OpenAI

Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Life Sciences

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Employer: OpenAI
Location: San Francisco
Seniority: Leadership
Experience asked for: Not stated
Pay band: $252K – $335K
Team: Forward Deployed Engineering

When we saw it

Posted 2026-07-22 — the date the employer published it
First seen 2026-07-27 — the first scan of ours that found it
Last seen open 2026-07-27
Archived 2026-07-27 — when we saved this copy

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From the posting

About the team OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team partners with global pharma and biotech, CROs, and research institutions to deploy production-grade AI systems across the R&D value chain. We operate at the intersection of customer delivery and core platform development, converting early deployments into repeatable system standards and evaluation practices that scale across regulated environments. About the role As a Life Sciences FDE Manager, you’ll lead a team of FDEs delivering production AI systems across drug discovery and development workflows. You’ll own delivery outcomes and team leverage while staying hands-on as a player-coach. This includes building and shipping alongside the team, setting technical direction, and maintaining a high bar for production-grade systems in regulated environments. …

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