Founding Forward-Deployed ML Engineer

CLERA, LLC
Sunnyvale, United States of America
9 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate
Compensation
$ 230K

Job location

Sunnyvale, United States of America

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Dicom
Python
Machine Learning
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Model Validation
Containerization
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Machine Learning Operations
Docker

Job description

Join an early-stage healthtech company building rigorous, independent evaluation and validation infrastructure for medical imaging AI. As a Founding Forward-Deployed ML Engineer, you will sit at the intersection of research, product deployment, and clinical operations - working directly with hospital partners to bridge benchmark performance and real-world clinical reliability. This is a high-impact, customer-facing role that shapes how AI is trusted and adopted in patient care., * Build reproducible evaluation pipelines and validation workflows for medical imaging AI in clinical settings.

  • Lead forward-deployed engagements, working on-site with hospital partners to integrate AI models into clinical workflows.
  • Analyze model generalization, failure modes, and uncertainty to support clinical reliability assessments.
  • Integrate ML models into clinical imaging systems and radiology pipelines (DICOM/PACS).
  • Translate clinical needs into technical requirements and drive cross-functional projects to completion.
  • Support regulatory submissions and clinical evaluations (FDA 510(k), De Novo pathways) and maintain related documentation.
  • Ensure data privacy and regulatory compliance (HIPAA) across all ML deployments.
  • Establish and maintain MLOps practices for deployment, monitoring, and evaluation using Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Model evaluation?, * 2+ years of Machine Learning or ML Engineering experience.

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • Practical MLOps and model evaluation skills: reproducible pipelines, model validation/monitoring, and fluency with Python and common ML frameworks (PyTorch/TensorFlow, Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Hands-on experience deploying ML models to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) with containerized environments and ML-focused CI/CD pipelines.
  • Hands-on expertise in medical imaging workflows and integration (DICOM/PACS, radiology pipelines).
  • Experience navigating healthcare data privacy and regulatory compliance (HIPAA, FDA considerations) in ML deployments.
  • Experience supporting regulatory submissions and clinical evaluation processes (e.g., FDA 510(k) or De Novo pathways).
  • Strong customer-facing skills: ability to communicate with clinical and industry partners, own engagements end-to-end, and drive cross-functional projects to completion.
  • Willingness to travel to hospital sites and work on-site for customer deployments as needed.

Benefits & conditions

  • Salary range: $150,000 - $230,000 USD annually
  • Early-stage equity opportunity as a founding team member
  • Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role

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