Head of AI Platform at Abridge

San Francisco, California, United States

Abridge Logo
$270,000 – $340,000Compensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Healthcare, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience building high-performance distributed systems
  • 3+ years managing AI/ML-focused engineering teams
  • Comfortable giving constructive feedback on technical designs and code reviews
  • Skilled in building secure, compliant systems in major cloud platforms (GCP preferred)
  • Skilled at hiring and mentorship, with a track record of helping engineers grow their skills and careers
  • Expertise with Kubernetes, containers, model training and serving, GPU-based capacity planning, and building applications on top of LLMs
  • Knowledgeable about the software development lifecycle, viewing processes like Kanban and Scrum as tools to apply situationally
  • Up-to-date knowledge (implied in context of AI/ML infrastructure)

Responsibilities

  • Recruit, retain, and mentor engineers and engineering managers; provide regular feedback; create career growth opportunities; foster collaboration and excellence
  • Act as people and technical leader for the AI Platform team, owning staffing, execution, and work on model serving, training compute, agent serving platform, LLM gateway, and orchestration layers
  • Guide architectural discussions and set top-level strategic direction for the company’s AI/ML infrastructure
  • Work closely with stakeholders (product managers, engineering managers, AI/ML teams) to plan, execute, and support multiple projects; responsible for team engineering process and platform output
  • Own the design, build, and operation of core AI platform components: model serving and deployment infrastructure, compute and vendor management (e.g., GPU allocation), MLOps pipelines and tooling, health/quality/performance monitoring, training compute infrastructure, LLM gateway and orchestration layers for agent serving
  • Champion high standards for software quality, communication, collaboration, and compliance with industry/regulatory standards

Skills

AI Platform
Generative AI
Machine Learning
Infrastructure
Scalability
People Management
Technical Strategy
Model Training
Model Serving
Production Management
EMR Integrations
Compliance

Abridge

AI platform for clinical documentation automation

About Abridge

Abridge provides a platform that changes how medical conversations are documented in healthcare settings. Its main product allows healthcare providers to record patient visits, which are then transformed into organized clinical documents. This helps doctors and other healthcare professionals save time on paperwork, allowing them to concentrate more on caring for their patients. Abridge stands out from its competitors by focusing specifically on the needs of healthcare providers, payers, and pharmaceutical companies, offering a solution that improves both documentation efficiency and patient outcomes. The goal of Abridge is to enhance the quality of patient care while making the documentation process easier for healthcare professionals.

Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$201.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
AI & Machine Learning, HealthcareIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Equity
Flexible Spending (FSA) & Health Savings (HSA) Accounts
Learning and Development budget
401k Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible working hours
Home Office Budget
Sabbatical Leave

Risks

Rapid expansion may strain Abridge's resources and affect service quality.
Integration challenges with EHR systems could disrupt workflows and data consistency.
Data privacy concerns in AI applications may lead to regulatory scrutiny.

Differentiation

Abridge transforms medical conversations into actionable clinical documentation using AI.
The platform supports over 28 languages and 50+ medical specialties.
Abridge's integration with EMR systems enhances clinician efficiency and patient care.

Upsides

Abridge's partnership with Mayo Clinic expands its reach to over 1 million patients.
The $150 million Series C funding accelerates AI technology development and integration.
Abridge's multilingual capabilities improve communication in diverse patient populations.

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