Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer – Self-Driving Labs

GSK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK Enterprise AI in the UK is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with business units, proving AI ideas through PoCs, PoVs, and MVPs on a days-to-weeks cadence. You'll shape AI-enabled process development in chemical manufacturing and control, bridging development and production.

You will work with Python and TypeScript/JavaScript, lead AI agent workflows, and mentor engineers while partnering with the Sr. Solutions Engineer to scale successful solutions across global sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent; Master’s preferred.
• Experience in regulated industries a plus.
• Proven track record in AI/ML engineering and production-grade delivery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver PoC/PoV/MVP within days-to-weeks cadence.
• Embed with BU teams and hand off to scale-up teams.
• Lead governance conversations and reusable pattern contributions.
• Coach engineers on AI-augmented workflows.

Skills

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

Go

GenAI patterns

AI/ML engineering

Full-stack engineering

Production deployments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Master’s degree advantageous

Tools

NVIDIA Omniverse

Isaac Sim

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Databricks AI Assistant

Job description

GSK Enterprise AI in the UK is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with business units, proving AI ideas through PoCs, PoVs, and MVPs on a days-to-weeks cadence. You'll shape AI-enabled process development in chemical manufacturing and control, bridging development and production.

You will work with Python and TypeScript/JavaScript, lead AI agent workflows, and mentor engineers while partnering with the Sr. Solutions Engineer to scale successful solutions across global sites.