About the position
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. We are seeking a Director, AI Product Development to join our team and establish the AI Product Development capability and team within Digital Solutions Technology function for a diverse and growing portfolio of digital health products, including software as a medical device (SaMD), connected devices, and digital health platforms. This position reports directly to the Head of Technology, Digital Solutions and will be instrumental in Digital Solutions’ expansion and impact. This position will incubate and advance the usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) across Medical Devices by driving technical execution of world-class AI/ML products providing efficient means to improving clinical workflow and outcomes for patients, providers and customers. This position will have the responsibility and oversight of Digital Solutions AI/ML product development and development operations, associated regulated and compliant cloud infrastructure and integration with Abbott Medical Devices Division products. This position will ensure AI product data governance is compliant to Abbott data strategy and ethics policies. This position will work closely with IT, Privacy and Cybersecurity functions to ensure underlying data and AI cloud infrastructure and supporting technologies are in place with consistency across Medical Devices.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with Digital Solutions leadership and portfolio program teams to prioritize AI investments that support Abbott Medical Devices’ strategic direction.
- Assist in assessing and developing business cases for prioritized use cases.
- Provide hands on technical leadership support to cross-functional portfolio teams and ensure development and deployment of scalable ML models, ML toolkit, linked data assets, data hub infrastructure and integration to visualization applications.
- Support program portfolio management and execution across Digital Solutions to ensure the objectives of program(s) including scope, resourcing, budget, and schedule.
- Guide development and documentation of AI/ML product lifecycle artifacts.
- Interface with appropriate cross-functional teams, internal and external resources (regulatory, quality, IT, customers, etc.) to ensure AI platform development meets regulatory, compliance, legal and customer requirements.
- Act as the primary authority within Digital Solutions group related to AI/ML, cloud platforms, and data strategy.
- Provide strategic input into AI product development, risk management, and lifecycle planning.
- Partner across Abbott businesses and functions to educate and embed AI/ML throughout the Medical Devices Divisions product lifecycle.
- Define strategy to build high performing and inclusive AI/ML product development teams aligned with Digital Solutions’ growth trajectory, fostering a culture of innovation, compliance, and continuous improvement.
- Provide technical and functional leadership for various AI/ML team competencies (ML scientists, ML Ops engineers, ML Software architects) to accomplish team goals.
Requirements
- Master or PhD in relevant field (e.g., applied mathematics, computer science, engineering, applied statistics).
- 10+ years of relevant working experience in AI product development within the medical devices / life sciences / digital health space.
- 5+ years being a people manager leading a data science team, ideally on- and offshore.
- Possesses a deep understanding of data science methodologies and concepts.
- Experience with Data Strategy and Data Lifecycle Management (public and private data sets from sensors, medical devices and wearable devices).
- Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript.
- Proficient in tools like Azure ML SDK, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Spark, or related technologies.
- Strong understanding of database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL) and data modeling principles.
- Proven success managing teams using Agile and Scrum methodologies.
- Effectively collaborates with global teams, leveraging diverse perspectives to enhance project outcomes.
- Strong communication, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
- Strong organizational skills, including program/project governance.
- Strong influence and negotiating skills with all levels of stakeholders.
Nice-to-haves
- 15 years of experience in developing and commercializing medical devices or life sciences AI products and services.
- MS and/or PhD degree in computer science or software engineering, or related field.
- Actively participate and provides technical expertise in the assessment of current and potential partners in the AI/ML space.
- Experience with selecting and managing suppliers in a large multinational organization.
- Familiarity with the clinical setting and integrated set of needs by health care professionals, health care systems, and patients.
Benefits
- Free medical coverage through our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit.
