Sr. Manager, Gen AI Software Engineering

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Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges like protecting the environment making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division-SpecificInformation:

Pleasanton CA. Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

*Must be legally authorized to work in the United States withoutsponsorship.

*Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check which includes a drug screen.

Discover Impactful Work:

We are seeking a Senior Manager Generative AI Software Engineering with significant experience in Generative AI and Agentic Computing as well as a robust background in full-stack development and scalable software architecture.

This role focuses on executing Generative AI initiatives within our Genetic Sciences team. The ideal candidate is a pragmatic hands-on engineering leader who can manage day-to-day operations mentor a moderately sized team and collaborate effectively across functions to deliver high-quality AI-systems and solutions.

You will work with a core team of incredibly talented specialists and leverage the latest Generative AI algorithms and software technologies.

A Day in the Life:

• Gen AI Products & Gen AI Productivity in Product Development within the Genetic Sciences industry:
  • Work closely with senior leaders to translate strategic objectives into actionable engineering tasks.
  • Lead the design development and deployment of GenAI-driven applications including AI-powered assistants and automation agents.
  • Map build and train domain-specific foundation model(s) around Thermo Fishers Genetic Sciences capabilities.
  • Help build on Prem and in Cloud AI model fine-tuning infrastructure in collaboration with ThermoFishers core IT teams.
  • Assist in architecting and maintaining scalable secure and cost-efficient AI model deployments in Cloud environments.
  • Implement processes to monitor secure and optimize data pipelines supporting AI applications.
  • Collaborate with business teams implement product and AI strategies aligned with organizational growth objectives.
  • Participate in KOL engagements with companies and Academic institutions in the Gen AI and health and diagnostics market segment.
  • Articulate use case scenarios and detailed product requirements with specific benchmarks aligned with product goals.

• Technical Leadership & Team Management:
  • Collaborate with lead and mentor a team of AI engineers data scientists algorithm developers and software developers to ensure successful project delivery.

Keys to Success:

Education and Experience

• Masters Degree in Computer Science Data Science Bioinformatics Biomedical Engineering or related field required.
• Deep understanding of domain-specific AI/ML training and inference Large Language Models (LLMs) Generative AI (Gen AI) and relevant frameworks.
• 8 years in data science / AI with 2 years in leadership roles in diagnostics MedTech biopharma or healthcare or allied fields with Biotechnology
• (equivalent combinations of education and relevant work experience may be considered).
• Hands-on expertise with Python/R and core libraries; strong command of statistical modeling large language models and data visualization. Strong technical expertise in Gen AI model training and inference and familiarity working with deep learning frameworks like Pytorch/JAX.
• Proficiency with any of the Gen AI deployment models using OpenAI Anthropic or Gemini on platforms like Amazon Bedrock.
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases messaging systems and modern web/mobile application development practices.
• Practical knowledge of containerization (Docker Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipeline tools (Jenkins GitHub Actions).

Knowledge Skills Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and coordinate multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution ability.
• Deep interest in applying technology to solve real-world healthcare and scientific challenges.

Benefits:

We offer competitive remuneration an annual incentive plan bonus healthcare and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity intensity involvement and innovation!

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company team and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans and a national vision plan including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO) 10 paid holidays annually paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave) accident and life insurance and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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