Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Solutions) - Atrix
Company: Pear VC
Location: New York City
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
At Atrix, our journey began with a simple belief: Breakthrough
medicines and technologies change lives, and the people making them
deserve better tools. We often celebrate the final moment: a
patient receiving a life-saving therapy or a groundbreaking
treatment becoming standard of care. But behind that moment is a
complex, coordinated effort that begins years earlier.
Pharmaceutical and med device companies shoulder this
responsibility every day: Advancing science from lab to clinic
Navigating regulatory and access barriers Ensuring safe,
evidence-based adoption in the real world They’re not just bringing
products to market; they’re shaping the future of care. Yet these
organizations are often held back by outdated workflows and siloed
data, unable to fully harness the knowledge that already exists
across their teams. Atrix was built to change that. We exist to
support the mission of those who dedicate their lives to creating
and delivering innovations that impact global health. The Role
Description As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will sit at the
intersection of engineering, implementation, and customer value .
You’ll partner directly with enterprise pharma and biotech teams to
turn complex scientific workflows into reliable, AI-powered systems
that accelerate evidence generation, medical strategy, commercial
insights, and patient impact. You will become the technical owner
of several key customer accounts, embedding deeply into their
workflows, translating their needs into structured requirements,
configuring Atrix’s AI-native platform, and ensuring accuracy,
trust, and real-world reliability. This is one of the most
impactful roles at Atrix. You’ll see your work used daily by
medical, clinical, and commercial teams making high-stakes
decisions. You’ll work closely with our Engineering Team and CEO ,
and collaborate as a peer to product, design, and GTM leadership.
As one of our earliest FDEs , you’ll help define technical
architecture, influence product strategy, and set the tone for
future engineering hires. This is an hybrid role based in NYC
(ability to be in office is required) , with flexibility for remote
work on some days as needed. Responsibilities This role is perfect
for someone who is customer-obsessed, technically fluent, and
thrives in fast-moving startup environments. If you love the
challenge of translating AI workflows into intuitive product
experiences in a high-stakes industry, we want to talk to you.
Customer Engineering & Implementation Configure Atrix templates,
pipelines, and AI workflows to match complex scientific and medical
processes Set up and validate customer-approved data sources Ensure
accuracy, reliability, and trust in AI-generated outputs Drive the
full implementation lifecycle: onboarding ? configuration ?
validation ? go-live ? iteration Lead weekly customer calls and
serve as the primary technical point of contact Rapid Prototyping &
Product Co-Creation Build quick prototypes and workflow experiments
for GTM initiatives Translate customer needs into clear product
requirements Triage bugs, uncover feature gaps, and partner with
engineering to implement fixes or enhancements Shape product
roadmap with insights drawn from real-world usage Quality,
Guardrails, & Accuracy Own business-sense QA and accuracy
validation for customer deployments Identify risk, propose
guardrails, and define scalable validation processes Enable AI
evals to ensure high trust and quality of all workflows Create
internal SOPs for deployment, QA, template configuration, and
customer onboarding Account Ownership & Expansion Own 3–5
enterprise accounts end-to-end within 6 months Identify patterns
across accounts and surface scalable templates or product
opportunities Become a trusted technical advisor to medical,
clinical, and commercial stakeholders Must haves 2–5 years in
forward deployed engineering, software engineering, solutions
engineering, technical consulting, ML implementation, data
engineering, or adjacent roles CS degree is required if
non-software engineering role held in past. Strong Python
experience; comfortable doing light FE work in React/TS Ability to
write evals and optimize Ai-driven workflows. Ability to translate
complex technical ideas to a smart, non-technical scientific
audience Experience working with LLMs, prompt engineering, or
AI-native tools (e.g., Claude code, Cursor) Obsession with
accuracy, reliability, and the details that matter in high-stakes
workflows Thrives in customer-facing environments and enjoys owning
outcomes, not just tasks Startup experience strongly preferred Nice
to haves Background in life sciences, healthcare, or real-world
data Data science experience Work experience at healthcare AI
startups or technical consulting firms Experience deploying AI in
regulated or enterprise settings Why Join Atrix as an FDE?
Mission-Driven Impact Your work will help life sciences teams
deliver the right treatment to the right patient—faster. Real-world
clinical outcomes start with better tools, and you’ll be building
them. ??? Customer-Centric & High-Stakes You won’t be building in a
vacuum. You'll work directly with top-10 pharma companies to
understand how AI can transform medical workflows—this is
high-impact, high-visibility work. End-to-End Ownership Own major
parts of the stack, shape technical architecture, and influence
product direction from day one. Early Stage, High Growth We're
small and moving fast. You’ll help shape both the technology and
the culture as we scale. Tech Meets Trust Design AI-native
workflows that scientific and medical teams trust and depend on
daily. Clear Growth Path Opportunity to grow into a Lead Frontend
or Fullstack Tech Lead role as we expand the engineering team. What
we offer Health & wellness support – Stipend medical (vision,
dental, health) insurance coverage Unlimited PTO – Recharge when
you need to Communication Test (est. time 5–10 min) Instead of a
traditional cover letter and resume, we’d like you to complete a
short task to show how you work: Step 1 Use an AI tool (ChatGPT,
Claude, Gemini, etc.) to generate 3–5 short, fake customer
interaction notes . These should look like quick snippets from a
customer support chat (e.g., a frustrated user, a neutral inquiry,
a positive message). Step 2 Using the same AI tool, create: 1. A
simple checklist-style sentiment rubric This should include: The
sentiment categories you choose (e.g., Positive, Neutral,
Negative). Short definitions for each category. 1–2 criteria the
evaluator/model should look for. 2. A short description (1–2
paragraphs) explaining: How you used the AI tool. What prompts you
wrote. Any challenges you encountered (e.g., model over-explaining,
unclear sentiment boundaries). Step 3 Send us your: Customer
interaction notes Sentiment rubric (checklist) LLM usage notes
These can be in a Google Doc, Word Doc, or PDF.
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