Head of Research [NYC or SF]
Core
Building and leading the research function to evaluate clinical AI agents, set research agendas, and translate findings into product decisions for healthcare organizations.
Role type
Senior IC research leader (clinical AI)
Builds
Clinical AI agents for patient care workflows
Domain
Healthcare + AI/ML
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
AI for health research, clinical evaluation, study design, hiring researchers, regulatory/policy communication, academic publishing, product strategy
Preferred skills
Clinical training, regulatory submissions, agentic LLM evaluation, academic medicine relationships
Technologies
Databricks, EHR systems
Responsibilities
Build and lead the research team; own evaluation of clinical agents (benchmarks, simulation, diagnostic reasoning); design and run clinical studies; publish and manage academic collaborations; represent research externally to clinicians and regulators; translate research findings into product decisions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
