Director, AI Research & Delivery

Gilead Sciences Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilead Sciences Inc. is seeking an AI Operations, Contractor Delivery specialist to lead hands-on technical work across AI initiatives, manage contractors, and ensure production-ready AI systems.

You will provide direction on prototypes, data pipelines, and model development in a fast-paced research and enterprise environment. The role emphasizes governance, reproducibility, and collaboration with product teams to translate scientific work into impactful solutions while maintaining high

Qualifications

• PhD with 4+ years of relevant industry experience or MS with 8+ years or BS with 10+ years.
• Demonstrated expertise in AI/ML, DL, NLP, or related disciplines.
• Experience guiding contractors or cross-functional teams, with technical direction and delivery oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI delivery workstreams and manage contractors and partners.
• Provide hands-on technical direction for prototypes, data pipelines, and production AI systems.
• Review designs, evaluation plans, and production-readiness; ensure quality and reproducibility.
• Collaborate with product management to align AI capabilities with user needs and outcomes.

Skills

AI/ML expertise

Cross-functional leadership

Hands-on technical direction

Python

LangChain

Education

PhD in Computer Science / AI / related field

MS in related discipline

BS in related discipline

Tools

PyTorch

Langfuse

LangChain

Azure

Git

Job description

Gilead Sciences Inc. is seeking an AI Operations, Contractor Delivery specialist to lead hands-on technical work across AI initiatives, manage contractors, and ensure production-ready AI systems.

You will provide direction on prototypes, data pipelines, and model development in a fast-paced research and enterprise environment. The role emphasizes governance, reproducibility, and collaboration with product teams to translate scientific work into impactful solutions while maintaining high