Founding ML Engineer
Century Health
Software Engineering, Data Science
New York, NY, USA
USD 130k-170k / year + Equity
Posted on Mar 18, 2025
Century Health | Founding ML Engineer
TL;DR
We’re hiring for a Founding ML Engineer who excels in complex technical problem-solving, thrives on end-to-end project ownership, and is curious about the intersection of data, algorithms, and healthcare.
Compensation: $130k-$170k / 0.50%-1.00%
Benefits: Top-tier healthcare, vision, and dental coverage
Experience: 4+ years in Data Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning
Location: NYC (or remote for exceptional candidates)
Reporting to: Co-Founder & CTO
About Century Health
Century Health is on a mission to accelerate breakthrough treatments, with the power of AI and real-world clinical data.
Today it is far too slow to answer critical questions because the richest clinical data is siloed in academic institutions, health systems, and private practices. Our platform does the heavy lifting to process this real-world clinical data and rapidly generate insights for life sciences, all while supporting the research community and protecting patient privacy.
Our Values
❤️ We are relentlessly mission-driven.
The beating heart of our company is our mission: accelerating breakthrough treatments. We strive to deliver on this for all patients.
🚀 We win with our customers.
Customers place their trust in us and we take this responsibility seriously. Good things happen when we do right by our customers. When we’re not sure how, we talk to them.
🧑🤝🧑 We are humans first.
We’re an AI and tech company, but first we are a group of smart, caring, fun-loving humans. A diverse and inclusive team that reflects the patients we serve is essential to achieve our mission. We don’t tolerate jerks.
⚡ We bias to action.
We act quickly using all available data (which realistically will be incomplete). Speed is everything in a startup and trying out an idea is the fastest way to prove if it works. We have the humility to be wrong and try again.
🏆 We take pride in what we build.
Making our mark on the world requires personal ownership and sweating the details. We celebrate doing what we love, doing it well, and doing it together.
Responsibilities
As the Founding ML Engineer at Century Health, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our technology strategy, product, and culture. You will balance research with real-world application, taking on the challenge of managing our data pipelines and utilizing LLMs to abstract clinical concepts from notes and curate structured data into standardized data models. You will collaborate closely with the founders and engineering team to build a scalable, robust platform incorporating data processing, AI, and seamless UX, ultimately accelerating life-saving treatments for millions of patients.
Your responsibilities will include:
Lead the design, development, and deployment of our AI-powered healthcare data platform, focusing on quality, speed, and scalability.
Build and deploy LLMs for specific clinically relevant tasks, such as abstracting concepts from clinical notes, automatically cleaning structured data, and building an analysis assistant.
Own and ship code from inception to implementation at startup velocity.
Work closely with a small team of software and data engineers, providing mentorship and technical guidance as needed.
Establish and maintain a high standard of code quality, documentation, and development practices.
Be a driving force in strategic planning, technology selection, and architecture decisions.
Contribute to creating a culture of shipping, quality, feedback, and continuous learning within the team.
Requirements
Minimum of 4 years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Science, or ML Engineering with at least 2 years in a startup environment.
Proficiency in Python, SQL, and fine-tuning LLMs for applied use cases.
Experience with data pipelining frameworks like Kedro / Dagster for Python, and DBT / SQLMesh for SQL.
Deep understanding of best practices and standards for software development.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think creatively to overcome technical challenges.
Excellent communication skills, with a proactive and positive approach to collaboration.
Drive to take initiative and ownership of projects to completion and impact.
Experience in health tech and health data is a strong plus.
Apply now!
We're growing fast and are backed by top-tier investors, so what you build has a good chance to create massive impact for patients! As one of the first hires, you will be a key part of the Century Health journey.
If you're interested, send a bit about yourself and your resume to sanjay@century.health.