Lead AI Engineer at IQVIA

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
HealthcareIndustries

Requirements

  • 6+ years of industry experience in AI/NLP
  • Strong software engineering skills, especially in integrating AI into production systems
  • Proven leadership experience, including mentoring and team management
  • Expertise in supervised and unsupervised learning, deep learning, and NLP
  • Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to cross-functional teams
  • Experience with production-grade ML/NLP deployments
  • Strategic thinking around data science product planning under uncertainty
  • Holistic understanding of ML pipelines within larger systems
  • Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Ability to read and implement ideas from scientific papers
  • Proficiency in Python for ML/NLP tasks; other languages (e.g., R, Go, Rust, Java) are a plus
  • Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal)

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow the AI team, fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and excellence
  • Contribute directly to the codebase and serve as the primary liaison with other development teams
  • Drive internationalization of NLP components to support multiple languages
  • Own work intake, prioritization, and line management of the AI team
  • Guide projects from concept to production-ready solutions
  • Collaborate closely with the Product Owner to define deliverables and milestones
  • Research and apply state-of-the-art NLP and ML methodologies
  • Ensure AI components integrate seamlessly with our search engine and data warehouse

Skills

Python
NLP
Generative AI
NER
NEL
Multilingual NLP
Deep Learning
Supervised Learning
Unsupervised Learning
ML Pipelines
Production ML Deployments

IQVIA

Advanced analytics and clinical research services

About IQVIA

IQVIA provides advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services specifically for the life sciences industry. Their services utilize extensive data resources and technology to create connections within healthcare, allowing clients to gain insights that help speed up the development and marketing of new medical treatments. This process is facilitated by their IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ system, which offers quick and flexible insights. IQVIA stands out from competitors by focusing on patient privacy, employing various technologies to protect individual data. The company's goal is to enhance healthcare outcomes by supporting biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies, as well as researchers and government agencies, in understanding diseases and advancing medical science.

Durham, North CarolinaHeadquarters
1998Year Founded
$3,526MTotal Funding
POST_IPO_EQUITYCompany Stage
Cybersecurity, Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Rapid advancement of cancer vaccines may disrupt traditional clinical research models.
Proliferation of disparate technological solutions causes technology overload in clinical trials.
Generative AI technologies face challenges in adoption due to data privacy concerns.

Differentiation

IQVIA leverages advanced analytics and big data for life sciences solutions.
The company offers privacy-enhancing technologies to protect individual patient data.
IQVIA's AI Assistant provides rapid, actionable insights for healthcare and life sciences.

Upsides

Increased adoption of decentralized clinical trials enhances patient-centric study designs.
AI-driven drug discovery accelerates identification of potential drug candidates.
Expansion of telemedicine facilitates remote patient monitoring and data collection.

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