Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions at Pear VC

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, BiotechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • 2–5 years in forward deployed engineering, software engineering, solutions engineering, technical consulting, ML implementation, data
  • Customer-obsessed and technically fluent
  • Thrives in fast-moving startup environments
  • Ability to be in office (hybrid role based in NYC), with flexibility for remote work on some days as needed

Responsibilities

  • Configure Atrix templates, pipelines, and AI workflows to match complex scientific and medical processes
  • Set up and validate customer-approved data sources
  • Ensure accuracy, reliability, and trust in AI-generated outputs
  • Drive the full implementation lifecycle: onboarding → configuration → validation → go-live → iteration
  • Lead weekly customer calls and serve as the primary technical point of contact
  • Build quick prototypes and workflow experiments for GTM initiatives
  • Translate customer needs into clear product requirements
  • Triage bugs, uncover feature gaps, and partner with engineering to implement fixes or enhancements
  • Shape product roadmap with insights drawn from real-world usage
  • Own business-sense QA and accuracy validation for customer deployments
  • Identify risk, propose guardrails, and define scalable validation processes
  • Enable AI evals to ensure high trust and quality of all workflows
  • Create internal SOPs for deployment, QA, template configuration, and customer onboarding
  • Own 3–5 enterprise accounts end-to-end within 6 months
  • Identify patterns across accounts and surface scalable templates or product opportunities
  • Become a trusted technical advisor to medical, clinical, and commercial stakeholders

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

AISoftware EngineeringCustomer ImplementationScientific WorkflowsPlatform ConfigurationTechnical ArchitecturePharmaBiotech

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this role remote or hybrid?

This is a hybrid role based in NYC, requiring the ability to be in the office, with flexibility for remote work on some days as needed.

What salary or compensation does this role offer?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What skills are required for the Forward Deployed Engineer role?

The role requires being customer-obsessed, technically fluent, and thriving in fast-moving startup environments, with skills in configuring AI workflows, setting up data sources, ensuring AI output reliability, and rapid prototyping.

What is the work environment like at Atrix?

Atrix is a fast-moving startup environment where you'll work closely with the Engineering Team and CEO, collaborate with product, design, and GTM leadership, and help define technical architecture as one of the earliest FDEs.

What makes a strong candidate for this position?

Strong candidates are customer-obsessed, technically fluent individuals who thrive in fast-moving startup environments and love translating complex AI workflows into intuitive product experiences in high-stakes industries like pharma and biotech.

Pear VC

Venture capital firm for early-stage startups

About Pear VC

Pear VC specializes in providing venture capital for pre-seed and seed stage investments. The firm collaborates with founders to transform innovative ideas into successful companies across various sectors, including AI, healthcare, fintech, and more. Their investment strategy focuses on early-stage startups, offering not just financial support but also expertise and a strong network to help these businesses grow. Pear VC distinguishes itself from competitors through its hands-on approach, providing strategic advice and operational assistance to ensure startups remain agile and focused on their customers. The goal of Pear VC is to guide startups through their early development phases, helping them achieve significant growth and success.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2013Year Founded
$2,738.4MTotal Funding
UNKNOWNCompany Stage
Venture Capital, Fintech, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
51-200Employees

Risks

Increased competition from other VC firms in AI and biotech sectors.
Potential overvaluation of startups could lead to investment losses.
Regulatory challenges in biotech and healthcare may impact growth strategies.

Differentiation

Pear VC specializes in pre-seed and seed investments across diverse sectors.
The firm offers hands-on strategic advice and operational support to startups.
Pear VC focuses on innovation in AI, fintech, SaaS, healthcare, and deep tech.

Upsides

Growing interest in AI-driven healthcare solutions presents new investment opportunities.
Rising demand for cell engineering platforms suggests lucrative biotech investments.
Fitness tech startups focusing on community building are gaining traction.

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