Artificial Intelligence Engineer
ASTA Health Tech is seeking a Founding Artificial Intelligence Engineer to design, train, and optimize computer vision models for vital sign extraction from bedside monitors in clinical settings. This equity-first role involves contributing to early-stage research, owning core signal extraction and modeling pipelines, and collaborating with clinical experts to build AI that saves lives. The ideal candidate will have strong ML fundamentals and experience taking models to production.
ASTA Health Tech is transforming hospital care by turning every hospital bed into an intelligent one. Our device-agnostic platform utilizes computer vision to read existing bedside monitors without requiring replacements, IT projects, or workflow changes. This technology transforms general wards into ICU-grade smart units in under 30 minutes. We have been live in multiple hospitals across India, in daily clinical use since 2025. This sustained presence in diverse clinical environments provides unique opportunities for building and validating systems that are difficult to replicate externally.
We are proudly backed by MeitY Startup Hub (Govt. of India), IISER Pune, NIT Andhra Pradesh, and NIT Trichy, with scientific advisors from IIT Madras (Wadhwani School of AI) and NIT Trichy. Our founding team brings together over 30 years of surgical practice, 20+ years of AI and computer vision leadership at Microsoft (M365, Azure), and deep ML expertise. If you are driven to build AI that measurably saves lives alongside a proven team, we encourage you to read on.
As a Founding Artificial Intelligence Engineer, you will be instrumental in designing, training, and optimizing computer vision models to accurately read vital signs from bedside monitors in real-world clinical conditions. You will contribute to early-stage research that underpins our product roadmap, addressing challenges such as real-time signal extraction, robustness across heterogeneous devices, and downstream modeling on evolving clinical inputs. You will take ownership of core components of the signal extraction and modeling pipeline from end to end. The most impactful work lies in building upon these signals, where advanced modeling converges with clinical reasoning. Further details will be shared during the interview process. You will be responsible for building robust ML pipelines that operate reliably on both edge and cloud environments, meeting the stringent demands of clinical settings. Direct collaboration with our CMO, a practicing surgeon, will be a key aspect of your role, focusing on problem framing, failure analysis, and clinical validation.
This is an equity-first founding role. Early team members are compensated through significant ownership in the company, structured to reflect a founding-level contribution rather than standard employee grants. We anticipate introducing cash compensation post-seed funding, targeting Q3 2026, at which point standard W2 employment will commence. This role is ideally suited for individuals who would consider founding or joining a very early-stage startup. You will be taking asymmetric upside risk in exchange for meaningful ownership, significant influence on product and company direction, and the opportunity to build something that measurably keeps people alive.
Open to US citizens and green card holders only. This is a fully remote role within the US. Due to current payroll and compliance limitations for our US entity, we are temporarily unable to consider candidates residing in California, Washington, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Illinois, Oregon, New York, Colorado, or the District of Columbia. We expect to expand our hiring eligibility to these states in Q3 2026.
Posted June 8, 2026