Director of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Director of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Join to apply for the Director of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning role at N-Power Medicine, Inc. About N-Power Medicine N-Power Medicine aims to establish a new paradigm in drug development by reinventing the "˜how' and transforming clinical trials through better integration with clinical practice, ensuring broader participation by physicians and patients. We are building an exceptional multi-disciplinary team with diverse expertise spanning healthcare, engineering, technology and regulatory, and with people who share our core value of Empowering Community through generosity, curiosity and humility. We are working with urgency to bring better therapies to patients faster. Position Overview NPM is looking for an exceptional Director AI/ML (Engineering | Data Science) to join our dynamic Data Science & AI team and drive innovation to automate the extraction and synthesis information from unstructured clinical data (e.g., medical-, radiology-, and pathology notes, imaging data). Your primary responsibilities will include developing, testing, validating, implementing, and fine-tuning cutting-edge AI/ML methods "” e.g., Large Language Models (LLMs) "” applied to diverse healthcare data sources from our partner health system EHRs. The role also requires the mentoring of a small team of junior AI data scientist(s) / engineer(s). You and your team will compare AI/ML model performance using statistical metrics and demonstrate their effectiveness through rigorous statistical analysis and error estimation. You will collaborate in cross-functional teams to identify key areas where AI solutions can drive significant business benefits and reduce costs, all while maintaining the highest ethical standards in AI and ML. In your role, you will be directly involved in coding prototypes and building user-friendly analytics tools, as well as supporting the software development for high-performance AI/ML models. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on groundbreaking projects, stay at the forefront of AI technology, and make a meaningful impact on healthcare. Your written and verbal communication is clear and persuasive, and you build strong, trust-based relationships with your team, reports, peers, and customers. Role Objectives and Responsibilities Develop and implement novel AI/ML algorithms in the area of Large Language Models (LLMs) and/or Computer Vision models to provide automation of clinical tasks using one or more of data domains (e.g. medical images, electronic medical records, clinical reports, medical notes, etc.). Mentor your directly reporting AI/ML data scientist(s)/engineer(s) to grow their productivity and careers while enhancing the effectiveness of the broader organization. Collaborate with NPM's staff across Clinical Science, Network Partners, Digital Health (DHO), Software Engineering, and Informatics in order to identify requirements that significantly increase efficiency in the areas of document control, clinical information extraction, information synthesis, and clinical note preparation. Build AI models that explicitly learn from human feedback and assist humans in evaluating AI model output accuracy. Codes prototypes to enable development of high-performance AI algorithms in scalable, near production-ready code. Collaborates with Software Engineering to move proof of concept solutions to production-ready code. Writes appropriate statistical design and analysis plans in the development of AI products that includes the appropriate test, validation and formulation to ensure increasing accuracy in prediction. Documents code and lessons learned across the software product life cycle, including key decisions, explorations, and experiments. Stays current on published state-of-the-art algorithms and competing technologies. Applies safeguards and protections in line with HIPAA and applicable privacy laws and adheres to relevant compliance, quality, security, privacy, legal, and ethical standards when it comes to the use of AI. Minimum Qualifications: MSc/PhD graduate in the field of engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, physics, statistics, or relevant field of study. 8+ years of relevant experience in AI data science. Familiarity of and documented experience with at least one deep learning framework applied in the context of LLMs or Computer Vision (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.). Experience and/or knowledge of the healthcare data domain in at least one of: electronic medical records (EHR/EMR), clinical imaging, clinical workflows; Electronic Data captures (EDC), and/or clinical research/trials. Hands-on experience with modern, web-based compute - and storage services (e.g., Databricks, AWS, Google Colab, Microsoft Azure, etc.). Understanding of database and data management technologies preferred - e.g., Microsoft SQL Server, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, etc. Familiarity with the software development life cycle (SDLC) preferred. Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills. Generous, Curious and Humble. Travel Requirements 5% Travel may be required Pay Information The expected salary range for this position is $240,000 and $260,000. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. N-Power Medicine (NPM) offers equity at hire as well as a discretionary annual bonus which may be available based on Company performance. This position is eligible for company benefits. About Us: We are a mission-driven, well-funded, rapidly growing company, eager to attract passionate professionals offering a highly attractive compensation package with a balanced and flexible work environment, competitive industry benefits as well as a 401K plan and other great company "perks." We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. The Company will not sponsor applicants for work visas. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-03-03