Head of Applied AI Engineering — Life Sciences Markets

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work within US time zones

Technical leadership role

Strategic impact on pharma market

Cross-functional collaboration

Product innovation

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Director of Applied AI Engineering for Life Sciences Markets in the United States. You will lead the technical development and delivery of advanced AI applications that transform complex proprietary data into actionable insights, while personally contributing to system design, coding, and deployment.

This is a hands-on leadership role guiding a multidisciplinary team to build scalable, production-ready AI solutions.

Qualifications

• Production AI engineering experience with end-to-end ownership of complex systems.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical delivery while staying involved in system design and deployment.
• Deep practical experience integrating ML models and LLMs into production systems, including retrieval and evaluation methods.

Responsibilities

• Hands-On AI development: design, build, and deliver core AI services and workflows with ownership of critical tasks.
• Lead the engineering team and oversee squad execution; set technical standards and review architecture and code.
• Define strategy and roadmap by identifying high-value life sciences questions and translating them into technical/product plans.
• Design and implement solutions combining ML models, LLMs, retrieval, and workflow automation; balance quality, latency, and cost.
• Establish automated testing, evaluation datasets, monitoring, and rigorous model validation.
• Move prototypes into production with ownership of models, APIs, integrations, deployment, and observability.
• Collaborate with clients and domain experts to map analytical workflows and translate findings into actionable priorities.
• Communicate analytical findings clearly to senior stakeholders, noting data limitations where applicable.

Skills

Production AI Engineering

Technical Leadership

AI and LLM Expertise

Model Assessment

Client-Facing Communication

Data and Software Engineering

AI Deployment and Infrastructure

Product Development

Industry Knowledge (Life Sciences)

Leadership and Problem-Solving

Tools

AWS

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a Director of Applied AI Engineering for Life Sciences Markets in the United States. You will lead the technical development and delivery of advanced AI applications that transform complex proprietary data into actionable insights, while personally contributing to system design, coding, and deployment.

This is a hands-on leadership role guiding a multidisciplinary team to build scalable, production-ready AI solutions.