Director of Scientific Computing

Summary

Join KoBold, a leading mineral exploration company, as their Director of Scientific Computing. Lead the scientific computing team in developing foundational technology for algorithms and machine learning models, enabling collaboration among mineral explorers globally. You will manage a remote team, develop and deploy machine learning techniques, and set the roadmap for the team. The role involves working with large datasets, building distributed computing systems, and collaborating with geoscientists. Success in this position requires a strong background in scientific computing, machine learning, and leadership experience. KoBold offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to a rapidly growing company.

Requirements

• A successful track record of developing and deploying cutting edge machine learning models on scientific data
• Excellent communication skills for a highly interdisciplinary workplace
• Significant experience working hands on with messy real world data
• Distributed and high-performance computing
• Great competence in modern python coding practice
• An advanced degree in the physical sciences, engineering, computer science, or mathematics
• Post-degree technical leadership including scientific applications of machine learning
• Demonstrated ability to quickly absorb and synthesize complex information, with a track record of high intellectual rigor in a professional setting
• Exceptional curiosity and eagerness to learn, with a proactive approach to exploring new concepts and technologies
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on a range of responsibilities
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks effectively

Responsibilities

• Develop KoBold’s proprietary exploration tools, building a deep understanding of mineral exploration sufficient to identify and execute on software development opportunities
• Deeply understand the mineral exploration objectives of the company through dialogue with data science and geoscience leaders as well as how data scientists, geologists, and engineers interact with data
• Develop and deploy machine learning, statistical, and physics-based techniques to guide our targeting efforts and inform our acquisition and exploration decisions
• Set the roadmap and vision for the Scientific Computing team, working closely with other KoBold executives
• Pragmatically make build vs buy decisions to enhance KoBold’s software stack
• Evangelize KoBold’s technology throughout the organization
• Manage a fully remote team of 5-10 software and ML engineers, many of them at the Staff and Principal level
• Understand the professional development objectives of all team members and create opportunities for each person to work on problems that advance their objectives
• Grow the team in collaboration with the VP of Technology and our recruiting team: create a hiring plan, attract talent with a focus on diversity, organize and execute the interview process, onboard new hires
• Ensure engineers fully participate in KoBold’s cross-disciplinary culture
• Present to and collaborate with our external partners and stakeholders

Benefits

• The US base salary range for this full-time exempt position is $240,000-$300,000
• KoBold is a remote first workplace, we are open to candidates currently residing anywhere in the United States, United Kingdom,, or Canada