Overview
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Position Summary
Credence has an immediate need for a Biomedical AI Lead to join our growing AI and Automation practice and to build and direct a portfolio of biomedical AI research. The position includes existing NIH-funded work, along with responsibility for identifying and pursuing new funding opportunities. Central to the role is establishing collaborations across academia, industry, and government to address high-impact research questions. On the technical side, you will lead teams of ML engineers and data scientists while contributing heavily to building and evaluating models yourself.
The work spans multimodal AI models that integrate diverse biomedical and clinical data (medical imaging, electronic health records, etc.), along with foundation models and LLMs applied to a range of scientific areas. The position offers the intellectual freedom of a research faculty appointment, along with a deep bench of engineering talent, a proposal team to support your efforts, and compensation that reflects your expertise. You will publish and present your work, partner with leading institutions, and shape your own research agenda.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below
- Directing a portfolio of biomedical AI research.
- Identifying new funding opportunities, forming collaborations, and developing proposals.
- Generating preliminary data and proof-of-concept results to strengthen proposals and launch new research initiatives.
- Developing multimodal AI models that integrate diverse biomedical and clinical data, such as medical imaging and electronic health records. Performing hands-on model development, including data preparation, architecture design, training, and evaluation.
- Providing AI technical leadership on current and future projects, guiding technical approach and execution while managing and mentoring teams of ML engineers and data scientists.
- Publishing and presenting research in peer-reviewed journals and at scientific conferences, and contributing to white papers and technical reports.
- Communicating results to federal sponsors and partners.
- Tracking emerging methods and advances in AI and biomedical science.
Requirements
- Advanced Degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field. PhD strongly preferred, but MS will be considered for exceptional candidates.
- Proven track record of building collaborations, writing successful proposals, and leading funded projects.
- 3+ (PhD) or 7+ (MS) years of hands-on experience developing machine learning and deep learning (ML/DL) models for biomedical data, backed by a publication record or comparable outputs.
- Expertise in supervised and unsupervised methods and modern architectures such as transformers.
- Experience building multimodal models that integrate diverse biomedical data types such as imaging, EHR, wearables, and genetics.
- Experience fine-tuning and adapting foundation models and LLMs.
- Strong foundation in statistics and rigorous model evaluation, including validation study design and uncertainty quantification.
Salary Range: $180,000 - $220,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, education, certifications, skills, and overall qualifications.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Wellness Resources
Skills Required
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field
- PhD strongly preferred; exceptional candidates with an MS may be considered
- Proven track record of building collaborations, writing successful proposals, and leading funded projects
- At least 3 years of hands-on ML/DL experience for PhD candidates or 7 years for MS candidates
- Publication record or comparable research outputs
- Expertise in supervised and unsupervised learning methods and modern architectures such as transformers
- Experience building multimodal models integrating biomedical data such as imaging, EHR, wearables, and genetics
- Experience fine-tuning and adapting foundation models and LLMs
- Strong foundation in statistics and rigorous model evaluation, including validation study design and uncertainty quantification
Credence Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Credence and has not been reviewed or approved by Credence.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive or better than average across many roles, with multiple examples describing excellent pay and competitive salaries. Additional cash elements such as bonuses appear alongside base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, supported by HSAs/FSAs and a TRICARE supplement. Employer-paid life and disability coverage further strengthen the protection package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes flexible PTO and a broad holiday schedule aligned to federal holidays. Additional leave types such as military and bereavement leave are available.
Credence Insights
What We Do
Credence provides innovative technology, health, international development, engineering, and management solutions to support mission-critical programs for Federal government customers. We are one of the nation’s largest privately held government contractors. Our ability to perform exceptionally to implement new solutions, efficiencies, and savings across 220 U.S. Government programs is due to our obsession with exceeding customer expectations and our emphasis on employee wellbeing—best exemplified by our corporate philosophy: “One Measure of Success. Yours.” WHY WORK WITH CREDENCE? We are consistently rated as a Top Workplace and are proud to be one of the fastest growing privately held firms in the U.S. over the last decade. Credence treats each customer, teaming partner, and employee as a trusted partner whom we serve. We ensure successful outcomes by focusing on the measure of success that we consider to be most important—Yours. WHY WORK FOR CREDENCE? We are a diverse, enthusiastic team of professionals who are dedicated to providing exceptional service to our customers. Our culture is focused on employee empowerment, recognition, and reward, and each person is encouraged to take initiative and strive to reach their greatest potential. HOW CREDENCE GIVES BACK: We believe in giving back to the communities in which we live and work through corporate charitable events, support for employee volunteering, and a 100% corporate match for employee charitable giving.
