Engineering Manager, Machine Learning
Layer Health · Boston or NYC
Posted about 3 months ago · $250,000-275,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Layer Health's roles stay open a median of 82 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Layer Health's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Layer Health
- high 15 stale, 0 reposted of 15 open
- Hiring momentum
- 19 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Layer Health's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Layer Health.
About this role
As the Manager of Machine Learning at Layer Health, you will lead a small team of ML Engineers and Data Scientists, providing technical leadership while actively participating in the design and implementation of ML systems. Your role includes shaping model requirements, driving the ML technical agenda, and ensuring the reliability and performance of LLM systems in a healthcare context. You will also be responsible for recruiting and mentoring talent as the team grows, all while communicating technical developments to cross-functional partners.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Layer Health as an employer.
What you need
- Degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, or a related field
- 7+ years of hands-on ML experience, ideally including LLMs or NLP
- 2+ years of technical leadership experience (formal or informal)
- 1 or more years formal management experience
- Deep ML expertise: model development, training workflows, data pipeline design, evaluation methodology, and production deployment
- Strong Python fluency and experience with modern ML tooling and infrastructure
Nice to have
- Previous early stage startup experience (and a love for it)
Worth weighing
- No specific benefits or perks listed
- Compensation range provided, but may change over time
- Healthcare exposure is a plus but not required, which may affect the role's relevance for some candidates
Summarised from Layer Health's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Layer Health on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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