Senior Director of AI/ML Engineering – Head of Engineering for World Models

Business Introduction
At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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Our approach to R&D

At GSK we see a world in which advanced applications of machine learning and AI will allow us to develop novel therapies to existing diseases and to quickly respond to emerging or changing diseases with personalized drugs, driving better outcomes at reduced cost with fewer side effects. It is an ambitious vision that will require the development of products and solutions at the cutting edge of machine learning and AI. If that excites you, we'd love to chat.

We are looking for a Senior Director of AI/ML Engineering – Head of Engineering for World Models. This is a technical management track role with responsibility for building out a team in this domain. The candidate should be comfortable being accountable for setting the direction, standards, and culture of a machine learning engineering sub-team, with demonstrable expertise across machine learning, software engineering, computational pathology and medical imaging. Equally important will be excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to represent and transmit the values and principles of our AI/ML team. The AI/ML team is built on the principles of ownership, accountability, continuous development, and collaboration. We hire for the long term, and we're motivated to make this a great place to work. Our leaders will be committed to your career and development from day one.

As the Sr. Director of AI/ML Engineering you will:

• Lead a machine learning engineering team specializing in medical imaging and multimodal health data applications
• Manage complex, multi-quarter, cross-functional projects
• Be a standard bearer for data science and software engineering best practices
• Develop plans to meet requirements, organize a team capable of executing the plans, and lead and track delivery.
• Drive an interview process to enable team growth adhering to diversity and
  inclusion requirements
• Maintain a safe and inclusive team environment in which people thrive
• Operate in a transparent way, communicating clearly and accurately to leadership and the broader organization within the organization 

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years proficiency with standard deep learning algorithms and model architectures
• Have developed a high-performing team through coaching, feedback and ensuring
• ·3+ years' experience in a technical lead or engineering manager role with direct reports
• 7+ years' experience of professional software development practices: code
  standards, code review, version control, CI/CD, testing, documentation, Agile, with the ability to mentor others in these practices
• 10+ years Advanced Python programming skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with large language models
• Experience working in AI/ML health applications
• Track record as an independent contributor capable of end-to-end development of deployed products
• Track record of delivering robust software solutions
• In depth knowledge in machine learning best practices, scalable training and deployment
• Experience working with biological sequence data (e.g. genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics)
• ML-powered products for health applications

Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNS), Classification Models, Deep Learning, Intelligent Automation (IA), Machine Learning (ML), Predictive Modeling, Python (Programming Language)

• If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $232,650 to $387,750. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please visit  GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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