Head of AI

Riskinfo.ai; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI company is seeking a Head of AI to manage a team of researchers and steer the development of advanced foundation models. This role involves fostering innovation, overseeing project alignment with company goals, and contributing to the architectural design of AI systems in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading AI/ML teams.
• Strong background in AI/ML model development.
• Proven capability to mentor and guide researchers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of AI/ML researchers.
• Oversee development and implementation of AI models.
• Collaborate with lab scientists and bioinformaticians to define research objectives.

Skills

Team Leadership

Technical Guidance

Innovation

AI Algorithms

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Job description

1. Lead and manage a team of AI/ML researchers/engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering a culture of innovation.
2. Oversee the development and implementation of novel AI/ML models and algorithms.
3. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams of lab scientists, bioinformaticians, and engineers to define research objectives and translate findings into practical applications.
4. Manage and prioritize multiple research projects, ensuring alignment with company goals and timelines.
5. Contribute to the architectural design of AI systems, balancing research exploration with production-grade implementations.
6. Provide thought leadership for the team.
7. Mentor team members, fostering their growth as AI researchers and engineers.
8. Represent Basecamp Research’s AI capabilities at conferences, in publications, and in collaborations with academic and industry partners.

At Basecamp Research, we believe the future of the biotech industry will be built upon the combination of foundational data sets, constructed from the diversity we see in nature, with state-of-the-art AI algorithms. We have built the largest, most sophisticated, ethically sampled database of natural biodiversity. Having demonstrated our ability to build SOTA models in biology, and after closing a $60 million Series B, we are expanding our team and compute resources to develop the next generation of biological foundation models. We are seeking a Head of AI to steer the development of our foundation models, lead the AI team, and foster partnerships in academia and industry. This role offers the opportunity to develop an AI strategy based on an expanding, entirely new-to-science data supply within a highly collaborative environment.

About Company

Basecamp Research is an AI company dedicated to solving pressing challenges in life sciences by exploring beyond known biology. The company uses AI trained on its proprietary knowledge graph of nature—the largest and most diverse of its kind—to design biological solutions for pharma, food, and industrial applications. By understanding the full genetic, evolutionary, and environmental context of proteins, Basecamp Research can design tailored proteins without expensive directed evolution campaigns. We are a team of explorers, scientists, and policy experts driven by our ambition to protect and learn from nature's diversity, delivering breakthroughs to those in need.