Head of AI

  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Posted 2 days ago | Updated 2 hours ago

Overview

On Site
$243394 - $486788 per annum
Full Time

Skills

Head of AI

Job Details



Head of AI - Biotech


iO are delighted to be partnered with this growing stealth-mode biotechnology start-up on the appointment of a Head of AI


This is a hands-on leadership role that is well suited to an AI expert that truly wants to make a difference.



Responsibilities




  • Work closely with the technical founders to drive model development from concept to deployment.




  • Build and lead a small, high-performance AI team.




  • Contribute directly to all phases: model architecture, experimentation, infrastructure, and evaluation.




  • Shape the company's long-term AI roadmap.




Background




  • PhD in ML, AI, Computational Biology, or related field, or equivalent experience in postdoctoral or industry roles.




  • Experience in building modern AI architectures, especially transformers and multimodal models.




  • Healthcare or biomedical data is preferred but not required.




  • Proficiency in Python and common ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX).




  • Comfortable in fast-moving, high-autonomy start-up environments.




  • Based in or willing to relocate to the Philadelphia area.




Desirable




  • Affiliation with leading research institutions (e.g., Dana-Farber, Broad, MSKCC, Mount Sinai, Penn etc.).




  • Publications or open-source contributions in machine learning or computational biology.



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