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Sr. Manager, AI/ML Lead - Foster City, CA - Gilead Sciences
Software Engineer
Senior Manager leading AI/ML initiatives, driving end‑to‑end model development, deployment, and scaling on AWS and Kubernetes, while mentoring cross‑functional teams to accelerate therapeutic discovery.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a multidisciplinary AI/ML team to design, develop, and deploy predictive models that accelerate drug discovery and development.
- Architect scalable data pipelines and model serving solutions on AWS and Kubernetes, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Collaborate with data scientists, bioinformaticians, and software engineers to translate scientific hypotheses into production‑ready AI solutions.
- Mentor and grow team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
- Define and enforce best practices for model governance, reproducibility, and compliance with regulatory standards.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in AI/ML, with a proven track record of delivering production‑grade models in a regulated environment.
- Expertise in Python, TensorFlow or PyTorch, and experience building pipelines on AWS (SageMaker, ECS, EKS).
- Strong leadership skills, with experience managing and scaling technical teams.
- Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
- Knowledge of data governance, model validation, and regulatory compliance in life sciences.
Skills
pythontensorflowawskubernetes