Senior Data Scientist, AI Retrieval Systems

Axle · AI/ML

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Full TimePosted Aug 26, 2026

Source: Axle

AT A GLANCE
Eligibility
Not available
Category
AI/ML
Salary
Not disclosed
Employment
Full Time
Experience
Senior
Posted
Aug 26, 2026

This role’s source listing does not include Hungary as an eligible location.

Axle is hiring a Senior Data Scientist to build AI retrieval and knowledge systems for rare disease research at the NIH, available as a fully remote role within the United States.

In this senior individual contributor position, you will own the end-to-end data layer, retrieval services, and interfaces for AI systems supporting rare disease research. You will collaborate directly with NIH program staff and clinical geneticists to model biomedical knowledge, deploy services onto Kubernetes, and build evaluation pipelines for AI-assisted results.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Remote within the United States
Senior individual contributor role
Focus on rare disease research at NIH
100% Employer-paid medical/dental/vision
Work with LLM-powered biomedical retrieval systems

What You’ll Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent experience
At least 5 years building and operating production software or data systems
At least 2 years shipping LLM-powered applications such as agents, retrieval, or evaluation
Experience building end-to-end retrieval systems covering indexing and query construction
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Security clearance
Experience evaluating systems using golden sets, offline regression suites, or metrics such as Recall@K and MRR

What You’ll Get

100% Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage for Employees
Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
401K match up to 5%
Educational Benefits for Career Growth
Employee Referral Bonus
Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare
Parking Reimbursement Account
Dependent Care Assistant Program
Transportation Reimbursement Account

About the Company

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company specializing in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science. They provide research tools and technical expertise to national healthcare organizations and research institutes, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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