Head of R&D
Core
Lead multidisciplinary R&D teams (Software, Product, Data Science) to accelerate product delivery and align AI roadmap with customer-facing products.
Role type
Senior IC/Player-coach Head of R&D
Builds
Cloud-based SaaS products and AI-native engineering workflows
Domain
Software Engineering, Data Science, AI/ML, Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Software architecture, system design, team leadership, distributed systems, cloud platforms, AI coding tools, CI/CD, GitOps
Preferred skills
Production AI/ML systems, MLOps, healthcare/biotech background, scaling startups
Technologies
Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React, Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI, Argo CD, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex (via careerplan.io/jobs/D7-000-1A-969-head-of-rd-at-imagene-ai)
Responsibilities
Lead multidisciplinary R&D teams, own technology and product roadmap execution, define software architecture and best practices, translate innovation into commercial products, improve development workflows, remove bottlenecks, mentor team leads, participate in architecture reviews
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
