Are you looking for a full-time position in a global strategic consultancy as a Lead AI Engineer to streamline patient access to life-changing treatments through expert guidance, innovative tools, and impeccable delivery?Location: remote, occasional travel required to Hanover (GER) and LondonWe are Kintiga (formerly MAP Patient Access, Axtalis, and SKC), a pan-European specialist consultancy that partners with ambitious health technology developers through the complex journey to achieve successful market access across Europe,with our tailored approach, global perspective and local expertise. Our clients in healthcare and life sciences are leading innovators in pharma, biotech, medtech, digital health, and diagnostics. As part of Kintiga, we support the successful launch and reimbursement of breakthrough therapies and technologies.Join our team and help shape the future of the cutting-edge healthcare solutions. At Kintiga, we cultivate a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture where every voice matters. We value diversity, openness, and integrity - encouraging our team members to bring their ideas and passion to work every day. Become part of a supportive, dynamic team that thrives on innovation, lifelong learning, and making a meaningful impact in healthcare and life sciences.How you will create an impact:We are looking for an experienced Lead AI Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership across our AIdriven products and platforms. This role combines deep software engineering expertise with practical application of AI / machine learning, and the ability to manage external AI development partnership and provide technical direction to the wider delivery team and manager other developers. You will set technical direction, design and build production-grade AI solutions, and ensure high standards of security, scalability, and maintainability. You will work closely with product managers, analysts, users, and business stakeholders to turn ideas into reliable and impactful systems.About you:Proficiency in LLMs, Agentic AI, deep learning, NLP, and predictive analytics.Strong background in software engineering (e.G. Python, TypeScript or similar) and hands-on experience with LLM orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalent; familiarity with model training frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) is useful but not a primary requirement.Experience in AI/ML platform technologies and services such as Azure ML/Sagemaker/Vertex, OpenAI, AutoML, OCR, STT, feature stores, vector databases.Implementation of AI/ML architectural patterns and best practices e.G. data drift detection, experimentation tracking, RAG, deployment modelsKnowledge of database management systems (e.G. SQL, NoSQL) and basic data pipeline concepts.Proven experience leading development or engineering teams.Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with a preference for Azure.Solid understanding of:API development & microservices architecture, CI/CD pipelines and release workflows, Containerisation using Docker, secure coding practicesComfortable balancing hands-on delivery with strategic responsibilities.What we offer on top: Dynamic work environment with a highly motivated teamExciting career opportunities in a fast-growing international businessEntrepreneurial culture, openness, and integrityA comprehensive onboarding and mentoring programmInfividual development with extensive training and development programsGenerous annual leave and a permanent positionHigh-end digital equipment, AI-based tools and hybrid workingModern, centrally located office space with a variety of healthy snacksAttractive corporate benefits: well-being support, E-Leasing, employee events and much moreFor further information please refer to the full job description on our application portal.