Lead ML Engineer (pharma; 100% remote)

We are looking for an experienced Lead Machine Learning Engineer to join an international project for one of the world’s leading pharma companies. This person will help our Client to evolve their successful, globally-deployed recommender system. In this pivotal role, Lead ML Engineer will take ownership of enhancing the architecture and operational backbone of this critical system.

100% remote work.

Job Responsibilities

• Architect & Evolve: Lead the architectural evolution of their live recommender system to enhance its capabilities and quality.

• Champion MLOps: Drive the strategy and execution for their MLOps practices. This includes building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, establishing robust monitoring, and leveraging MLflow to ensure the reproducibility of their ML workflows.

• Productionalize Models: Collaborate with data scientists to transition advanced machine learning models from research to production on AWS SageMaker, ensuring they meet strict performance and reliability standards.

• Mentor & Advise: Act as a technical leader and mentor for data scientists and other engineers. Provide expert guidance on software engineering best practices, system design, and model deployment strategies.

• Hands-On Development: Be an active, hands-on contributor to their Python codebase. Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code for Data + ML infrastructure and model deployment.

• Collaborate & Innovate: Work closely with product managers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions. Proactively identify and advocate for new technologies to improve their ML capabilities.

Expectations

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI etc.

• 5+ years of professional experience in a machine learning engineering role with a proven track record of deploying and maintaining production systems.

• Proven ability to design, document, and communicate the architecture of complex ML and data pipelines.

• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to refine business requirements into actionable technical tasks.

• Proven experience in mentoring and providing technical guidance to data scientists, data engineers, and MLOps engineers.

• Expert-level programming skills in Python and a deep understanding of its data science ecosystem.

• Practical experience building, training, and deploying models using AWS SageMaker.

• Proven experience with at least one major deep-learning framework (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).

• Hands-on experience with the MLOps lifecycle, including specific expertise in MLflow for experiment tracking and model management, and GitLab CI/CD for automation.

• Significant experience designing and building scalable ML systems in a major cloud environment (AWS preferred).

• Familiarity with advanced model monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Evidently AI).

We Offer

• Ongoing support from a dedicated agent, taking care of your project continuity, client contact, necessary formalities, work comfort and development, 

• Consultant Development Program – advice on growth planning based on the latest trends and market needs in IT, including consultations with agents and growth mentors, 

• Access to 7N Learning & Development – a development and educational platform with webinars, a library of articles and industry reports, and regular invitations to one-time and recurring development events – technical, business, and lifestyle, 

• Spectacular integration events, both for you (e.g., annual Kick-Off trip, Christmas parties, or Summer Olympics sports events) and for your loved ones (e.g., family picnics, movie premieres), 

• Professional development not only during the project – you can get involved in knowledge transfer to others within the 7N Services offering directed at 7N clients, 

• Relationships and access to the knowledge of the most experienced IT experts in the market – the average professional tenure of our consultants in Poland is over 10 years, 

• A complete benefits package, including funding for medical care, life insurance, sports cards for you and your loved ones, as well as discounts in stores in Poland and abroad. 

  
  

About 7N

Constantly searching for projects, difficult rate negotiations, lack of development support – sounds familiar? At 7N, you gain not only stability of contracts but also the personal involvement of a dedicated agent who ensures your professional comfort and continuous access to development initiatives. 

Our mission is to provide stable and rewarding collaborations that drive your success as an IT expert and the success of our clients. We build long-lasting relationships based on Scandinavian values and 30 years of experience creating IT solutions for over 200 organizations.