Our client a global healthcare technology organisation is seeking a Principal AI Data Scientist to drive cutting-edge innovation across generative AI, agentic systems, and natural language understanding.
This is a rare opportunity to join a newly evolving healthcare technology environment with strong backing, ambitious growth plans, and a deep legacy of innovation across data, materials, and clinical science.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping next-generation AI solutions that improve patient outcomes, enhance clinical decision-making, and transform healthcare operations globally.
The Role
As a senior technical leader and hands‑on innovator, you will design and deliver advanced AI models and architectures that power intelligent healthcare applications. You will work at the intersection of research and real‑world deployment, ensuring solutions are reliable, explainable, and compliant within regulated healthcare environments.
This position offers strong technical ownership, cross‑functional collaboration, and the opportunity to influence enterprise AI strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Innovation & Advanced AI Research
Design and prototype next‑generation AI models for autonomous and agent‑based healthcare systems
Advance natural language understanding across clinical, operational, and administrative datasets
Explore new approaches in reasoning, decision intelligence, and multimodal AI
Evaluate emerging technologies and integrate state‑of‑the‑art methods into scalable solutions
Fine‑tune and optimise large language models for healthcare terminology, compliance, and ethical use
Build AI pipelines to process structured and unstructured healthcare data (FHIR, HL7, clinical notes, claims)
Develop domain‑specific AI architectures supporting clinical decision‑making, revenue cycle optimisation, and patient engagement
Ensure all models are explainable, responsible, and aligned with healthcare standards and regulations
Technical Leadership & Collaboration
Serve as the subject matter expert for generative, agentic, and applied AI across projects
Mentor and support AI scientists and engineers through code reviews, research guidance, and technical workshops
Drive internal knowledge‑sharing on emerging AI frameworks, tools, and best practices
Partner closely with engineering teams to transition research innovations into production‑ready systems
AI Governance, Quality & Deployment
Establish robust model evaluation frameworks for accuracy, fairness, reliability, and performance
Ensure adherence to healthcare data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements
Support secure, scalable deployment of AI solutions within cloud and production environments
Required Experience & Skills
MSc or PhD in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or related discipline
5+ years’ experience delivering AI/ML solutions in production environments
Strong programming skills in Python (R beneficial)
Expertise in Generative AI, LLMs, and transformer architectures
Hands‑on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, LangChain, and RAG systems
Experience with autonomous/agentic AI systems and reasoning frameworks
Proven application of AI within healthcare or life sciences
Familiarity with AWS/cloud platforms and MLOps practices
Why Apply?
Work on high‑impact AI transforming global healthcare delivery
Lead innovation in generative and agentic AI within a regulated, real‑world setting
Collaborate with world‑class scientists, engineers, and healthcare experts
Hybrid Dublin‑based role with strong career progression and technical ownership
Opportunity to shape the AI strategy of a rapidly evolving healthcare technology organisation
If you are interested in a confidential discussion about this position contact Gillian Nicholson
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