Director, Generative AI

Summary

Join Natera's Real-World Data team as a Principal-level AI Engineer and Architect, leading the Generative AI Program. This individual contributor role involves designing and implementing production-grade AI/ML systems, from initial concepts to large-scale deployment. You will collaborate with product managers, architects, and data science experts. The focus is on building scalable AI pipelines, agent-based solutions, and fine-tuned models to enhance Generative AI capabilities. You will also mentor AI engineers and act as a thought leader. The role requires a PhD in a relevant field and extensive experience in AI/ML development and deployment.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field with a graduate focus on AI/ML
• Proven experience developing deep learning models in research or production environments
• Strong expertise as a machine learning engineer, software engineer, or research scientist, with depth in at least one area
• In-depth knowledge of standard deep learning algorithms and architectures
• Familiarity with the current ML literature and strong mathematical foundations in ML
• Proficiency in ML best practices, including scalable training, deployment, model evaluation, and introspection
• Hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or equivalent
• Advanced programming skills in Python and strong software engineering practices
• Experience with DevOps workflows including version control, CI/CD, and containerization
• At least one peer-reviewed publication

Responsibilities

• Develop AI Agents and Models: Fine-tune and customize LLMs, vision models, and multimodal models and agents to transform end-to-end value chains with AI
• Build Enterprise-Scale AI Solutions: Design scalable and optimized AI/ML pipelines for model development, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance
• Deliver Impactful AI Applications: Lead successful customer deployments and demonstrate high-impact AI applications for specific business use cases
• Cross-Domain Innovation: Create models and agents across domains such as biomedical statistics, clinical data abstraction, and software development
• Mentorship and Leadership: Mentor AI engineers and serve as a thought leader within the organization in your capacity as Head AI Architect

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Machine Learning or a closely related discipline
• Graduate studies or professional experience in the life sciences
• Experience working with biological data (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics)
• Publications in top-tier AI conferences or journals
• Experience designing and deploying commercial-grade AI/ML systems
• Proven contributions to open-source AI or ML projects

Benefits

• Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
• Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits
• Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more
• We also offer a generous employee referral program!