WHOOP · 1 day ago
VP, Foundation AI
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
10+ years expWHOOP is building the future of human performance and healthspan through innovative wearable technology. They are seeking a VP, Foundation AI to lead the development of multimodal foundation models that integrate various data types to enhance health intelligence and deliver impactful insights.
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Responsibilities
Lead a world-class team in the design, training, evaluation, and deployment of large-scale multimodal foundation models spanning wearable sensor data, language, blood biomarkers, clinical datasets, and self-reported inputs
Serve as the senior technical authority on foundation model architecture, representation learning, and training strategy, guiding critical design and investment decisions
Build, grow, and mentor a high-performing AI organization, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning
Partner closely with MLOps, data engineering, and software engineering teams to scale and serve foundation models in high-throughput, production environments
Define and drive WHOOP’s long-term AI strategy, ensuring alignment between foundational research, product innovation, and company goals in health, performance, and longevity
Establish rigorous standards for model evaluation, validation, and monitoring, with a focus on robustness, generalization, and real-world performance
Communicate technical vision, milestones, and tradeoffs clearly to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment and organizational buy-in
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise in modern AI and machine learning, demonstrated through significant professional or academic experience building large-scale learning systems deployed in real-world environments
At least 10 years of experience in AI and machine learning, including a minimum of 5 years leading and scaling high-performing technical teams or organizations
Proven hands-on experience developing large models from scratch using distributed training frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX, including ownership of data pipelines, training infrastructure, optimization strategies, and evaluation methodologies
Direct experience designing or leading foundation models or similarly generalizable representation learning systems that support multiple downstream tasks or modalities
Demonstrated ability to translate cutting-edge research into durable, user-facing products that deliver sustained and measurable real-world value
Experience working with complex, high-dimensional, and noisy data sources, including time-series sensor data or multimodal datasets
Strong judgment around model robustness, evaluation, and failure modes, with an understanding of how modeling decisions impact user trust, safety, and outcomes in high-stakes applications
Experience partnering closely with product, engineering, and infrastructure teams to deliver AI systems that balance scientific ambition with scalability, performance, and maintainability
Track record of operating effectively in regulated, safety-critical, or trust-sensitive domains, or of applying equivalent rigor in environments where correctness and reliability are essential
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical vision, tradeoffs, and progress to executive leadership and to both technical and non-technical audiences
A leadership style that combines high technical standards with empathy, clarity, and a strong commitment to developing inclusive teams and future technical leaders
Benefits
Competitive base salaries
Meaningful equity
Consistent pay practices
Yearly bonus
Competitive and generous stock option grant
Company
WHOOP
WHOOP is a fitness tech company that offers wearables that track sleep, recovery, and performance.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$404.75MKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundIVPFoundry Group
2021-08-30Series F· $200M
2020-10-28Series E· $100M
2019-11-12Series D· $55M
Leadership Team
Will Ahmed
Founder & CEO
Aurelian Nicolae
Co-Founder & Chief Hardware Engineer
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