Senior Director of AI/ML

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Job Description:

Senior Director of AI/ML

3M Health Care is now Solventum

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 the visionary Director of Agentic & Gen AI Sciences, you will lead innovation at the intersection to advanced AI, healthcare, and NLU. You will be responsible for shaping our strategic direction in Agentic AI and GenAI technologies, driving cutting-edge research into production, and ensuring 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 experience in AI/ML research & development.

OR

• PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, AI/ML, or related field (Ph.D. preferred).AND 8+ years of experience in AI/ML research & development

• 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.Applicable to 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 represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards

   

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