Senior Staff Ai Research Scientist For Generative Ai (Hybrid)

Why engineering at Stryker?

At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products. You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development.

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We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine! Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com

Our benefits include bonuses; commissions; healthcare; insurance benefits; retirement programs; stock based plans; family and parenting leaves; tuition reimbursement; wellness programs; onsite fitness centers and cafeterias; discount purchase programs; and service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities.

Who We Want:

As a valued member of Stryker’s AI innovation unit, you will work alongside trailblazers, industry visionaries, innovators, and inventors who are committed to bringing computer vision, AI/ML and digital innovation to the operating room and other healthcare settings.

You’ll contribute to fast-paced cycles of innovation and develop core technologies that power a wide array of Stryker’s solutions, including: surgical robotics and navigation, image-guided surgery, treatment selection, outcome assessment, and clinical decision intelligence. You will apply your core skills across a range of deployment platforms spanning from mobile applications, cloud services, and SDKs to embedded systems, edge devices, and mixed reality (XR) platforms. You will have an opportunity to work across a wide variety of therapeutic areas ranging from orthopaedics and neurosurgery to emergency care and operating room safety and efficiency – plus many more.

As a Senior Staff AI Research Scientist, you will play a crucial role in driving business impacts and delving deep into the complexities of computer vision and deep learning problem-solving. This high-visibility opportunity is a perfect match for technical leaders who are passionate about making a tangible difference in the AI healthcare landscape.

Don't miss this exceptional chance to leave a lasting mark on healthcare technology. Apply now and harness your expertise to revolutionize AI-driven medical innovation!

What You Will Do:

Technical Responsibilities

• Explore the new opportunities that generative AI, Large Language Models, and foundation models unlocks in healthcare and identify practical applications of these new technological advances to improve standard of care.
• Develop and implement novel AI algorithms and models, fine-tune and optimize foundation models, develop deployment mechanisms and guardrails for these models.
• Publish research findings in top-tier journals and conferences and represent Stryker in the AI research community.
• Stay abreast of latest developments in AI and machine learning, particularly in generative models, foundation models and LLMs.
• Work towards long-term ambitious research goals, while identifying intermediate milestones
• Work and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, CV engineers, and healthcare professionals, to translate latest advances in AI into scalable solutions.
• Lead research that enables learning the semantics of multimodal data (images, video, text, audio, speech, and other modalities) as well as apply multimodality learning to medical data (EHR, CT Scans, X-ray, MRI, etc).

What You Will Need:

Basic Qualifications:

• Publications in machine learning, AI, computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, data science, or related technical fields.
• Bachelor's degree in software engineering/ Computer Science or related discipline with 6+ years of work experience OR Master’s in relevant disciplines with 4+ years of experience OR PhD degree in relevant disciplines with 2+ years of work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Huggingface etc.
• At least 3 years of experience in AI research, with a focus on generative AI and LLMs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex research findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in writing reusable, scalable, test-driven and well documented codebase.
• Bonus for:
  • Prior experience developing AI applications using LLM
  • Academic publication in ML/AI conferences / journals such as CVPR, ICCP, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR etc. is a plus.
• Academic publication in ML/AI conferences / journals such as CVPR, ICCP, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR etc. is a plus.
• Prior experience developing AI applications using LLM
• Proven work experience in a university or industry lab(s), in a lead role with primary emphasis on AI research

• $109K - $232K salary plus bonus eligible + Benefits (Health, Vision, Dental, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Wellbeing Program, Employee Stock Purchase Program). This information reflects the anticipated salary range for this position based on current national data. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

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About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better.

The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 100 million patients annually.

More information is available at stryker.com