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Abridge is building an AI platform for clinical conversations to solve the administrative burdens of medicine, freeing clinicians to focus on patient care. Our technology is rapidly expanding to support clinicians through a richer suite of interactions—helping them to make better informed decisions and to navigate medicine’s financial processes. Abridge improves patient outcomes and access to care, enables clinicians to focus on what matters most, and lowers costs for health systems. We are seeking a ML Tech Lead Manager to drive the next generation of our AI platform—scientifically rigorous, reliable in production, and optimized for the real-world complexity of healthcare. In this role, you will lead a team of ML Scientists who leverage natural language processing techniques and large language models to build compelling products and conduct scientific research. You and your team will be working closely with engineering, product, and clinicians. You will shape research strategy, ensure translation of research into production systems, and set the scientific standard for how Abridge advances state-of-the-art NLP for medicine.
Job Responsibility:
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
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
Requirements:
7+ years of experience in machine learning/NLP, with a strong track record of impactful publications and deployed systems
3+ years of experience as technical lead for a project of 4 or more individuals
2+ years of direct management experience, managing Researchers and Applied Scientists
Deeply technical, with expertise across NLP and LLMs—e.g., pre-training/post-training/SFT/RL, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), reasoning capabilities, multilinguality, multimodality, synthetic data generation, noise robustness, judges, and evaluation
Comfortable bridging research, product, and engineering, translating novel ideas into robust, scalable systems that deliver real-world impact
Have fluency with libraries for scientific computing (e.g. SciPy, Numpy) and machine learning (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Pandas)
A thoughtful leader: you foster a feedback-rich culture, set a high bar for scientific rigor, and empower your team through mentorship, clear vision, and mutual trust
Up-to-date on the latest in NLP and ML research, with excitement for continuous learning
Motivated to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your team’s science has direct clinical impact
Must be willing to work from our SF office at least 3x per week
What we offer:
Generous Time Off: 14 paid holidays, flexible PTO for salaried employees, and accrued time off for hourly employees
Comprehensive Health Plans: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for all full-time employees and their families
Generous HSA Contribution: If you choose a High Deductible Health Plan, Abridge makes monthly contributions to your HSA
Paid Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave for all full-time employees
Family Forming Benefits: Resources and financial support to help you build your family
401(k) Matching: Contribution matching to help invest in your future
Personal Device Allowance: Tax free funds for personal device usage
Pre-tax Benefits: Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter Benefits
Lifestyle Wallet: Monthly contributions for fitness, professional development, coworking, and more
Mental Health Support: Dedicated access to therapy and coaching to help you reach your goals
Sabbatical Leave: Paid Sabbatical Leave after 5 years of employment
Compensation and Equity: Competitive compensation and equity grants for full time employees