Abridge · 2 months ago
ML Tech Lead Manager
SF Office
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$246K/yr - $290K/yr
7+ years expAbridge is a pioneering company in AI for healthcare, focused on transforming patient-clinician conversations into structured clinical notes. They are seeking a ML Tech Lead Manager to lead a team of ML Scientists in developing and optimizing AI solutions for healthcare, ensuring scientific rigor and real-world application of their research.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareIntelligent SystemsMachine LearningMedical
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and scale a high-impact team of NLP/ML researchers, fostering a culture of technical rigor, creativity, and scientific excellence
Set R&D strategy that aligns with company priorities in areas like: Clinical NLP, summarization, and dialogue understanding. Agentic capabilities, retrieval-augmented generation, reasoning, and tool-use. Multimodal and multilingual algorithms. Reinforcement learning, preference optimization, and reward modeling. Robustness, safety, and evaluation of LLM-powered systems
Grow talent pipelines by recruiting world-class researchers and nurturing career development through coaching and mentorship
Balance long-term vision with near-term impact, ensuring research not only advances the field but also translates into product-grade systems
Partner with engineering teams and clinicians to operationalize novel algorithms into clinician-facing workflows, optimizing both quality and efficiency
Ensure safety and robustness in deployment, shaping the standards for evaluation in clinical AI
Represent Abridge in the global ML/NLP research community through publications, conference presentations, and industry/academic partnerships
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in machine learning/NLP, with a strong track record of impactful publications and deployed systems
3+ years of experience as technical lead for a project of 4 or more individuals
2+ years of direct management experience, managing Researchers and Applied Scientists
Deeply technical, with expertise across NLP and LLMs—e.g., pre-training/post-training/SFT/RL, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), reasoning capabilities, multilinguality, multimodality, synthetic data generation, noise robustness, judges, and evaluation
Comfortable bridging research, product, and engineering, translating novel ideas into robust, scalable systems that deliver real-world impact
Fluency with libraries for scientific computing (e.g. SciPy, Numpy) and machine learning (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Pandas)
A thoughtful leader: you foster a feedback-rich culture, set a high bar for scientific rigor, and empower your team through mentorship, clear vision, and mutual trust
Up-to-date on the latest in NLP and ML research, with excitement for continuous learning
Motivated to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your team's science has direct clinical impact
Benefits
Generous Time Off: 14 paid holidays, flexible PTO for salaried employees, and accrued time off for hourly employees
Comprehensive Health Plans: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for all full-time employees and their families.
Generous HSA Contribution: If you choose a High Deductible Health Plan, Abridge makes monthly contributions to your HSA.
Paid Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave for all full-time employees.
Family Forming Benefits: Resources and financial support to help you build your family.
401(k) Matching: Contribution matching to help invest in your future.
Personal Device Allowance: Tax free funds for personal device usage.
Pre-tax Benefits: Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter Benefits.
Lifestyle Wallet: Monthly contributions for fitness, professional development, coworking, and more.
Mental Health Support: Dedicated access to therapy and coaching to help you reach your goals.
Sabbatical Leave: Paid Sabbatical Leave after 5 years of employment.
Compensation and Equity: Competitive compensation and equity grants for full time employees.
Company
Abridge
Abridge is an AI-driven platform that transforms patient-clinician conversations into structured clinical notes for healthcare industries.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$757.5MKey Investors
Spark CapitalIKS HealthWittington Ventures
2025-06-24Series E· $300M
2025-02-17Series D· $250M
2024-02-23Series C· $150M
Leadership Team
Jonathan Lydon
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