Doctolib

Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Clinical - AI Teams (x/f/m)

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1 month ago
Paris, FranceStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Own the long-term technical roadmap and architecture for clinical ML systems.
  • Lead the design and implementation of LLM-powered clinical agents for consultation summarization, clinical coding, and evidence-grounded recommendations.
  • Establish evaluation frameworks using real-world clinical datasets and define clinical accuracy and safety standards.
  • Build production infrastructure for model and prompt versioning, guardrails, uncertainty quantification, cost optimization, and observability.
  • Define safe healthcare deployment practices, including shadow testing, staged deployment, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
  • Lead build-versus-buy decisions and establish online and offline performance objectives.
  • Mentor Staff and Senior ML Engineers and Applied Scientists.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives with Product, Medical Affairs, Legal, and Compliance teams.
  • Translate clinical needs into research questions and production systems that improve patient outcomes.
  • Support compliance with EU healthcare regulations and market standards.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in ML/AI and 3+ years at Staff+ or Principal level leading complex, multi-team technical initiatives.
  • PhD in Computer Science, AI, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent research experience.
  • Deep expertise in at least two of clinical NLP, LLM fine-tuning and evaluation, automatic speech recognition, RAG systems, or reinforcement learning.
  • Expertise in Python, PyTorch/Transformers, and vLLM or similar inference tools.
  • Track record of deploying ML systems in production on AWS or GCP.
  • Exceptional communication skills and ability to align diverse stakeholders and explain complex technical decisions.
  • Preferred: publications in top-tier ML/AI conferences or medical informatics venues.
  • Preferred: experience with EU healthcare regulations including GDPR, MDR, and the AI Act.
  • Preferred: prior work with clinical data or healthcare applications.

Benefits

  • Free comprehensive health insurance for the employee and children.
  • 25 days of paid vacation per year plus up to 14 days of RTT.
  • Free mental health and coaching services through Moka.care.
  • Work from abroad for up to 10 days per year.
  • Lunch vouchers worth €8.50 per working day, with €4.50 covered by Doctolib.
  • Work council subsidy toward a sports club or creative class.
  • 50% reimbursement of public transport subscription.
  • ParentCare birth-leave salary coverage of 100% during the first month and 75% during the second month.
  • Enrollment in DoctoGrowth, Doctolib's long-term employee value sharing plan.
  • Additional support for caregivers and workers with disabilities, including remote-policy adaptation, medical leave, and psychological support.
  • Relocation support for international mobility.
  • Access to AI coding tools, development resources, and dedicated training.
  • Permanent, full-time position in Paris, France, with hybrid work requiring 3 days per week in the office; start as soon as possible.
Doctolib

About Doctolib

1,001-5,000 employees

Doctolib builds a digital healthcare platform for patients and medical professionals, combining online appointment booking, teleconsultations, and practice-management software. It monetizes via SaaS subscriptions to healthcare providers, while access for patients is free. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Levallois‑Perret, the privately held company operates across France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands and is certified as a B Corp.

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