Equip
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Senior Director, Applied Data Science – AI
Location
United States
Posted
8 days ago
Salary
$220K - $240K / year
Postgraduate Degree10 yrs expEnglishAWSJava ScriptNode.jsPythonPy TorchTensorflowType Script
Job Description
• Partner with the SVP of Data, Insights, & AI and other cross-functional leaders to define the roadmap for AI and ML.
• Lead a world-class AI/ML organization, including data scientists, AI/ML engineers, and MLOps.
• Define methods and best practices for GenAI implementation, including RAG architectures, prompt optimization, and hallucination mitigation, specifically tailored for clinical accuracy.
• Architect AI powered workflows, statistical and machine learning models, and decision trees that assist our clinical team in providing evidence-based, personalized treatment for patients.
• Drive organizational productivity by identifying and executing high-ROI AI automation opportunities across all departments.
• Partner with compliance team to implement HIPAA/CMS-aligned governance, automated guardrails, and model observability.
• Ensure successful adoption and ROI through effective communication, achieving department and enterprise support, and thoughtful change management.
• Lead "value realization" efforts, translating complex technical KPIs into business-driving narratives for stakeholders and clinical partners.
• Provide deep-stack guidance on model behavior, failure-mode analysis, and iterative improvement based on production feedback and data drift.
Job Requirements
- Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, or a related field.
- 10+ years in AI/ML engineering with 4+ years in senior leadership overseeing multiple teams.
- Deep expertise in LLMs (RAG, grounding, retrieval), traditional ML (classification, regression, unsupervised learning) and statistics (causal inference, multilevel models).
- Experience building high-stakes AI systems within regulated frameworks (HIPAA, CMS) where reliability and safety are non-negotiable.
- Hands-on experience with modern tech stacks (Python, Node.Js, Typescript, LLMs, LangChain, n8n, vector databases, PyTorch/TensorFlow, AWS services) and a commitment to enforcing extensible, production-ready code.
- Ability to lead a room, align cross-functional teams, and clearly articulate the "why" behind AI investments to non-technical audiences.
Benefits
- Flex PTO policy (3-5 wks/year recommended) + 11 paid company holidays.
- Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance.
- Equip pays for a significant percentage of benefits premiums for individuals and families.
- Maven, a company paid reproductive and family care benefit for all employees.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a company paid resource for mental health, legal services, financial support, and more!
- $50/month stipend added directly to an employee’s paycheck to cover home internet expenses.
- One-time work from home stipend of up to $500.