Head of AI Delivery & Forward-Deployed Engineering

Bausch + Lomb; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Bausch + Lomb is seeking a Head of Forward Deployed Engineer to scale AI from pilots to production across manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and IT. The role combines hands-on engineering with leadership, coaching a small FDE team, and partnering with AI Delivery, Data, and IT to deliver production-ready AI solutions.

You will design, implement, and deploy AI-enabled systems, ensuring adoption and measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 10+ years in software engineering, solution implementation, or digital transformation with production code shipping.
• Proficiency in Python and modern API/integration development; cloud platforms such as Azure or Google Cloud.
• Hands-on experience with generative AI, agents, ML, and workflow automation in production.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, and deploy AI-enabled solutions (generative AI, agents, ML, workflow automation) that run reliably.
• Integrate with enterprise systems via APIs and data pipelines.
• Own the path from prototype to production: testing, security reviews, release, monitoring, and support.
• Lead adoption, training materials, and change management at scale.
• Coach and mentor engineers and set standards for code quality and deployment.

Skills

Python

APIs

Cloud platforms

Engineering

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure

API development

Job description

Bausch + Lomb is seeking a Head of Forward Deployed Engineer to scale AI from pilots to production across manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and IT. The role combines hands-on engineering with leadership, coaching a small FDE team, and partnering with AI Delivery, Data, and IT to deliver production-ready AI solutions.

You will design, implement, and deploy AI-enabled systems, ensuring adoption and measurable business outcomes.