Head of AI

  • Location

    Philadelphia

  • Sector:

  • Job type:

    Temporary

  • Salary:

    Negotiable

  • Contact:

    Edward Hincks

  • Contact email:

    e.hincks@ioassociates.com

  • Job ref:

    BBBH160196_1747078982

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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