About the job
Who We Are
At PathAI, our mission is to enhance patient outcomes using cutting-edge AI technology in pathology. Our innovative platform significantly boosts diagnostic accuracy and treatment efficacy for illnesses such as cancer by harnessing advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence methodologies. We have a proven history of successfully implementing AI algorithms in histopathology for translational research, pathology laboratories, and clinical trials. Our commitment to rigorous scientific research and careful analysis is fundamental to our operations. Our diverse team is dedicated to tackling complex challenges and making a meaningful difference in patient care.
Your Role
As the Associate Director of MLOps, you will spearhead the team that underpins our AI/ML infrastructure, bridging the gap between machine learning research and large-scale production. Your primary responsibility will be to enhance our infrastructure to accommodate the growing demands of extensive ML training and inference tasks.
You thrive on designing and building systems that emphasize reliability, enjoy collaborating with others, and embrace technical challenges while maintaining a sense of humor. Our technical landscape is extensive, encompassing high-scale AI training and inference workloads, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, observability, distributed systems, and various related technologies.
Your Responsibilities
This position plays a pivotal role in driving the scalability and efficiency of our Machine Learning Operations platform through impactful and strategic initiatives.
- Vision and Roadmap: Formulate and implement a long-term vision and roadmap for the MLOps team to meet the ML development and deployment requirements of various business units. Successfully navigate the balance between immediate tactical objectives and long-term architectural advancements for future expansion.
- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of 6-7 high-performing engineers. Strategically assign resources to support existing services while pursuing critical strategic projects.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with leaders across machine learning, data science, product engineering, and infrastructure to proactively identify challenges, address bottlenecks, and facilitate the deployment of innovative solutions.
- Foundation Model Readiness: Design the computational and storage pipelines necessary for ML Engineers to manage millions of slides and intricate derived artifacts without data fragmentation or synchronization delays.

