AI/ML Scientist II

Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona’s global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.

Bringing out the best in people

As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then we’re looking for the best to join us.

Working At Dentsply Sirona You Are Able To

Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development.

Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture.

Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation.

Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide.

Dentsply Sirona is looking for a scientist with AI product development experience. The candidate will join a team working on cutting edge applications of machine learning (ML) and AI. They will work on applying the forefront of AI research to Dentsply Sirona’s medical applications. Candidates will get to create novel products for customers of Dentsply Sirona’s cloud-based platform and help further our mission – To transform dentistry and improve oral health globally.

This is a hybrid position which requires working in the Waltham,MA office at least one day per week.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Investigate applying new AI research to areas such as 3D medical image analysis, 3D reconstruction, AI treatment planning and other topics
• Work independently on AI tasks
• Contributes to the development of machine learning models
• Gather and prepare data for projects and clinical studies
• Conduct literature reviews and implement algorithms and frameworks
• Test and validate models
• Communicate progress and findings within the team
• Contribute to technical discussions
• Clearly communicates research findings and ideas to peers, both verbally and in writing
• Follow the current state-of-the-art technology (literature surveys, or attends conferences) 

Education

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent

Years And Type Of Experience

• 2 to 4 years of experience with a Masters or 0 to 3 years of experience with a PhD in applying AI and machine learning algorithms to real-world problems
• Experience with complex technical projects across teams
• Proficiency in machine learning concepts, programming and data analysis
• Experience in 3D medical image analysis is a plus
• Experience in medical device development is a plus

Key Skills, Knowledge & Capabilities

• Excellent written, verbal presentation, and communication skills
• Experience working in a global team
• Experience in working in the cloud
• Experience in one of the ML model development libraries: TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, etc.

The base salary for this role located in Massachusetts is between $115,000 - $130,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location.

Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in Dentsply Sirona.

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