Production AI Deployment Lead - Life Sciences

OpenAI; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI research and deployment company in London seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to advance drug discovery through AI. This role involves designing production systems and collaborating with life sciences organizations. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in software engineering within biotech or pharma, excellent communication skills, and a relevant PhD or MS is encouraged. The position offers a hybrid working model and potential relocation assistance.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software/ML engineering or technical deployment.
• Experience in biotech, pharma, clinical research, or scientific software.
• Strong communication across scientific and technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship production systems around models.
• Lead discovery and scoping from pre-sales through post-sales.
• Define and enforce launch criteria for regulated contexts.
• Build in sensitive scientific data environments.

Skills

Software/ML Engineering

Customer-Facing Ownership

Systems Thinking

Communication Skills

Education

PhD or MS in Life Sciences

Job description

A leading AI research and deployment company in London seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to advance drug discovery through AI. This role involves designing production systems and collaborating with life sciences organizations. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in software engineering within biotech or pharma, excellent communication skills, and a relevant PhD or MS is encouraged. The position offers a hybrid working model and potential relocation assistance.