AI Foundry Lead

Lead the Future of AI at Philips

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on AI Foundry Lead (Technical Lead) to join our Frontier AI foundRy team (FAIR), responsible for running exploratory sprints, co-developing proofs-of-concept with Philips Business Units (BUs), and building the AI capabilities that power Philips’ next generation of intelligent products and services, within Philips Data & AI Engineering organization, part of the global Innovation & Design (I&D) function.

You will act as both a solution architect and technical lead, while also being a hands-on individual contributor who needs to:

• Leverage the latest AI technologies, cloud services, and agentic frameworks to turn frontier ideas into scalable engineering solutions
• Bridge business needs and technical design, translating complex technical challenges into elegant business context
• Be the jack of all trades as per need, as architect, as technical lead or as developer.

Your role:

• Lead and architect advanced AI capabilities from concept to implementation within the AI Foundry.
• Design, prototype, and scale AI systems leveraging cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern agentic frameworks.
• Translate stakeholder needs into clear, actionable technical work packages and execution plans.
• Partner with BUs, Markets, and Functions to identify high-impact use cases and accelerate AI adoption.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple initiatives — balancing experimentation, engineering rigor, and speed.
• Stay ahead of emerging AI, GenAI, and cloud trends to guide strategic technology decisions and inspire the team.
• Support co-creation of reusable capabilities and contribute to Philips’ AI engineering standards and lifecycle practices.
• Foster a culture of innovation, autonomy, and shared ownership — empowering team members to define how to achieve collective goals.

You’re the right fit if:

• You are a self-starter with strong ownership, able to operate from idea conception to working prototypes and production-scale systems.
• You enjoy bridging business needs and technical design, translating complex challenges into elegant engineering solutions.
• You thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving environment where experimentation and learning are core values.
• You have a deep curiosity for emerging AI technologies, cloud-native AI architectures, and multi-agent systems.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or AI system design.
• Proven experience architecting and implementing cloud-based AI solutions (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong knowledge of AI frameworks, large language model integration, and AI agent orchestration.
• Solid understanding of microservices, API-based integration, and MLOps / LLMOps practices.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to work effectively across technical and business domains.
• Demonstrated ability to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives with limited oversight.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with healthcare-grade AI solutions or regulated product development (a strong plus).
• Familiarity with hyperscaler AI services (e.g., AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, GCP Vertex AI).
• Experience leading hackathons, innovation sprints, or internal accelerators.
• Understanding of AI lifecycle management and enterprise AI governance frameworks.

Preferred Skills:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Scripting & Automation
• AI Algorithm Development
• Business Acumen
• Continuous Improvement
• Requirements Gathering
• API Integration

Focus Split

• Implementation / Hands-on Engineering: 30%
• Architecture, Design, Thought Leadership: 35%
• Stakeholder Management, Technical Leadership, Communication: 35%

How we work together
This is an office based role and for our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.