Biomedical AI Lead

Overview
Join a team where innovation meets mission. Our AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions save agencies thousands of hours, safeguard national security, and strengthen health and humanitarian missions worldwide. With 1,700+ team members, 1,500+ AI/data experts, and 100+ prime contracts, we deliver at scale and with purpose.
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Position Summary
Credence has an immediate need for a Biomedical AI Lead to join our growing AI and Automation practice and to build and direct a portfolio of biomedical AI research. The position includes existing NIH-funded work, along with responsibility for identifying and pursuing new funding opportunities. Central to the role is establishing collaborations across academia, industry, and government to address high-impact research questions. On the technical side, you will lead teams of ML engineers and data scientists while contributing heavily to building and evaluating models yourself.
The work spans multimodal AI models that integrate diverse biomedical and clinical data (medical imaging, electronic health records, etc.), along with foundation models and LLMs applied to a range of scientific areas. The position offers the intellectual freedom of a research faculty appointment, along with a deep bench of engineering talent, a proposal team to support your efforts, and compensation that reflects your expertise. You will publish and present your work, partner with leading institutions, and shape your own research agenda.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below
Directing a portfolio of biomedical AI research
Identifying new funding opportunities, forming collaborations, and developing proposals
Generating preliminary data and proof-of-concept results to strengthen proposals and launch new research initiatives
Developing multimodal AI models that integrate diverse biomedical and clinical data, such as medical imaging and electronic health records. Performing hands-on model development, including data preparation, architecture design, training, and evaluation
Providing AI technical leadership on current and future projects, guiding technical approach and execution while managing and mentoring teams of ML engineers and data scientists
Publishing and presenting research in peer-reviewed journals and at scientific conferences, and contributing to white papers and technical reports
Communicating results to federal sponsors and partners
Tracking emerging methods and advances in AI and biomedical science

Requirements

Advanced Degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field. PhD strongly preferred, but MS will be considered for exceptional candidates
Proven track record of building collaborations, writing successful proposals, and leading funded projects
3+ (PhD) or 7+ (MS) years of hands-on experience developing machine learning and deep learning (ML/DL) models for biomedical data, backed by a publication record or comparable outputs
Expertise in supervised and unsupervised methods and modern architectures such as transformers
Experience building multimodal models that integrate diverse biomedical data types such as imaging, EHR, wearables, and genetics
Experience fine-tuning and adapting foundation models and LLMs
Strong foundation in statistics and rigorous model evaluation, including validation study design and uncertainty quantification

Salary Range: $180,000 - $220,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, education, certifications, skills, and overall qualifications.

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Training & Development
Wellness Resources