Function Health
AI Lead - Product Engineering
United States - Remote · Remote · Full-time · Posted Apr 27, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of expertise; technical team leadership experience required.
About the job
Leads AI product engineering and infrastructure strategy, translating emerging research into trustworthy healthcare products while building and guiding a multidisciplinary AI team.
What you'll do
- Define and execute the AI infrastructure roadmap, incorporating emerging research and anticipating risks and opportunities.
- Mentor and lead a multidisciplinary AI team, fostering collaboration and research-driven innovation.
- Partner with leadership, product teams, and domain experts to align AI strategy with business and clinical priorities and ensure responsible, compliant applications.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of expertise in data science, deep learning, expert systems, generative AI, and machine learning.
- Technical leadership experience managing teams of researchers, data scientists, or engineers.
- Strong analytical and innovation skills, including applying AI to complex healthcare problems.
- Commitment to responsible AI and understanding of HIPAA and relevant data privacy laws.
Nice to have
- Start-up experience, especially as a former founder or early engineering hire.
- Multimodal AI experience; health technology familiarity or cloud and edge AI deployment experience.
Tools
generative AI, knowledge graphs, HIPAA, Oura, Whoop, Apple Watch, CGMs, AWS
AI focus
Lead AI strategy and infrastructure; apply generative AI, knowledge graphs, and emerging research to healthcare challenges, with emphasis on responsible, trustworthy, regulation-compliant solutions.
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