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ML Tech Lead

EvvyNew York CityScience / R&D
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Job type
Full-time
Posted
18 May 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Role Overview

Evvy is seeking an ML Tech Lead to join the Science and R&D department in New York City. This role suits an experienced machine learning professional ready to guide a growing team in transforming proprietary microbiome datasets into reliable clinical products. Reporting directly to the Co-founder and CSO, this hands-on leadership position operates primarily in-person with a hybrid structure.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain the technical quality bar by deeply reviewing methods, models, and code to spot validation gaps or faulty assumptions.
Collaborate with scientists to establish credible roadmaps, plan dependencies, estimate realistic timelines, and surface risks early.
Co-manage the machine learning roadmap alongside the Co-founder and CSO.
Handle daily operations, team growth, performance management, hiring, and regular one-on-one sessions.
Bridge communication between the science team, clinical staff, product groups, engineering, and company leadership.
Partner with engineering and product units to transition prototypes into deployed features with proper monitoring and documentation.
Help recruit, interview, and onboard incoming machine learning scientists as the department scales.
Establish systematic rituals that empower a compact science team to operate with speed and high accountability.

Requirements

Possess 6 to 9 years of professional experience working in machine learning or data science.
Bring direct experience managing machine learning individual contributors or research staff within a company environment.
Demonstrate deep technical fluency capable of evaluating and holding quality standards on complex code and modeling approaches.
Show a proven track record of guiding technical teams to ship products on grounded, realistic timelines.
Exhibit strong cross-functional collaboration skills alongside product, engineering, and clinical stakeholders.
Communicate intricate methodological tradeoffs clearly to non-technical partners.
Display high agency, low ego, comfort with ambiguity, and full ownership of outcomes.

Nice to Have

Prior background working within the microbiome, healthcare, or diagnostics sectors.
Senior leadership experience in machine learning or data science at a science-driven product organization.

Skills and Tools

Machine Learning
Data Science
Predictive and Diagnostic Modeling
Team Management and Mentorship
Cross-functional Project Management
Technical Roadmapping and Strategy

Salary and Benefits

Competitive salary paired with an equity package
Flexible paid time off
One thousand dollar learning and development budget
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance alongside health savings account plans
401(k) plan featuring both Roth and traditional options
Monthly team events, team dinners, and happy hours
Complimentary Evvy membership
Paid parental leave

About the Company

Evvy is a precision women's health company that utilizes the vaginal microbiome to enhance health outcomes across a woman's lifespan. Backed by over sixty million dollars in funding from leading investors like General Catalyst, Left Lane Capital, US Fertility, and Labcorp, the company serves more than 100,000 patients and 3,000 providers nationwide. Evvy operates with core values centered on starting with the why, figuring it out, creating win-wins, owning tasks to the end, and staying eleven steps ahead.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official Evvy careers page on their company website to submit an application.

Questions candidates ask

Where is this job located?

This position is primarily based in New York City, working in the office four days a week with Wednesdays remote. Remote arrangements may be considered for an exceptional candidate.

Who does the ML Tech Lead report to?

The ML Tech Lead reports directly to the Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer.

What level of experience is required for this role?

The ideal candidate should have 6 to 9 years of experience in machine learning or data science, which must include prior experience managing machine learning or research individual contributors at a company.

What benefits does Evvy offer employees?

Evvy provides competitive salary and equity, flexible PTO, a $1K learning and development budget, health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave, monthly team events, and a free Evvy membership.

What datasets does Evvy utilize?

Evvy has built the world's largest vaginal microbiome dataset from over 100,000 patients, uncovering biological markers that impact women's health conditions.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Evvy careers page.

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