Director of Data, AI & Modeling Platforms

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Axle Informatics seeks a senior technical leader to direct data platforms, AI/ML systems, and scientific computing in a governed, research-focused environment with Dubai-based operations. You will guide architectures, lead cross-disciplinary teams, and support federal growth initiatives in health and biomedical data.

You will shape production-grade data pipelines, MLOps, and governance, collaborating with software, data, and science teams in a dynamic, risk-aware setting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software, data, or ML engineering.
• 5+ years of leadership building technical teams.
• Proven design and operation of production-grade AI/ML or data systems.
• Strong judgment across modern data architectures and MLOps.
• Experience building large, complex data pipelines.
• Experience delivering systems in research-heavy or regulated settings.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for data platforms, AI/ML systems, and scientific computing environments.
• Guide design and operation of data systems for large, heterogeneous scientific and health datasets.
• Lead development of AI/ML capabilities including predictive modeling, NLP, and LLMs.
• Build sustainable modeling and simulation practices and reproducible workflows.
• Strengthen engineering practices around testing, CI/CD, containerization, and observability.
• Build and lead multidisciplinary teams spanning software, data, and machine learning engineering.
• Ensure data and AI capabilities are appropriate for sensitive and highly governed environments.
• Contribute to federal growth and proposal efforts as a senior technical leader.

Skills

Software engineering

Data engineering

ML engineering

Technical leadership

AI/ML systems

MLOps

Data pipelines

Regulated environments

Communication

Education

Advanced degree

Biomedical data standards

Tools

OMOP

FHIR

HPC

Job description

Axle Informatics seeks a senior technical leader to direct data platforms, AI/ML systems, and scientific computing in a governed, research-focused environment with Dubai-based operations. You will guide architectures, lead cross-disciplinary teams, and support federal growth initiatives in health and biomedical data.

You will shape production-grade data pipelines, MLOps, and governance, collaborating with software, data, and science teams in a dynamic, risk-aware setting.