Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Embed with pharma customers to discover, design, build, and deliver AI-powered solutions on the Celestara platform for manufacturing and quality workflows.
Role type
Senior IC forward-deployed engineer (solution architect & builder)
Builds
Production AI/ML workflows, data pipelines, and agentic applications on Celestara
Domain
Pharma manufacturing, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC), and regulated life sciences
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Process mapping (as-is/to-be), ROI analysis, data modeling and ontologies, agentic/LLM workflow design, SQL, Python scripting, UAT management, change control processes
Preferred skills
Experience with enterprise SaaS implementation, ontology/semantic layers, LLMs/RAG/agent frameworks, regulated industry background (GxP, 21 CFR Part 11)
Technologies
Celestara platform, Python, SQL, LLMs, agentic workflows, ETL/ELT
Responsibilities
Conduct discovery workshops and shadow users to map current processes; design solution architecture and user journeys; configure and build solutions on Celestara; lead UAT and go-live; drive adoption and monitor production performance; provide feedback to product teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
