Senior Director, AI Solutions

Back to jobs New Senior Director, AI Solutions Fremont, California Apply At Alamar, we are passionate about enabling our customers to make scientific discoveries that translate into clinical outcomes and benefit patients. Our team is growing quickly as we develop innovative approaches to measure critical protein biomarkers from liquid samples that can enable the earliest possible detection of disease. We believe the next frontier in biology is enabled by measuring proteins at higher sensitivity in highly multiplexed assays at the push of a button, which is something only Alamar can do. As we build our team, we seek collaborative, driven, intellectually curious people committed to solving complex challenges. Our culture rewards accountability and cross functional teamwork because we believe this enables the kind of breakthrough thinking that will accelerate our mission. We are seeking a highly strategic and execution-oriented Senior Director of AI Solutions to lead the design, delivery, and evolution of AI agents and intelligent features that transform how our customers, partners, and internal teams leverage Alamar's differentiated capabilities. This role sits at the intersection of product innovation, technical implementation, and measurable business impact. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong product instincts, exceptional project management capabilities, and the ability to move seamlessly between strategic planning and hands-on development.  This is a senior individual contributor role reporting to the VP of AI & Strategic Initiatives. You will be responsible for defining strategic approaches to AI-powered solutions, driving end-to-end delivery of high-impact agents, and maintaining a portfolio of production systems that deliver measurable ROI. You must be equally comfortable architecting multi-agent systems, writing production code, managing complex cross-functional programs, and evangelizing adoption across diverse stakeholder groups.  Responsibilities   Strategic AI Solutions & Product Innovation  Define and drive strategic initiatives to increase accessibility and value delivery of Alamar's capabilities through intelligent features and AI-powered experiences  Identify opportunities where AI agents can accelerate operational excellence, reduce friction, and create measurable business outcomes  Co-develop roadmaps for AI solution development aligned with commercial, R&D, and customer success priorities  Partner with leadership to translate business objectives into technical requirements and executable project plans  Conduct user research, gather feedback, and iterate on solutions to drive adoption and demonstrate clear ROI  Stay current on emerging AI capabilities, tools, and competitive landscape to inform AI & Data strategy  AI Agent Development & Delivery  Architect, build, and deploy production AI agents spanning commercial workflows, operational processes, and customer-facing features  Design multi-agent systems with appropriate orchestration, tool-calling, memory management, and state handling  Implement agents using modern frameworks and integrate with existing systems through APIs, MCPs, and custom connectors as needed  Write high-quality production code (Python, TypeScript, etc.) for agent logic, integrations, and supporting infrastructure  Build evaluation frameworks and observability systems to measure agent performance, reliability, and business impact  Establish versioning, deployment, and rollback strategies for production agent systems  Own the full lifecycle of delivered agents including ongoing maintenance, enhancement, and iteration based on usage patterns and feedback  Program Management & Cross-Functional Execution  Drive end-to-end project delivery from concept through production release, ensuring on-time delivery with high quality  Manage dependencies across the AI team, engineering, product, commercial, R&D, and operations teams  Create clear project plans with milestones, success metrics, and risk mitigation strategies  Facilitate stakeholder alignment through effective communication, demos, and progress reporting  Navigate technical and organizational complexity to unblock execution bottlenecks  Build adoption strategies including training materials, documentation, and change management support  Technical Infrastructure & Integration  Collaborate with data and AI platform team members to leverage foundational capabilities (data lakehouse, model serving, governance frameworks)  Build integration layers connecting agents to internal systems, external data sources, and third-party services  Implement governance frameworks, security, privacy, and compliance requirements appropriate for production AI systems  Optimize agent performance, cost, and scalability as usage grows  Contribute to shared tooling, libraries, and best practices that accelerate future agent development  Future-Focused Capabilities  Investigate and prototype AI/ML approaches to accelerate biological insight generation from Alamar data  Explore opportunities to streamline algorithm development workflows through intelligent automation  Identify and evaluate external datasets (public repositories, commercial subscriptions, partnerships) that could enhance AI solution capabilities  Build proof-of-concept integrations demonstrating value of new data sources or analytical approaches  Qualifications  12+ years of experience in technical roles spanning product development, AI/ML engineering, and solution delivery  Proven track record architecting and delivering production AI systems, intelligent agents, or ML-powered products that drove measurable business outcomes  Strong hands-on technical skills with modern agentic frameworks, Python programming, and API integration  Experience with RAG and GraphRAG systems, agent orchestration, tool-calling architectures, and LLM application development  Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder technical programs from concept through production  Strong product instincts and user empathy - ability to translate user needs into technical requirements  Excellent communication skills with ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical audiences  Self-directed and comfortable operating with ambiguity in fast-paced startup environments  Proven ability to drive adoption of new technologies through effective training, documentation, and change management  Preferred Qualifications  Experience in biotech, life sciences, or scientific software domains  Background in computational biology, bioinformatics, or omics data analysis  Familiarity with scientific data platforms, ELNs, LIMS systems, or laboratory informatics  Experience building customer-facing AI features or B2B SaaS products  Knowledge of data governance, regulatory requirements, or compliance frameworks (HIPAA, FDA, ISO)  Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects or active participation in AI development communities  Experience working with product management, go-to-market teams, or in customer-facing technical roles  The base salary range for this full-time position is $280,000 - 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