Director of Artificial Intelligence – Alzheimer Project

About the role

The Alzheimer Project is looking for a Director of Artificial Intelligence in Santo Domingo, working on a hybrid basis. The role leads the technology behind neurodegenerative research, diagnostics and patient care, designing and executing the AI strategy from the ground up. You will build the technical roadmap, lead teams of ML engineers and clinical researchers, and bridge deep tech with clinical impact through decisions on data architecture, algorithmic fairness and privacy.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute the AI/ML technical roadmap, turning clinical, neurobiological and business challenges into robust AI architectures.
• Build, mentor and lead a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, machine learning engineers and developers.
• Oversee end-to-end model development, from data pipelines and algorithm design to MLOps and production deployment in healthcare services.
• Work with medical personnel, neurobiologists and product managers so algorithms fit clinical realities and patient needs.
• Act as gatekeeper for data governance, AI ethics, bias mitigation and privacy compliance on highly sensitive clinical data.

Required profile

• Proven track record directing complex AI/ML initiatives, shipping production-grade systems and managing elite technical teams.
• Deep architectural expertise in data analytics, Deep Learning, NLP or Computer Vision, able to design systems that solve real healthcare problems.
• Mastery of AI ethics, algorithmic fairness and data privacy frameworks for healthcare and research.
• Ability to communicate across engineering, clinical and user-experience domains.
• Advanced degree (Master's or PhD strongly preferred) in Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, Data Science or a related quantitative field; HealthTech, bioinformatics or computational neuroscience experience is highly valued.

Required skills

• Modern machine learning stacks, cloud infrastructure and MLOps.
• Deep Learning, NLP and/or Computer Vision.