Bask Health · 4 months ago
Head of Data Science (& AI Lead/Co-Founder)
New York, New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
3+ years expBask Health is launching an internal AI/LLM venture and is seeking a co-founder to lead their technical vision and build a world-class data science practice. The role involves defining the AI/LLM strategy, collaborating on product development, and managing a team of data scientists and ML engineers.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)Health CareHome Health CareSaaSWellness
Responsibilities
Define and execute the end-to-end AI/LLM technical strategy—from data ingestion and model selection to fine-tuning, scaling, and deployment
Collaborate with product management to translate market needs into AI features; prototype rapidly and move to production
Recruit, mentor, and manage data scientists, ML engineers, and AI researchers. Establish best practices for MLOps, A/B testing, and monitoring
Set up infrastructure, tooling, and processes to support agile experimentation and continuous iteration within the incubator
Present technical plans, milestones, and trade-offs to executive sponsors; coordinate with legal, security, and compliance for data governance
Work alongside go-to-market teams to craft demos, pilot programs, and proofs-of-concept that showcase our LLM capabilities to early customers
Act as a true co-founder with an equity stake—aligning long-term incentives on growth, fundraising, and exit strategies
Qualification
Required
Proven Co-Founder/Leadership Experience: Founded or co-founded at least one AI or data-centric startup, or led a ground-up AI initiative with demonstrable impact
Deep Data Science Expertise: Example: Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, or related field; 3+ years in data science or ML engineering roles
LLM Mastery: Hands-on experience fine-tuning, evaluating, and deploying large-language models (e.g., GPT, LLaMA, Mistral) at scale
Production-Grade ML Ops: Expertise with infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker), data pipelines (Airflow, Prefect), and model-serving frameworks (TensorFlow Serving, TorchServe)
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Track record partnering with product, design, and commercial teams to ship AI-driven features under tight timelines
Fundraising Savvy: Comfortable presenting technical vision to investors and participating in pitch decks, due diligence, and board meetings
Preferred
Successful exit or fundraising round in an AI-focused venture
Open-source contributions in NLP or ML communities
Familiarity with prompt engineering frameworks and evaluation metrics for generative AI
Benefits
Equity & Co-Founder Status: Significant founder equity in the new venture alongside a competitive salary.
Autonomy & Resources: Backing from our parent company’s engineering, design, and go-to-market teams plus a dedicated R&D budget.
Growth & Impact: A rare opportunity to incubate a cutting-edge business from day one and shape the future of AI within a growing organization.
Company
Bask Health
SaaS, Healthcare, E-commerce
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Bask Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.76MKey Investors
Third Act Ventures
2024-04-26Seed· $0.76M
2022-05-26Pre Seed
Leadership Team
Elias Dorf
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-03-27
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