AI Technical Lead F/M/D

bioMérieux SA; Craponne; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

bioMérieux SA invites a Technical Lead for its AI solutions development platform. You will steer technical direction, collaborate with product teams, and ensure high-quality, scalable outcomes across the AI stack.

You will mentor engineers, manage external partners, and promote engineering excellence while aligning with architecture standards. Fluency in English is required; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in CS/AI/Data Science.
• Significant experience leading technical teams and delivering platform solutions.
• Hands-on with AWS, Snowflake, cloud-native architectures, AI/GenAI, or MLOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical decision-making balancing scalability, security, cost, and delivery.
• Translate requirements into scalable technical solutions with stakeholders.
• Maintain alignment with AI architecture principles and manage risks.
• Oversee design, development, testing, deployment, and code reviews.

Skills

Senior Developer

Technical Lead

AWS

Snowflake

Cloud-native architectures

AI / GenAI / MLOps

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

APIs

CI/CD

Software architecture

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science / Data Science / AI

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

Job description

A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for more than 60 years, bioMérieux provides diagnostic solutions which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety.

Our teams working across our digital transformation and information technology areas are literally changing healthcare through technology. Their various expertises are serving innovations for patients and business. Development of new solutions (hardware and software) as well as building qualitative data and insights contribute to the constant improvement of public health.

Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture.

Join the Data & AI team as the Technical Lead for the AI solutions development platform. At the heart of this newly established team, and working closely with numerous internal and external partners, you will act as the technical conductor, ensuring strong technical consistency and enabling the delivery of high quality solutions.

What will your mission be at bioMérieux?

Technical Leadership

• Lead technical decision-making, balancing scalability, security, cost, and delivery constraints.
• Collaborate with business and product stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Ensure alignment with the architecture principles defined by the AI Architect.
• Identify technical risks and implement appropriate mitigation measures.

Technical Roadmap & Engineering Excellence

• Define and maintain the technical roadmap in alignment with product priorities.
• Manage technical debt and continuously improve engineering practices.
• Establish development standards and contribute directly to critical components.
• Drive engineering excellence across the platform.

Delivery & Quality

• Oversee the design, development, testing, deployment, and code review of solutions.
• Ensure robustness, scalability, maintainability, performance, and security of delivered solutions.
• Promote automation and reusable components to accelerate delivery and improve efficiency.

Team & Partner Enablement

• Mentor team members and foster knowledge sharing and technical ownership.
• Oversee external partners contributing to implementation, ensuring quality, alignment, and accountability.
• Facilitate technical discussions and contribute to a strong collaborative engineering culture.

Who are you?

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
• Significant experience as a Senior Developer or Technical Lead, including operational leadership of technical teams.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Snowflake, cloud-native architectures, and AI, GenAI, or MLOps use cases.
• Strong background in software architecture and enterprise application development.
• Proficiency in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Good knowledge of modular design principles, APIs, and CI/CD practices.
• Strong ability to drive change and ensure adoption of technical standards and decisions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical topics and facilitate decision-making.
• Professional fluency in English; French is considered a plus.

bioMérieux welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.