About this role
Principal AI Lead for Surgical AI leads the Polyphonic platform within J&J MedTech, shaping the next generation AI/ML infrastructure for surgical workflows. Oversees model development lifecycle, ML platform design, and cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, and clinical experts.
Key Responsibilities
- AI Development Standardization; Applied AI/ML Features & Model Strategy; Model Integration & Inference Optimization; Product Acuity; Lead multidisciplinary collaboration
Technical Overview
Expertise in CNN/transformer/LLM/VLM-based models; cloud and edge deployment; distributed training; strong focus on production-grade ML systems, MLOps practices, and regulatory considerations for SaMD.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an senior AI/ML leader with 10+ years developing production-grade computer vision models, strong PyTorch and Python skills, and experience deploying ML systems on cloud and edge with MLOps practices; ability to lead cross-functional teams in healthcare AI.
Must-Have Skills
MS or PhD in Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceComputer Scienceor related field10+ years of experience in machine learning engineering or applied AIDeep expertise in computer vision-based deep learningProduction models on cloud and edgeStrong software engineering skills in PythonProficiency in PyTorchExperience with ML platforms / MLOpsAbility to translate multi-functional needs into a clear roadmap
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience building or working on ML platforms for data scientistsFamiliarity with MLFlowKubeflowRegulated environments (SaMD) experienceFoundation modelsmultimodal AIor vision-language architecturesMentoring or leading ML engineering teamsDistributed training on large-scale datasets
Tools & Platforms
PyTorchMLFlowKubeflowPythonML platforms / MLOps
Required Skills
Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceComputer VisionPyTorchPython (Programming Language)ML platforms / MLOpsVision-language architecturesFoundation modelsMultimodal AI
Hard Skills
Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceComputer VisionPyTorchPythonML platforms / MLOpsVision-language architecturesFoundation modelsMultimodal AICloud deploymentEdge deploymentDistributed training
Soft Skills
CommunicationLeadershipCross-functional collaborationProduct mindset
Keywords for Your Resume
principal ai leadsurgical aijohnson & johnsonpolyphonic(R) platformapplied ai and mlmachine learning engineeringcomputer visioncnn-based modelstransformer-based modelsllm/vlm-based modelsmlopspytorchpythonvision-language architecturesfoundation modelsmultimodal airegulated environmentssaMDtraceabilityauditabilitydata scientistsproduct managersPyTorchPythonVision-language architecturesFoundation modelsMultimodal AIML platforms / MLOpsDistributed trainingCloud and edge deploymentCNN-based modelsTransformer-based models
Deal Breakers
No MS/PhD in relevant field, Less than 10 years of ML/AI experience
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