Associate Director – Applied AI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as CHAI's principal technical advisor on machine learning and artificial intelligence.

• Support CHAI projects and Ministries of Health in the responsible development and deployment of models.

• Guide teams in selecting technical methodologies spanning traditional machine learning, data science, large language models, and agentic systems.

• Ensure project quality by reviewing model construction, evaluation, and performance metrics.

• Set standards, methodologies, and recommendations for thorough model development and validation.

• Offer practical technical guidance and senior-level advisory support to projects.

• Recruit, mentor, and develop a worldwide team of technical specialists.

• Collaborate with government partners to enhance capacity for developing, evaluating, and maintaining ML and AI solutions.

• Simplify technical ideas and trade-offs for audiences without technical backgrounds.

• Keep abreast of advancements in machine learning and AI, evaluating their applicability to CHAI's initiatives.

• Take on additional duties as required to enhance the technical excellence of the AI team's efforts.

• Report to the Senior Director, Head of AI.

• Travel frequently to CHAI program countries, including occasional extended stays of multiple weeks.

⛳️ Requirements

• A strong enthusiasm for AI and its capacity to enhance health systems in low- and middle-income nations.

• 8 to 12+ years of pertinent professional experience in machine learning, data science, or a closely related domain.

• Extensive knowledge in supervised learning, optimization and linear programming, and time series analysis.

• Practical experience with large language models and agentic systems.

• Proven capability to assess model quality and rigorously measure and validate performance.

• An advanced degree in data science, statistics, biostatistics, bioinformatics, computer science, or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical individuals.

• Strategic thinking ability, with skills to navigate ambiguity and solve problems in a dynamic, multicultural environment.

• Willingness to travel regularly to CHAI program countries, including some multi-week trips.

• Preferred: experience applying machine learning or AI in health, global health, or global development contexts.

• Preferred: experience in low- and middle-income country settings.

• Preferred: experience collaborating with governments or Ministries of Health.

• Preferred: experience in building, mentoring, or leading technical teams.

• Pending work authorization and country approval for CHAI country offices.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work options available.

• Opportunities for regular travel to CHAI program countries.

• Equal employment opportunities.

• A diverse and inclusive workplace.