Director, Healthcare Applied Research

We are looking for a daring and driven Applied Research Manager to lead our strategy across Clara in Healthcare and Medical Imaging domains at NVIDIA. This is an incredible opportunity for an individual to get involved in a cutting-edge field and to put their research skills to use, while also paving a path to our platforms. The ideal candidate will have a passion for Bio Sciences and improving healthcare, familiarity to medical imaging, a strong understanding of machine learning and computer vision techniques, and the ability to unify strategy across the company. If you are motivated, creative, and have a deep understanding of machine learning and medical imaging, and excellent communication skills, then we want to hear from you. What you'll be doing: Develop and drive Applied Research strategy for our medical products and SW development platforms across many teams Define, develop and implement a data curation strategy to enable the next generation of medical and healthcare products together with our partners Focus NVIDIA efforts on opportunities to improve leading technology in healthcare bringing together capabilities from across the company and in multiple domains Drive research and development of new medical applications using machine learning, generative AI and computer vision Enable our business and solution architect teams with generative AI capabilities that can be adapted to customer products Deeply understand the current state of the art in generative AI as well as medical research, guide NVIDIAs strategic investment best intercept future research What we need to see: A Masters or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a similar field or equivalent experience Excellent interpersonal and 4+ years of leadership experience 10+ years of overall relevant industry experience Industry leading mastery of machine learning, generative models, LLMs and computer vision techniques Demonstrated track record of building applied medical research programs, applying research to products and innovating across domains Ability to work in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills Excellent team leadership, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills Experience with Python, C/C++, or other programming languages With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers! We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our teams are rapidly growing. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 320,000 USD - 488,750 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits . Applications for this job will be accepted at least until January 20, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.