Senior AI Clinical Research Scientist

Summary

Join Spring Health as a Senior AI Clinical Research Scientist and lead impactful research on next-generation digital mental health tools. You will design and execute studies evaluating safety and efficacy, develop automated safety monitoring, collaborate with engineering and data teams, and share findings with customers. Success involves publishing multiple first-author papers, deploying automated safety pipelines, and receiving positive stakeholder feedback. This role requires a PhD in a quantitative field, a strong publication record, AI/ML expertise, and proficiency in Python or R. Spring Health offers a competitive salary, stock options, and a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401k matching, paid time off, parental leave, and various wellness programs.

Requirements

• PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., Machine Learning, Computer Science, Biostatistics, Psychology)
• Track record of ≥ 3 first author pubs
• Expertise in LLM, AI/ML model development, validation, and backtesting
• Proficiency in Python and/or R
• Able to distill complex AI safety findings for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Self-starter with the ability to independently scope projects and solve novel problems

Responsibilities

• Design and execute research studies that evaluate the safety and efficacy of clinical AI tools
• Develop and operationalize automated safety monitoring plans, including real-time signal detection and alerting frameworks
• Collaborate with engineering and data teams to build feature-rich datasets, curate annotated transcripts, and automate labeling workflows
• Engage in customer and external-facing interactions to gather requirements and share findings around AI safety performance
• Author and submit high-impact academic manuscripts for peer review and conferences
• Submission of 2+ first-author publications or conference papers per year
• Deployment of at least one fully automated safety monitoring pipeline into production
• Positive stakeholder feedback on safety protocols and published study quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in clinical research settings or working with IRBs/DSMBs
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and MLOps frameworks
• Demonstrated passion for advancing AI safety and ethics in healthcare
• Experience building data pipelines and automation scripts
• Experience with A/B tests

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision benefits start on your first day at Spring
• You and your dependents also receive access to One Medical accounts HSA and FSA plans are also available, with Spring contributing up to $1K for HSAs, depending on your plan type
• Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2% for retirement planning
• A yearly allotment of no cost visits to the Spring Health network of therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for you and your dependents
• We offer competitive paid time off policies including vacation, sick leave and company holidays
• At 6 months tenure with Spring, we offer parental leave of 18 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Access to Noom, a weight management program—based in psychology, that’s tailored to your unique needs and goals
• Access to fertility care support through Carrot, in addition to $4,000 reimbursement for related fertility expenses
• Access to Wellhub, which connects employees to the best options for fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep in one subscription
• Access to BrightHorizons, which provides sponsored child care, back-up care, and elder care
• Up to $1,000 Professional Development Reimbursement a year
• $200 per year donation matching to support your favorite causes