Senior Director of AI/ML

Overview

Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers' toughest challenges. All listed roles are Solventum positions and our Privacy Policy applies to any personal information you submit. Solventum is an equal opportunity employer; qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

The Impact You\'ll Make in this Role

As the Director of Agentic & Gen AI Sciences, you will lead innovation at the intersection of advanced AI, healthcare, and natural language understanding (NLU). You will shape our strategic direction in Agentic AI and GenAI technologies, drive cutting-edge research into production, and ensure our solutions improve efficiency, accuracy, scalability, and consistency.

Key responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership
  • Define and execute the Agentic AI & GenAI research and development strategy for HIS products.
  • Lead cross-functional AI science teams to deliver NLU-powered and autonomous AI solutions that enhance product capabilities.
  • Establish partnerships with academic, research, and healthcare organizations to drive innovation.
• AI Research & Development
  • Oversee the development of agent-based AI systems.
  • Advance state-of-the-art NLU and LLM technologies for HIS-specific language models, clinical text understanding, and workflow automation.
  • Ensure models meet the highest standards for accuracy, fairness, explainability, and compliance with healthcare regulations.
• Operational Excellence
  • Build and mentor a team of AI scientists, engineers, and product collaborators.
  • Establish and manage AI model evaluation, validation, and monitoring frameworks.
  • Work closely with product management and engineering to bring innovations from research into production at scale.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, AI/ML, or related field (Ph.D. preferred) and 14+ years of AI/ML R&D experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, AI/ML, or related field (Ph.D. preferred) with 8+ years of AI/ML R&D experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in Natural Language Understanding (NLU) , large language models, and conversational AI.
• Proven track record applying AI in healthcare or life sciences domains.
• Hands-on experience with modern AI frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, LangChain, etc.).
• Familiarity with healthcare data formats and standards (FHIR, HL7, SNOMED CT, ICD-10, CPT).
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing direct reports, including hiring, performance reviews, and people development.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role

• Experience with agent-based AI systems and autonomous AI frameworks.
• Strong understanding of knowledge graphs, reasoning engines, and multi-modal AI.
• Familiarity with healthcare privacy and compliance requirements (HIPAA, HITRUST).
• Ability to translate complex AI capabilities into business value.

Work location

• Remote US

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic

Relocation Assistance: Is not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life - both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Onboarding Requirement: To improve the onboarding experience, you will have an opportunity to meet with your manager and other new employees as part of the Solventum new employee orientation. As a result, new employees hired for this position will be required to travel to a designated company location for on-site onboarding during their initial days of employment. Travel arrangements and related expenses will be coordinated and paid for by the company in accordance with its travel policy. Applies to new hires with a start date of October 1st 2025 or later.

Compensation and Benefits (US Applicants Only)

The expected compensation range for this position is $246,800 - $339,350, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range is a good faith estimate. Specific compensation may vary based on knowledge, location, and experience. This position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, HSAs, FSAs, Disability, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences, Retirement Benefits, etc.). Details are available at:

Responsibilities and Compliance

Responsibilities include ensuring corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing duties.

Recruitment Integrity

Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent postings and scams that falsely claim to represent Solventum.

Security and Communications

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Equal Opportunity and Application Instructions

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