Associate Director/Director of AI Engineering, BillionToOne
$234.1-260.1k
We offer a total compensation package of up to $437,370 per year. + Equity options and corporate bonus program
3-4 days a week in office (Menlo Park, CA)
Precision diagnostics for disease detection
Open for applications
Precision diagnostics for disease detection
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$234.1-260.1k
We offer a total compensation package of up to $437,370 per year. + Equity options and corporate bonus program
3-4 days a week in office (Menlo Park, CA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make molecular diagnostics more accurate, efficient, and accessible.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (Master's preferred)
- 7+ years of experience in solution architecture, with at least 3 years focused on AI/ML implementations
- Proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale technology solutions from concept to production with commercial stakeholders
- Hands-on experience with data technologies
- Expertise in at least one programming language (Python preferred, Java/C# acceptable)
- Experience with API design, microservices architecture, and enterprise integration patterns
- Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to business audiences
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a data-driven approach
- Ability to influence and build consensus across technical and business stakeholders
- Strategic thinking with the ability to connect technical capabilities to business outcomes
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
- If you're driven by purpose, energized by innovation, and ready to help build the future of precision medicine, this is where you belong
Desirable
- Experience in SG&A functions (sales operations, marketing analytics, medical affairs)
- Knowledge of specific AI use cases: predictive analytics, NLP, computer vision, process automation
- Experience with business intelligence tools and data visualization
- Experience in mid-size companies (300-1000 employees) undergoing digital transformation
What the job involves
- BillionToOne is seeking an experienced Associate Director/Director AI Engineer to join our Enterprise Architecture / Data Science organization and lead the design, execution, and scale-up of AI initiatives across our enterprise
- This hybrid role blends deep technical expertise in Generative AI with program management excellence, enabling enterprise-level adoption and transformation
- Reporting to the VP of Data Science/IS,IT, you’ll partner closely with executive leadership and business unit leaders to drive the enterprise-wide GenAI strategy, deliver measurable value, and unlock operational efficiencies across Commercial and SG&A teams
- You will serve as a thought leader and architect of GenAI-enabled innovation at BillionToOne
- This is a hybrid (onsite 3-4 days/week) position and reports to the VP, IS/IT
- Develop and lead the company-wide strategy for Generative AI adoption
- Serve as a consultative partner to executive leadership and business units, identifying and prioritizing high-impact AI opportunities
- Design end-to-end AI solutions that integrate with existing enterprise architecture and comply with IT security, privacy, and governance standards
- Act as a thought leader, internally and externally, on practical GenAI applications, AI ethics, and industry best practices
- Conduct user interviews and define technical and functional requirements
- Conduct technical assessments of vendor solutions and manage relationships with AI technology partners
- Evaluate and implement platforms such as Azure AI, AWS SageMaker, and Google Vertex AI
- Establish and enforce MLOps practices for model deployment, monitoring, and version control
- Design APIs and microservices for real-time AI inference and integration across business workflows
- End-to-end feasibility to delivery, including: leading proof-of-concepts, validating ROI, development, integration and testing
- Mentor other AI developers on best practices, frameworks, and architectural patterns
- Knowledge of data engineering concepts and tools (SQL, ETL/ELT, data warehousing)
- Lead proof-of-concept development to validate technical feasibility and business value
- Drive continuous improvement in AI delivery processes and methodologies
- Manage a portfolio of 3–5 concurrent AI projects from concept to deployment
- Own delivery timelines, budgets, milestones, and success metrics
- Facilitate stage-gate reviews with clear go/no-go criteria
- Partner with IT, Data Science, Legal, and security teams to ensure governance and compliance
- Partner with business leaders in sales, marketing, finance, and operations to identify high-value AI opportunities
- Translate business needs into AI solutions and demonstrate tangible ROI
- Create detailed technical specifications, reference architectures, and implementation roadmaps for AI initiatives
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including data scientists, business analysts, and IT infrastructure
- Facilitate design thinking workshops to rapidly prototype AI solutions and drive stakeholder engagement
- Collaborate with operational leaders and embedded analysts to ensure AI integration into daily workflows
- Serve as a thought leader, internally and externally, advocating and educating on the potential and practical application of Generative AI
- Track adoption and effectiveness of AI solutions and refine as needed.Help shape the enterprise-wide AI strategy across employee productivity, commercial and lab operation teams
Our take
BillionToOne is a precision diagnostics company. Its proprietary molecular counting platform (Quantitative Counting Templates) accurately counts DNA molecules at the single-count level, which has the ability to significantly improve disease detection. While initially focused on prenatal screening and oncological liquid biopsies, the company’s QTC technology is highly scalable and has the ability to make vast improvements to a range of disease detection verticals.
The company’s funding efforts will enable it to focus on further development and commercialization of its noninvasive prenatal screening test and oncology products. However, it will need to maintain a strategic outlook, prioritizing areas with higher testing frequencies in order to provide maximum patient benefit, while balancing test development costs.
BillionToOne has an important role to play in improving healthcare equity. As more promising peer-reviewed research studies are conducted and providers have increased confidence in the company’s tests, BillionToOne has significant growth potential.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
32% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2022
$5m
SERIES B
Mar 2022
$21m
SERIES B
Total funding: $43.3m
Company benefits
- Suite of benefit plans
- Paid Medical, Pregnancy, Parental and Family Leaves
- Retirement savings program with Company contribution
- Generous equity package
- Free daily on-site lunches provided from top eateries
- Latest and greatest hardware (laptop, lab equipment, facilities)
- Free on-site EV charging (compatible with all EVs, including Tesla!)
- Working with a team of ‘rockstars’ who bring out the best in everyone
- The ability to indirectly or directly change the lives of hundreds of thousand patients
- Open, transparent culture that includes weekly Town Hall meetings
Company HQ
Menlo Park, CA
Leadership
Oguzhan Atay, PhD
(CEO)Former Graduate Fellow at Stanford University (Department of Biology). They also spent time as a Researcher at the University of Oxford.
David Tsao
(CTO)Former Technical Staff Member at Groupon and Software Engineer at Adku. They also worked as an Engineering Intern at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems.
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