Strategic Project Lead, MD/Medical Expertise

Role Overview

Lead high-impact healthcare and medical data initiatives that help train frontier AI models. You will serve as the primary contact for leading AI lab clients, manage teams of medical subject-matter experts, and oversee scalable workflows that prioritize data integrity, quality, and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Own healthcare and medical data projects from planning through delivery, with a focus on client satisfaction.
• Manage complex data pipelines and improve their efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Lead Human Data Managers and Leads who review work completed by healthcare and medical experts, including PhDs, professors, and physicians.
• Communicate directly with AI lab clients on large, high-impact initiatives.
• Partner with Human Data Engineers to define, monitor, and improve KPIs across expert-led workflows.
• Provide executive-level updates on project progress, data performance, and operational impact.
• Report directly to the CEO and Head of Human Data.

Qualifications

• MD preferred.
• Exceptional stakeholder-management and interpersonal skills, particularly when working with senior healthcare and medical experts.
• At least 2 years of leadership experience driving operational processes, managing large-scale or healthcare-focused data projects, or optimizing complex workflows.
• Experience in data operations, engineering, computer science, or substantial exposure to healthcare or medicine.
• Leadership and team-management capabilities, with experience in human data operations.
• A startup-minded, entrepreneurial approach and the ability to identify inefficiencies and execute solutions quickly in high-stakes settings.
• Willingness to work long hours, including weekends, in a fast-moving startup environment.

Work Terms

• Full-time, remote position.

Compensation

• Stated annual compensation range: $400, 000 to $550, 000.
• National base-salary range: $180, 000 to $230, 000 USD.
• Eligible for equity compensation and, depending on role and company policy, performance-based bonuses.
• Benefits include up to 100% reimbursement of health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with company match, and additional remote-workforce benefits.

Eligibility

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected characteristics under applicable laws. Reasonable-accommodation assistance is available during the application process. Candidate screening and assessment may use AI tools to support, not replace, human decision-making.