Who We Are
Impiricus is the first and only AI-powered HCP Engagement Engine. In 2025, Deloitte named Impiricus the #1 fastest growing company in North America for their prestigious Fast 500 list. Founded by a practicing physician and a senior pharmaceutical executive, Impiricus was created to transform how life sciences companies support physicians. We ethically connect HCPs to pharma resources, reduce go-to-market costs and accelerate patient access to the treatments they need.
With our unique access to the largest opted-in network of HCPs, their insights, and clinical expertise, we are the leading provider of AI technology and real-time channels that life science companies need to deliver clear, reliable, and evidence-based resources directly into the hands of HCPs. Guided by a council of 2000+ trusted HCP advisors, we ensure every interaction is clinically meaningful, ethically grounded and leads to better patient care.
Job Summary
As a VP, AI Engineering at Impiricus, you will lead the vision, strategy, and execution of AI-driven innovation across our platform. You will partner closely with product, engineering, and business leaders to deeply understand company and customer challenges, and translate them into scalable, high-impact AI solutions.
You will define how AI transforms our products—leveraging cutting-edge techniques in machine learning, large language models, and decision systems to drive measurable outcomes in healthcare engagement. This role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on technical depth, ensuring that AI is not just exploratory, but production-ready, reliable, and delivering real-world value.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the company’s AI engineering strategy aligned with product and business objectives
- Build, lead, and scale a high-performing team of AI/ML engineers
- Architect and deliver cutting-edge AI solutions, including LLM-powered systems and intelligent automation
- Translate complex business and product challenges into scalable AI-driven solutions
- Own the end-to-end AI lifecycle, from research and prototyping to production deployment and monitoring
- Establish best practices for ML infrastructure, experimentation, evaluation, and governance
- Design and maintain scalable, reliable AI platforms using modern tooling and distributed systems
- Stay at the forefront of AI advancements and integrate state-of-the-art techniques into production
- Partner with cross-functional leaders and communicate AI strategy, progress, and impact to executive stakeholders
Experience
- PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in the AI field, spanning academia and/or industry
- Demonstrated experience applying AI to solve real-world, high-impact problems
- Deep expertise in machine learning, deep learning, and modern AI methodologies
- Strong experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and emerging agent-based systems
- Knowledge of reinforcement learning and/or sequential decision-making frameworks
- Proven experience building scalable ML infrastructure and distributed systems
- Hands-on expertise with modern AI tooling
- Track record of delivering production-grade AI systems (not just research prototypes)
- Strong understanding of state-of-the-art AI research and ability to translate it into practical applications; publications, patents, or notable contributions preferred
Benefits
- Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents + on-demand healthcare concierge
- HSA, FSA & DCFSA: Pre-tax savings options for healthcare and dependent care, with monthly employer contributions to HSA (if enrolled in a high-deductible plan)
- Coverage & Protection: 100% paid short- and long-term disability, plus life and AD&D insurance
- Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need with a flexible vacation policy — recharge your batteries your way
- Parental Leave: Paid parental leave to spend time with your newborn, adopted, or foster child (available after 6 months)
- Your Work, Your Way: If you’re close to an office, we encourage spending some time in-person to collaborate and connect. If not, remote is always an option.
- Home Office Setup: We’ll ship you the gear you need to create a comfortable workspace at home.
- 401(k): Save for your future with tax advantages (and company match!)