Job Description
AI/ML Technical Manager
At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.
We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As an AI/ML Technical Manager, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
Lead and develop a multidisciplinary AI/ML technical team, including AI engineers and data engineers, with accountability for hiring, onboarding, career growth, technical skill development, performance coaching, and day-to-day people leadership in a global delivery environment.
Serve as a hands-on technical leader by architecting, designing, and guiding development of AI/ML solutions from problem framing and feasibility assessment through proof of concept, pilot, production deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
Apply traditional machine learning and modern AI techniques, including deep learning, statistical modeling, large language models, generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation, and agentic AI systems, to solve complex, ambiguous, and novel business problems.
Partner with product managers, engineers, data scientists, platform teams, business stakeholders, and enterprise architecture to define scope, technical approach, success metrics, deployment requirements, integration needs, and adoption plans for AI-enabled solutions.
Build scalable, reliable, and maintainable AI systems with rigorous model evaluation practices focused on performance, generalization, robustness, fairness, explainability, data quality, edge cases, human review points, and responsible AI principles.
Ensure AI solutions align with enterprise documentation, governance, privacy, security, compliance, and regulatory expectations while communicating technical strategy, tradeoffs, risks, milestones, and business outcomes clearly to senior and executive stakeholders.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science or a related technical field AND 10 years of job related experience
In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:
8+ years of experience working in AI/ML roles, with track record of delivering production AI solutions
3+ years of experience managing and developing technical teams
Professional proficiency in English required, with regular collaboration across global teams.
Strong foundation in traditional AI and machine learning techniques, such as deep learning, decision trees, random forests, optimization techniques and statistical modeling
Hands on experience with modern AI approaches, including large language models (LLMs) and transformer architectures, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, Agentic AI and autonomous or semi- autonomous AI architectures
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
Advanced degree (e.g., Master’s or PhD) in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or related field.
History of launching multiple AI products/programs in parallel, particularly in global or regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, medtech).
Experience leading multi-disciplinary AI research and development teams that innovate at the forefront of the field.
Familiarity with cloud-native AI/ML platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) and the ability to evaluate and integrate external AI technologies or vendors.
Success in driving end-to-end process improvements and operational excellence across complex programs.
Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop diverse technical teams
Work location: Remote
Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international
Must be legally authorized to work in 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.
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