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Head of AI

Osmo · Elizabeth, NJ · Remote

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About Osmo

Osmo turns the iPad you already have into hands-on learning — real pieces kids touch, games that teach letters, math and coding. Free US shipping, 30-day returns. Backed by Accel, GV and Lux.

About the role

Osmo is building the first computer that can smell. Olfactory Intelligence (OI) is the model suite behind that: it predicts how a molecule or a mixture will smell, generates new formulas from a creative brief, and now powers commercial products for some of the largest consumer goods companies in the world. It runs on 5.4M+ human sniff annotations, 100M+ mass spectral readings, and a molecule library in the billions, data no one else has. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Seasoned Applied ML Leader — 10+ years of industry ML/AI experience in an applied or research capacity, with models shipped to real users, not only papers or prototypes
  • Proven People Leader — You have managed, hired, leveled, and grown ML engineers or research scientists. Team lead experience with real ownership counts, we care about substance over title
  • Rigorous on Evaluation — You ask what the baseline is, whether the test set leaked, and whether the metric moved for the reason everyone assumes
  • Production Minded — You have owned models in production and know what versioning, monitoring, drift, and on-call actually cost
  • Curious About Hard Data — You are energized by small, noisy, expensive data and by getting the most out of hard-won human perceptual labels rather than internet-scale ones
  • Tenacious and Kind — You hold a high bar and stay with hard problems, and you lead the team with candor and care
More about this role

Osmo is the Olfactory Intelligence company, on a mission to give AI a sense of smell to improve the health and wellbeing of human life. Why? Our sense of smell has the ability to delight us, protect us, and heal us.

Olfactory Intelligence has applications across industries including fragrance, manufacturing, security, medicine, and more. We believe in the power of automation and thoughtfully applied AI/ML to solve problems beyond the reach of human intuition alone.

We're headquartered in Elizabeth, NJ, with an additional office in Somerville, MA. We provide complimentary shuttle service from Brooklyn and Newark, NJ.

Osmo is building the first computer that can smell. Olfactory Intelligence (OI) is the model suite behind that: it predicts how a molecule or a mixture will smell, generates new formulas from a creative brief, and now powers commercial products for some of the largest consumer goods companies in the world. It runs on 5.4M+ human sniff annotations, 100M+ mass spectral readings, and a molecule library in the billions, data no one else has.

We are hiring a Head of Applied AI to own the team that builds these models. You will lead the ML engineers and research scientists,...

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