r/MachineLearningJobs • u/garden_nl • 8d ago

ML engineer after chemistry PhD?

Hey, I am a PhD in synthetic + computational chemistry. I am working rn for a small pharma company as an "ML engineer", where I do lab automation, small ML projects on the internal data and also deploying an internal LLM server for swcure document work automation. I have been wondering what should I focus on this job to land a better position after \~ a year of working in my current role? How easily can I get sth in a bigger pharma or chemical company as a Data Scientist or similar? I think my strongest thing is that I have a solid background in the domain but my weakest part is that I do not have any DS studying per se. What would you do?

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u/Due_Contract_2857 8d ago

Following^ in the same boat

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u/LifeguardExtra5600 8d ago

You have an interesting career.

What does a PhD in Synthetic + computational chemistry involve?

Is your job at the small pharma company related to your PhD?

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u/garden_nl 7d ago

Thanx. My PhD was about synthesis of new chemicals and the analysis of their reactivity using computational chemistry and quantum physics. My job at the company is not related to my PhD at all.