M1M1 — Manager (Team Lead)
Manager I
Focuses on execution and team management, leading the design, development, and deployment of AI and machine learning solutions to address key R&D challenges.
What this level means
Front-line people manager of a single team; owns delivery, coaching, and execution.
- Scope
- A single team
- Autonomy
- Manages within established goals
- Complexity
- Day-to-day delivery and people issues
- Impact
- Team output and health
- Decision rights
- Owns team execution, hiring input, performance
- Leadership
- Direct people management of one team
- Typical experience
- 3–6 yrs
What you'd do
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI and machine learning solutions
- Make architectural and technology stack decisions for AI systems
- Manage a team of AI/ML engineers, data scientists, and analysts
- Design AI solutions.
- Develop machine learning models.
- Deploy AI systems.
- Manage project timelines.
- Mentor team members.
Skills, knowledge & tools
- AI system design
- Machine learning deployment
- Team leadership
- Technical architecture
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- AI/ML algorithms
- Technology stack architecture
- Team management principles
- Data science methodologies
- R&D processes
- Biotech applications
- Software development lifecycle
- Innovation in AI
- AI/ML Solution Development
- Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Team Management & Mentorship
What good looks like
- 5+ years of total work experience in data science/AI
- Deep knowledge of machine learning algorithms
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related STEM field
Common titles
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What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 15-0000 — Computer & Mathematical Occupations (inferred)