Principal ML/AI Scientist

About the jobAn established medical device company is seeking a Principal Scientist, AI/ML to help build and scale next-generation AI-enabled technologies focused on procedural imaging, computer vision, and surgical workflow optimization. The organization is investing heavily in AI/ML capabilities as part of a broader initiative tied to procedural video analysis, imaging systems, and physician-facing clinical technologies within the MedTech space.This is a highly hands-on role at the intersection of AI/ML, medical imaging, and product development. The ideal candidate has experience building applied machine learning systems in healthcare or medical device environments and is comfortable operating directly within fast-paced, execution-oriented teams.Key Responsibilities• Own AI/ML model architecture, technical direction, and scientific execution across new product initiatives• Design and support machine learning pipelines, dataset strategy, validation workflows, and evaluation methodologies• Partner closely with software engineering, R&D, and clinical stakeholders throughout development and deployment• Help define scalable infrastructure, deployment strategy, and data management processes for AI-enabled systems• Attend physician visits and procedural environments to better understand workflows, data generation, and real-world product applications• Drive highly applied AI/ML research focused on product-oriented and commercially scalable outcomes• Help establish best practices and foundational processes as the organization builds out its AI/ML capabilityYour Experience• Strong hands-on experience building and deploying AI/ML systems in healthcare, MedTech, imaging, or related technical environments• Proven track record bringing products or technologies from development through commercialization• Experience working with imaging data, computer vision, video analysis, or procedural/surgical datasets is highly preferred• Ability to communicate effectively across technical teams, leadership, and physician stakeholders• Advanced degree (PhD preferred) in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, AI/ML, Physics, or a related technical discipline• Comfortable operating in fast-moving, highly collaborative, and execution-driven environments• Experience within startup or growth-stage MedTech organizations is strongly preferredAdditional Details• Hybrid preferred with approximately 3 days/week on-site• Travel expected approximately every 2–3 weeks during the first year• Competitive compensation package including bonus and equity