Sully.ai

AI Medical Employees for Healthcare

Head of Artificial Intelligence

Location
Remote - US / Remote (US)
Job Type
Full-time
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Ahmed Nasser
Ahmed Nasser
Founder

About the role

About Us

At Sully.ai, we're not just building AI – we're redefining the future of how healthcare is delivered. Our end to end solutions empower healthcare providers by automating doctors’ administrative tasks, reducing misdiagnosis, and enhancing efficiency.

The Role

As our Head of AI , you will lead the AI strategy, architecture, and development at Sully.ai, ensuring we deliver scalable, real-time AI solutions for healthcare workflows. You’ll work hands-on with LLMs, AI automation, and cloud infrastructure , setting the foundation for a rapidly growing product.

What You’ll Do

  • Own AI end-to-end – from research to production , ensuring a robust, scalable AI pipeline.
  • Architect and optimize LLM integrations , ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
  • Lead AI-driven automation efforts for EHR workflows, voice assistants, and decision support.
  • Scale AI infrastructure , working closely with DupliCloud (DevOps/SecOps CI/CD) and cloud partners.
  • Experiment with and fine-tune LLMs (Together.ai, OpenAI fine-tuning, LLaMA).
  • Ensure AI and ML scalability , addressing our current platform bottlenecks.
  • Hire and mentor AI engineers as we scale.
  • Work closely with leadership to align AI capabilities with business strategy and revenue growth.

Who You Are

This is a high-ownership, independent leadership role that requires a deep technical background and a bias for action. We’re looking for someone who:

🚀 Must-Have Experience

Startup Experience – You’ve been a Founder, Co-Founder, CTO, or an early technical hire (sub-10 person team, ideally sub-20).
End-to-End AI System Building – You’ve designed, built, and deployed AI-powered products from scratch.
LLM Expertise – You’ve worked hands-on with LLMs, fine-tuning, and AI/ML APIs (OpenAI, Together.ai, LLaMA, etc.).
Strong Backend & Cloud Infrastructure Skills – Proficient in Node.js, Python, Firestore DB, Google Cloud, and cloud-scale architectures.
EHR/Healthcare AI Knowledge (Preferred, Not Required) – Experience integrating with EHR systems (Epic, Cerner, Athenahealth, etc.) is a big plus.
Scalability & Performance Optimization – You’ve built AI platforms that scale efficiently.

💡 Bonus Points If You...

  • Have side projects or personal AI/ML experiments that showcase your initiative.
  • Have experience setting up AI-driven paywalls, payment gateways, or revenue models.
  • Are comfortable working in a high-growth, ambiguous startup environment where you wear multiple hats.

Tech Stack & Tools You’ll Work With

💾 Database : Firestore (Firebase)
🖥 Backend : Node.js (server-side), Python (EHR integrations)
📡 Cloud Storage : Google Cloud (for voice/audio data)
🧠 AI/LLMs : OpenAI fine-tuning, Together.ai, LLaMA, Henry’s custom AI models
🔧 DevOps/SecOps : DupliCloud (CI/CD)
🛠 Automation : UI Automation for EHR systems

Why Join Sully.ai?

🔥 Build category-defining AI in healthcare —work on real-world AI automation for doctors.
📈 Join early & shape the AI roadmap —as an early hire, you’ll have massive ownership.
🌍 Remote-first with strong engineering culture —work with brilliant technologists solving complex problems.
💰 Competitive salary & equity —build AI that matters, and own a part of it.
🏆 Scalability challenges worth solving —land a big deal , hire a team , and build something that lasts.

Sully.ai is an equal opportunity employer. In addition to EEO being the law, it is a policy that is fully consistent with our principles. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy or age. Sully.ai prohibits any form of workplace harassment. 

About Sully.ai

Our mission is "One Human, One Doctor". We are creating superhuman doctors, because access to doctors is a basic human right.

Start with making doctors superhuman. Our vision is to eliminate doctor distractions and help them navigate the best treatments for their patients.

Sully.ai
Founded:2023
Team Size:12
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Founders
Ahmed Nasser
Ahmed Nasser
Founder
Ahmed Omar
Ahmed Omar
Founder