PolyModels Hub is seeking an AI Platform Lead to architect, scale, and lead the core infrastructure powering our AI-native modeling platform. This is a high-impact, cross-functional role for someone who blends deep machine learning infrastructure experience with systems thinking, product intuition, and a passion for developer tools.
You'll work closely with engineering, product, and domain experts to define how AI is integrated into the modeling lifecycle, building agents, assistants, and LLM-enhanced systems that deliver real-world value to scientists and engineers.
About PolyModels Hub
PolyModels Hub is transforming pharmaceutical R&D through cutting-edge modeling, simulations, and data integration. Our platform, ModelFlow, empowers scientists to accelerate development timelines, optimize processes, and make smarter decisions—combining mechanistic models, AI, and workflow automation into one unified environment.
We are growing fast and looking for passionate individuals to help us deliver lasting impact to our customers and scale our platform globally.
Your Responsibilities
AI Platform Leadership
* Define and drive the AI platform roadmap: architecture, capabilities, standards.
* Build and maintain the infrastructure to serve LLM-backed features, agents, and recommendation engines across the product.
* Lead integration efforts across modeling, ontology/data, and frontend layers.
Cross-functional Product Delivery
* Translate product needs into scalable AI capabilities, from suggestions to agent-based task automation.
* Shape user-facing AI features across UI, CLI, and API surfaces with engineering and design counterparts.
* Establish best practices for experimentation, reliability, and deployment of LLM-backed features.
Requirements
We're searching for a technical leader with deep expertise in AI systems and a passion for turning complex ideas into impactful, production-grade capabilities.
Core Qualifications
* Deep Technical Foundation: 5+ years of experience building AI/ML platforms, LLM services, or ML infrastructure at scale.
* LLM Expertise: Hands-on experience with modern LLM frameworks and architectures — including RAG pipelines, agent orchestration, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning workflows.
* Platform Integration: Strong systems thinking and a proven ability to integrate AI into complex, modular platforms or developer-focused tools.
Preferred (but not required)
* Experience with ML lifecycle tooling (e.g., MLflow or BentoML)
* Exposure to data modeling, ontology systems, or structured scientific data
* Familiarity with workflow engines or domain-heavy platforms in pharma, biotech, or materials
Personal Attributes
* You combine deep engineering skills with product intuition and a strong delivery mindset
* Comfortable working across teams, navigating ambiguity, and setting technical direction in a fast-moving environment
* Obsessed with building scalable, explainable, and reliable AI infrastructure that unlocks real user value
Benefits
Why Join PolyModels Hub?
* Flexible hybrid working – split your time between home and our London office.
* Generous time off – 26 days of annual leave plus flexible bank holidays.
* Modern workspace perks – access to office amenities, including collaborative spaces and refreshments.
* Pension contributions – competitive employer contributions to help you plan for the future.
* Equity incentives – participation in our Employee Incentive Plan, so you can grow with the company.