured significant funding and is entering an exciting scale-up phase.

The company operates at the intersection of artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and health, using advanced AI models to analyse large-scale biological and medical datasets. With a globally distributed team, they are building next-generation AI systems designed to transform how health and biological data is understood and applied.

The Role

We're looking for a Junior AI Engineer to join a growing technical team and contribute to the development of AI-driven platforms in a biotech and health-focused environment.

This role is hands-on and technical, offering exposure to large biological datasets, AI model development, and modern machine learning workflows, including work with LLMs and data-centric AI systems.

You'll work closely with senior engineers, data scientists, and domain experts across biology and healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, clean, and maintain AI-ready datasets, working with large-scale biological and medical data
• Support the development and optimisation of machine learning and LLM-based systems
• Assist in designing and improving data pipelines for structured and unstructured biomedical data
• Contribute to experimentation, testing, and validation of AI models
• Document workflows, datasets, and technical decisions clearly and effectively

Required Background & Skills

Degree in a relevant STEM subject (e.g. Biomedical Science, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Medicine, Health Sciences, or a closely related field).

Strong interest in AI applied to biotech, healthcare, or medical data

Solid programming experience (e.g. Python)

Exposure to LLMs, NLP, or generative AI

Familiarity with machine learning concepts and data processing

Experience working with large datasets (academic, research, or commercial)

Comfortable working in a remote, collaborative environment

Nice to Have

Experience with biological, clinical, or health-related datasets

Knowledge of ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn)

Familiarity with cloud platforms or data engineering tools

Why Apply?

Join a well-funded startup at an early growth stage

Work on cutting-edge AI-driven biotech products

Fully remote role with a global team

Competitive salary (£40-50k) with clear progression potential