Sr Mgr AI

AI Initiatives Leader

This strategic and hands-on practitioner will lead the delivery of high-impact AI initiatives across our global organization. This role will oversee a team of up to 10 U.S.-based AI professionals and provide dotted-line leadership to a 15-member team in India. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership and communication skills to drive innovation, improve team capabilities, and deliver business value through AI.

Major Responsibilities :

• Lead the execution of prioritized AI initiatives :
• Oversee the planning, resourcing, and delivery of AI projects including GenAI, LLMs, and traditional ML.
• Define project scope, success metrics, and timelines in collaboration with business and technical stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise priorities and integration with existing systems and data platforms.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and escalations to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
• Manage and mentor a cross-functional AI team across the U.S. and India :
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and performance management for a team of up to 10 direct reports and 15 dotted-line reports.
• Conduct regular 1 : 1s, team meetings, and performance reviews.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Coordinate work across time zones and ensure effective collaboration between global teams.
• Partner with stakeholders across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and commercial domains :
• Work closely with enterprise architects, data engineers, software developers, and platform teams to design and implement scalable AI solutions.
• Translate complex AI concepts and requirements into actionable technical plans that align with enterprise architecture and infrastructure standards.
• Participate in technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and solution planning sessions to ensure AI initiatives are well-integrated and future-proof.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing through technical demos, architecture walkthroughs, and collaborative workshops with internal and external technology teams.
• Align AI development with broader IT strategies, ensuring interoperability, security, and compliance across systems and platforms.
• Oversee the full AI lifecycle :
• Guide the team through data acquisition, preprocessing, feature engineering, and model selection.
• Ensure robust model training, validation, and testing practices.
• Lead deployment strategies including containerization, API development, and integration with enterprise systems.
• Establish monitoring and feedback loops to track model performance and business impact.
• Drive continuous improvement in team capabilities :
• Identify skill gaps and create development plans for team members.
• Promote knowledge sharing through code reviews, design sessions, and internal tech talks.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to improve productivity and model quality.
• Encourage experimentation and innovation while maintaining alignment with enterprise standards.

Minimum Job Requirements :

Education : Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related STEM field.

Certification / Licensure : Any Microsoft / AWS / GCP AI and cloud related.

Work Experience : 7+ years of relevant experience in AI / ML, with 3+ years in a leadership or management role.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :

Preferred Job Requirements :

Education : PHD in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related STEM field

Certification / Licensure : Microsoft AI / cloud / architecture related

Work Experience : 10+ years of relevant experience in AI / ML, with at least +5 years in a leadership or management role.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

The anticipated salary range for this position : $152,880.00 - $229,320.00 Annual. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and / or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.

Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here . For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

We're dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging page here .

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.