ML Science Manager at Abridge

San Francisco, California, United States

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$275,000 – $350,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
HealthcareIndustries

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in machine learning/NLP, with a strong track record of impactful publications and deployed systems
  • 4+ years of experience as technical lead for a project of 4 or more individuals
  • 2+ years of direct management experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and scale a high-impact team of NLP/ML researchers, fostering a culture of technical rigor, creativity, and scientific excellence
  • Set R&D strategy that aligns with company priorities in areas like: Clinical NLP, summarization, and dialogue understanding; Agentic capabilities, retrieval-augmented generation, reasoning, and tool-use; Multimodal and multilingual algorithms; Reinforcement learning, preference optimization, and reward modeling; Robustness, safety, and evaluation of LLM-powered systems
  • Grow talent pipelines by recruiting world-class researchers and nurturing career development through coaching and mentorship
  • Balance long-term vision with near-term impact, ensuring research not only advances the field but also translates into product-grade systems
  • Partner with engineering teams and clinicians to operationalize novel algorithms into clinician-facing workflows, optimizing both quality and efficiency
  • Ensure safety and robustness in deployment, shaping the standards for evaluation in clinical AI
  • Represent Abridge in the global ML/NLP research community through publications, conference presentations, and industry/academic partnerships

Skills

NLP
Machine Learning
Large Language Models
Generative AI
Clinical Documentation
EMR Integration

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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