AI Tech Lead - Commercial

Smith+Nephew•Minneapolis, MN

1d•$125,500 - $188,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. Use Artificial Intelligence to make a Real Difference. AI is everywhere – Smith+Nephew is applying it with purpose: bringing Life Unlimited to patients around the world. At Smith+Nephew, AI is more than experimentation; it’s a chance to solve real business problems, advance healthcare, and make a meaningful difference for patients worldwide. Smith+Nephew is investing in its AI capabilities, rapidly scaling in areas that will deliver the greatest impact for our business, customers and most importantly our purpose of bringing Life Unlimited to patients around the world. We’re looking for talent to help us deliver business transformation, healthcare innovation and improved patient outcomes. Are you passionate about shaping the future of AI and building solutions that create real commercial impact? As our AI Tech Lead, you will play a pivotal role in defining technical direction, influencing architecture decisions, and leading the development of scalable AI powered products. This is an opportunity to combine strategic technical leadership with hands on engineering, working alongside talented product, design, and engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions that help drive business growth.

Requirements

Approximately 8+ years of experience in software engineering, technical leadership, solution architecture, or related technology leadership roles.
Proven experience as a Senior Engineer, Tech Lead, or Solution Architect with responsibility for setting technical direction while remaining actively involved in delivery.
Strong solution architecture expertise across AI enabled digital products, commercial platforms, and customer facing technologies.
Hands on engineering experience with modern software development practices and strong knowledge of Java/JVM technologies. Experience with Scala is advantageous.
Deep understanding of cloud platforms, APIs, frontend and backend frameworks, DevOps, continuous integration, automated testing, and modern delivery practices.
Experience partnering with Product Managers, Design Leads, Scrum Masters, and engineering teams within agile product environments.
Strong communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business decisions.
Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, apply sound judgment, and foster a culture of trust, transparency, and continuous learning.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Scala is advantageous.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the technical architecture for commercial AI solutions, ensuring they are scalable, secure, modular, and maintainable.
Lead key architectural and engineering decisions, clearly communicating risks, options, and trade offs to stakeholders.
Partner closely with Product Managers to align roadmaps, backlogs, and delivery priorities with technical capabilities and opportunities.
Provide technical leadership across cross functional product teams, driving engineering excellence and best practices.
Contribute hands on through coding, technical problem solving, and removing delivery obstacles.
Mentor and coach engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and continuous development.
Drive improvements in automation, testing, quality, reliability, and delivery speed across AI products and platforms.
Champion a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, collaboration, and sustainable delivery.