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RA Capital has done exactly that for more than two decades, backing bold ideas in medicines to further human health and now expanding into Planetary Health to improve how efficiently we utilize the world’s precious resources.\nRA Capital is among the leading providers of capital and services to the most promising innovators in the world. We invest flexibly-seed to IPO and beyond, anywhere in the world-with $10 B+ under management and a culture that prizes curiosity, rigor, and collaborative debate. We are investors who not only fund companies but get elbow deep in building them. From helping them recruit talent to helping them recruit patients for their studies to helping match them to strategic partners and even going to Washington to win reforms, RA Capital’s large team has people with nearly every relevant expertise one might need to turn an idea into a cure that actually helps people. \nIf you live for first-principles problem-solving with great colleagues, thrive on complexity, and want to do meaningful work that ripples across industries and ecosystems, you’ll feel at home at RA Capital. Here, questions are welcomed, ideas are tested, and victories are shared. Even our lawyers are creative and engaging. And don’t get us started on our compliance team’s wicked sense of humor; nothing about what we do is boring. \nAre you ready to bring your creativity, discipline and collaborative spirit to help us invent the future? Join us and you’ll collaborate daily with investors, founders, physicians, biologists, engineers, economists, and reform advocates who think in systems and act with urgency. \nJoin us to invent a happier, healthier, more productive future - and have fun doing it.\nAbout the Team\nRA Capital’s Healthcare Data Strategy team uses data-driven analysis to inform investment decisions and improve core business processes. The team’s work spans portfolio management, risk management, and data science, leveraging complex healthcare and financial datasets to identify important trends, patterns, and decision drivers.\nThe team operates in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and works across RA Capital, including with the Investment Team, RA Ventures, Legal, Finance, Compliance, and TechAtlas. Team members also have opportunities to work directly with senior leadership and portfolio managers.\nAbout the Role\nAs a Senior Applied AI Scientist, you will design and implement AI-driven systems that transform complex, unstructured information into reliable, decision-relevant insights. Working at the intersection of applied AI, data science, and investment research, you will partner closely with investment professionals to translate ambiguous questions into technical solutions and actionable conclusions.\nThis is a hands-on individual contributor role with responsibility for independently owning projects from initial problem definition through deployment and ongoing improvement.\nResponsibilities\nDesign and build systems that transform unstructured healthcare, scientific, and financial information into structured, usable insights.\nDevelop and deploy AI-driven workflows using approaches such as NLP, retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge graphs, embeddings, entity extraction, and agentic systems.\nOwn applied AI projects from problem definition and prototyping through deployment, evaluation, and iteration.\nDevelop benchmarks and evaluation frameworks to assess accuracy, relevance, reliability, and potential failure modes.\nPartner with investment professionals and other stakeholders to identify high-value use cases and incorporate findings into investment research and decision-making.\nTranslate complex healthcare, financial, and analytical information into clear narratives, tools, and visualizations for technical and nontechnical audiences.\nHelp establish best practices for data quality, testing, documentation, reproducibility, and responsible AI use.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, data science, engineering, statistics, applied mathematics, computational biology, or another related quantitative or technical field.\nAt least 4 years of professional experience in applied machine learning, data science, software engineering, data engineering, or a related discipline, including at least 2 years working with NLP, information-retrieval, or LLM-based systems.\nHands-on experience with one or more of the following: NLP workflows, knowledge graphs, vector databases, embedding-based retrieval, entity extraction and linking, RAG, or agentic AI systems.\nExperience taking AI or machine-learning solutions beyond initial prototyping, including testing, deployment, evaluation, or ongoing improvement.\nStrong Python and SQL skills, along with familiarity with software-engineering practices such as version control, testing, and documentation.\nStrong understanding of AI and machine-learning fundamentals, evaluation methods, and the limitations of LLM-based systems.\nAbility to independently structure ambiguous problems and communicate complex findings clearly to senior stakeholders.\nMust be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship or transfer of sponsorship.\nMust be based in Massachusetts or willing to relocate and able to work a hybrid schedule from RA Capital’s Boston office.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience working with healthcare, life sciences, investment management, financial services, or other complex domain-specific data.\nFamiliarity with scientific literature, clinical-trial information, company filings, market research, or other sources relevant to healthcare investing.\nExperience with Spark, PySpark, cloud-based AI platforms, or production data pipelines.\nExperience working directly with investment, research, business, or executive stakeholders.\nCompensation\nRA Capital Management is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Pay for this position will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, and current market conditions.\nIn addition to base salary (listed below), employees may be eligible for performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement contributions, and paid time off.\nTotal Rewards\nWe take pride in offering a comprehensive employee benefits program as a key part of overall compensation. Our Total Rewards include:\nEmployer-paid monthly premiums for health, dental, and vision coverage\n\nWellness benefits and programs to support physical and mental well-being\n\nResources and perks that enhance work-life balance and financial security\n\nWe’re dedicated to helping our employees thrive professionally and personally.\nMassachusetts base pay range\n$140,000—$180,000 USD\nRA Capital is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. 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