2 health sciences jobs found in Worcester

JOB TITLE Research Scientist LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Mathematical Sciences - NFR JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) seeks applicants for a Research Scientist in mathematical science to begin in the Summer of 2026. These positions are focused on computational biomechanics. The successful applicants are expected to work with Prof. Min Wu's research team and develop a robust research program. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Mathematics, Mathematical/Computational Biology or related area. JOB DESCRIPTION This is a research position that will be housed in Mathematical Sciences, and advised by Prof. Wu who has joint appoints in Mathematical Sciences and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. The department has over 40 faculty and postdocs. Our undergraduate programs in Mathematical Sciences and Actuarial Mathematics have...

JOB TITLE Temporary Research Scientist LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Computer Science - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY We are seeking a Temporary Research Scientist to support the healthcare AI project in developing a trustworthy healthcare large language model. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities: The role involves hands-on LLM fine-tuning (including instruction tuning, PEFT/LoRA, domain adaptation, and alignment) on clinical datasets, designing rigorous evaluation protocols, and contributing substantially to publications by drafting key manuscript sections and preparing results for top-tier venues. Requirements: Candidates must hold a PhD in a relevant field, demonstrate strong expertise in LLM fine-tuning with frameworks like Hugging Face Transformers and PyTorch, and have a proven publication record with significant contributions in healthcare AI, NLP, or trustworthy LLM research in premier...