# Head of AI at Osmo

- Company: Osmo
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: http://www.playosmo.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Elizabeth, NJ
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $240K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-30
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/osmo/f1d607f1-40ee-40e7-9da8-48ca939bd5b2?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/osmo-head-of-ai/

## 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

Tags: Software

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