Associate AI Engineer Director

The Associate AI Engineer Director will architect and lead the development of GenAI systems, mentor engineers, and drive the AI strategy aligned with business goals. QuartzBio (www.quartz.bio) is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions provider to the life sciences industry. We deliver innovative, data enabling technologies (i.e., software) that provide biotech/pharma (R&D) teams with enterprise-level access to sample/biomarker data management solutions & analytics, information, insight & reporting capabilities. Our end-to-end (from sample collection to biomarker data) suite of solutions are focused on providing sponsors information (data with context) – we do this by connecting biospecimen, assay as well as clinical data sources in a secure and scalable cloud-based infrastructure, enabling seamless, automated data management workflows, key insight development, improved collaboration, and the ability to make faster, more informed decisions. Key Responsibilities: Architect and lead the development of next-generation RAG systems using vector databases, semantic embeddings, and cloud-native services. Design and implement scalable, production-ready GenAI pipelines and LLM-based services to power intelligent, conversational exploration of biomarker data. Collaborate across Product, Engineering, and Design to align AI architecture with roadmap priorities and user needs. Own key architectural decisions around model orchestration, latency optimization, prompt design, and scalability Strategic technical advisor to leadership and help prioritize AI investments with long-term impact. Provide technical leadership across squads, driving design reviews, AI solution quality standards, and architectural consistency. Lead internal initiatives to adopt and evaluate emerging AI/LLM frameworks, orchestration platforms, and foundation models. Define and refine LLM evaluation frameworks, feedback pipelines, and end-user quality metrics. Champion best practices for AI-first development, observability, versioning, and experimentation Serve as a mentor and multiplier, developing talent across the AI engineering organization. Drive strategic AI initiatives aligned with business goals. Subject matter expert in AI and machine learning technologies. Draft and maintain internal documentation for relevant AI systems and processes; communicate within and across teams. Debug and troubleshoot complex AI system issues and provide timely solutions. Mentor and develop AI engineers; help scale the AI organization through strategic hiring, training, and leadership. Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define AI project requirements and timelines. Continuously improving technical skills and staying up to date with emerging AI technologies and shifting priorities Other duties as assigned.

QuartzBio (www.quartz.bio) is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions provider to the life sciences industry. We deliver innovative, data enabling technologies (i.e., software) that provide biotech/pharma (R&D) teams with enterprise-level access to sample/biomarker data management solutions & analytics, information, insight & reporting capabilities. Our end-to-end (from sample collection to biomarker data) suite of solutions are focused on providing sponsors information (data with context) – we do this by connecting biospecimen, assay as well as clinical data sources in a secure and scalable cloud-based infrastructure, enabling seamless, automated data management workflows, key insight development, improved collaboration, and the ability to make faster, more informed decisions.