Atria Institute

VP – Data and AI

Atria Institute

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • New York

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Salary

💰 $245,000 - $330,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

PyTorchTensorflow

About the role

  • Lead strategy, governance, and technical execution of data and AI across the organization
  • Own development of Atria’s data platform and AI engineering capabilities to ensure safe, responsible, and scalable use of data and AI
  • Report directly to the Chief Product Officer and oversee a small but growing team of data engineers and analytics professionals
  • Assess, redesign, and scale Atria’s existing data platform as the single source of truth for clinical and operational data
  • Build and scale internal APIs, safe data movement patterns (de-identification, audit trails, encryption, access controls), and data pipelines
  • Establish robust data governance, privacy enforcement, and compliance frameworks at the data layer
  • Define AI guardrails, use-case tiers, approval criteria, evaluation frameworks, rollback procedures, and human-in-the-loop requirements
  • Maintain an AI/ML model and agent inventory with versioning, owners, and change control; establish monitoring and incident response for drift, bias, and safety
  • Build and lead an AI Engineering team responsible for model development, infrastructure, and deployment; drive the technical AI roadmap
  • Partner with product, engineering, clinical, compliance, security, and legal stakeholders to align AI/data initiatives with company strategy and regulations (HIPAA, FDA)
  • Run enablement programs including office hours, playbooks, and safe sandboxes; support domain teams with reviewed prompts, APIs, and reusable capabilities
  • Collaborate with researchers and global institutions to advance healthcare innovation and ensure platform contributions to global scientific progress

Requirements

  • Hybrid role based in New York City, with 3 days/week in the office (Tuesday–Thursday)
  • 12+ years in data engineering, AI/ML, or related technical fields, including 5+ years in leadership roles
  • Proven experience building data and AI teams from the ground up, ideally in a scaling or startup environment
  • Deep technical expertise in data architecture, data governance, and modern AI/ML systems
  • Demonstrated success redesigning or revamping data platforms to meet evolving business needs
  • Hands-on experience with ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and AI infrastructure at scale
  • Strong understanding of healthcare data standards, privacy rules (HIPAA, PHI handling), and regulated AI development
  • Track record of delivering AI/ML projects from concept to production with measurable impact
  • Experience building and scaling technical teams, ideally in both data engineering and AI engineering
  • Ability to operate effectively in small but growing environments, balancing hands-on contributions with executive leadership
  • Comfort and excitement working hands-on with code and modern AI/ML tools; enjoys experimenting and prototyping alongside the team
  • Ability to set and execute a clear vision for data and AI across a complex organization
  • Excellent communication skills, with ability to explain technical concepts to executive, clinical, and non-technical stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to build consensus, influence without authority, and drive cross-functional alignment
  • Experience working with product management, clinical leaders, and compliance stakeholders in a highly regulated environment
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required
  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in AI/ML, Data Science, or a related technical discipline strongly preferred
  • Preferred: Experience in health tech, biotech, or similarly regulated industries; background in AI platform engineering, developer tools, or ML infrastructure; contributions to AI/ML research or open-source communities; previous experience at a high-growth SaaS or healthcare technology company
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