💼 Full-Time Position

Head of AI Engineering

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📍 United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom
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Location
United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Posted
June 20, 2026
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Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Head of AI Engineering

Permanent - Manchester

Hybrid with a focused on-site presence

Join a pioneering 5yr+ TechBio company at the intersection of AI, synthetic biology, and industrial biotechnology. You will lead the building of an AI engineering platform connecting computational design, experimental validation, and real-world commercial outcomes. Reporting directly to the CEO, sitting on the management team, and engaging with the Board.

The tasks of a Head of AI Engineering will include:

  • Build & lead the AI engineering team; hiring, coaching, designing, delivering.
  • Contribute hands-on in coding, architecture, and technical problem-solving.
  • Define and build the AI platform connecting data, models, workflows, and learning loops.
  • Design and deploy agentic AI capabilities that improve scientific workflows and platform intelligence.
  • Build the software foundations for autonomous closed-loop experimenta...