<div><b><span style="font-size:18px;">About 3E:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">We are a mission-driven company dedicated to creating a safer and more sustainable world!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">3E provides award-winning regulatory expertise and cutting-edge technology that seamlessly integrates data and intelligence regarding chemicals, regulations, products, and supply chains for over 5,000 customers globally.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">With more than 35 years of experience and 15 locations across North America, Europe, and Asia, we are connecting our customers to a new class of expert-led AI solutions, specifically designed to accelerate future product compliance with trust, speed, and domain authority.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">Are you ready to help shape the future?<b> Come </b></span><b style="font-size:16px;">join us!</b></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:18px;">About the Role:</b></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">As the Director, Applied AI Engineering, you will lead the team turning powerful AI models and proprietary data into secure, scalable, user-facing solutions. This role reports to the VP, Technology Operations, and works closely with the engineering and product leadership team to build, iterate, and scale AI-powered capabilities that drive measurable customer and business outcomes.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">You’ll partner closely with the leadership and establish the engineering foundations (platform, APIs, evaluation, safety, and operations) to deliver expert-led AI at scale. A key part of this role is redesigning and operationalizing an AI-native software development lifecycle that meaningfully accelerates planning, coding, testing, review, and production operations, securely and with strong observability.</span></div><div><b>Why This Role Matters:</b></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">You'll be building the engineering organization that defines what AI-first software development looks like - not for a future decade, but for right now. This is your opportunity to architect from first principles, shape how AI amplifies human capability at scale, and leave a lasting imprint on both 3E and the broader industry.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:16px;">Location</b><span style="font-size:16px;">: This position supports remote work and should be based near one of our U.S. East Coast office locations: Bethesda, MD, or Canton, OH.</span></div><br><br><h3>What You’ll Do</h3><ul><li><b>Redesign and operationalize an AI-native software development lifecycle (SDLC), including:</b></li><li>AI-assisted and AI-generated code</li><li>Autonomous and semi-autonomous engineering AI agents</li><li>Model-driven development and test generation</li><li>AI-enabled code review, quality, and observability</li><li><b>Lead AI Engineering Strategy &amp; Execution:</b> Define the technical roadmap, architecture standards, and delivery approach for AI-powered products and platforms, from prototype to production.</li><li><b>Architect Secure, Autonomous AI Systems:</b> Design and guide development of agent-based tools leveraging solutions like Claude Code, MCPs, A2A, Gemini CLI, the OpenAI Agents SDK, and Knowledge Graph concepts to solve complex, high-value problems.</li><li><b>Develop A2A Systems:</b> Build frameworks to enable LLMs to work together internally and externally, increasing the reach of 3E-enabled generative AI systems.</li><li><b>Bridge Product &amp; Engineering:</b> Partner with Product, Engineering, and Customer teams to embed AI into tools that enhance usability, decision-making, and automation.</li><li><b>Build Seamless API Integrations:</b> Create scalable, secure APIs that connect AI models with web applications, internal systems, and external platforms. Integrate these with MCP for agentic use.</li><li><b>Operationalize Production AI:</b> Establish best practices for inference serving, MLOps pipelines, evaluation, observability, and shared services to ensure reliability and performance.</li><li><b>Contribute to Responsible AI Practices:</b> Stay current with AI advancements and help define responsible development standards, alignment strategies, and safety protocols.</li><li><b>Build and Grow the Team:</b> Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team; create a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement</li></ul><h3>What Makes You a Great Fit</h3><ul><li><b>Minimum Qualifications</b></li><li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, or equivalent experience building and shipping production-grade AI systems and or SaaS platforms at scale</li><li>Demonstrated success leading engineering organizations through meaningful transformation, with measurable improvements in speed, quality, reliability, and leverage</li><li>Proven experience re-architecting software development lifecycles and engineering workflows to AI-native or AI-augmented environments</li><li>Deep hands-on experience with LLMs, generative AI, open source LLM deployments, and agentic frameworks such as MCP, A2A, OpenAI Agents SDK, Ollama, Huggingface, DeepSeek</li><li>Hands-on experience with modern cloud-based SaaS or platforms, including serverless architectures, secure APIs, and production metrics for observability, reliability, and release management</li><li>Solid understanding of responsible and transparent AI systems with respect to safety, alignment, privacy, and ethics</li><li>Physically located on the U.S. East Coast and willing to work effectively across multiple time zones (North America, Europe, and Asia).</li><div><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div><li>Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.</li><li>Experience with agent orchestration frameworks such as Claude Subagents, AutoGen, or CrewAI.</li><li>Expertise in prompt engineering, context engineering, RAG pipelines, and optimization.</li><li>Familiarity with cloud-based AI tools (e.g., AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, Azure ML).</li><li>Experience integrating AI capabilities into legacy web applications, desktop applications, and APIs.</li></ul><h3>What’s In It for You</h3><ul><li><b>Solve Complex, High-Impact Problems:</b> Use AI to address mission-critical challenges that directly influence revenue and drive business value.</li><li><b>Work with Proprietary Data:</b> Leverage exclusive datasets and real-world signals to build intelligent systems with lasting competitive advantage.</li><li><b>Learn from Proven Leadership:</b> Partner with seasoned executives who’ve scaled AI and product teams at high-growth companies.</li><li><b>Best of Both Worlds:</b> Experience the pace and innovation of a startup culture with the stability and resources of a trusted global enterprise.</li></ul><br><div><b style="font-size:18px;">Pay Transparency:</b> </div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">The expected base salary for this position is </span><b style="font-size:16px;">$190,000- $220,000 per year, plus incentives</b><span style="font-size:16px;">. The final offer will depend on several factors, including the successful candidate’s skills, depth of work experience, location, and relevant licenses/ qualifications. Each offer is determined based on individual strengths and relevant business considerations. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">In addition to the base salary, certain roles may qualify for a performance-based incentive and/or equity, with eligibility depending on the position. These rewards are based on a combination of company performance and individual achievements.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;"><b>Our US Benefits Include:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">- Health, dental, and vision insurance</span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">- Life insurance and disability coverage</span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">- Open PTO and parental leave</span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">- 401(k) plan with company matching</span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">- Employee assistance program</span></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">- Voluntary supplemental benefits (Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness)</span></div><div><br></div><div><b><span style="font-size:16px;">3E is currently authorized to hire in the following U.S. states:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado (excluding Denver), Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (excluding Chicago), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (excluding New York City), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b><span style="font-size:10px;">Disclosures:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size:10px;">3E is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. 3E is an </span><a href="https://www.3eco.com/about-3e/3e-careers/statement-equal-employment-opportunity"><span style="font-size:10px;">equal opportunity employer</span></a><span style="font-size:10px;"> and does not discriminate based on race, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. For applicants who would like to request accommodation please send an email to </span><a href="mailto:recruiting@hr.3eco.com"><span style="font-size:10px;">recruiting@hr.3eco.com</span></a></div><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Visit us at </span><a href="https://www.3eco.com/"><span style="font-size:10px;">https://www.3eco.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:10px;">Follow us at </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/3e-safer-world/"><span style="font-size:10px;">https://www.linkedin.com/company/3e-safer-world/</span></a></div><div><a style="font-size:10px;" href="https://www.3eco.com/privacy">Privacy Policy</a><span style="font-size:10px;"> and </span><a style="font-size:10px;" href="https://www.3eco.com/3e-candidate-privacy-notice">Candidate Privacy Notice</a></div><div><b><span style="font-size:10px;">Agencies</span></b><span style="font-size:10px;">: 3E is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at 3E via email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of 3E. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by 3E because of the referral or through other means. </span></div>

<p>Delivering intelligent compliance solutions that empower companies to reduce risk, drive continuous improvement, and create new growth opportunities. For over 30 years, 3E has provided clients with the expertise, content, live 24-7-365 environmental health and safety (EHS) support and award winning solutions required to increase chemical and workplace safety, improve product safety and stewardship, strengthen supply chain stewardship, and optimize research and development decision support.</p>
<p>We are deeply committed to serving our more than 6,000 customers worldwide, including nine of the world&rsquo;s top ten chemical manufacturers, eight of the world&rsquo;s top ten retailers, and seven of the world&rsquo;s top ten pharmaceutical companies. Global locations include our corporate headquarters in Carlsbad, California, along with offices in Beijing, China; Bethesda, Maryland; Canton, Ohio; Copenhagen, Denmark; Frankfurt, Germany; Markdorf, Germany; Montreal, Quebec; Siegen, Germany; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Tokyo, Japan.&nbsp;</p>

Director, Applied AI Engineering

<div><b><span>About 3E:</span></b></div><div><span>We are a mission-driven company dedicated to creating a safer and more sustainable world!</span></div><div><span>3E provides award-winning regulatory expertise and cutting-edge technology that seamlessly integrates data and intelligence regarding chemicals, regulations, products, and supply chains for over 5,000 customers globally.</span></div><div><span>With more than 35 years of experience and 15 locations across North America, Europe, and Asia, we are connecting our customers to a new class of expert-led AI solutions, specifically designed to accelerate future product compliance with trust, speed, and domain authority.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Are you ready to help shape the future?<b> Come </b></span><b>join us!</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>About the Role:</b></div><div><span>As the Director, Applied AI Engineering, you will lead the team turning powerful AI models and proprietary data into secure, scalable, user-facing solutions. This role reports to the VP, Technology Operations, and works closely with the engineering and product leadership team to build, iterate, and scale AI-powered capabilities that drive measurable customer and business outcomes.</span></div><div><span>You’ll partner closely with the leadership and establish the engineering foundations (platform, APIs, evaluation, safety, and operations) to deliver expert-led AI at scale. A key part of this role is redesigning and operationalizing an AI-native software development lifecycle that meaningfully accelerates planning, coding, testing, review, and production operations, securely and with strong observability.</span></div><div><b>Why This Role Matters:</b></div><div><span>You'll be building the engineering organization that defines what AI-first software development looks like - not for a future decade, but for right now. This is your opportunity to architect from first principles, shape how AI amplifies human capability at scale, and leave a lasting imprint on both 3E and the broader industry.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b>Location</b><span>: This position supports remote work and should be based near one of our U.S. East Coast office locations: Bethesda, MD, or Canton, OH.</span></div><br><br><h3>What You’ll Do</h3><ul><li><b>Redesign and operationalize an AI-native software development lifecycle (SDLC), including:</b></li><li>AI-assisted and AI-generated code</li><li>Autonomous and semi-autonomous engineering AI agents</li><li>Model-driven development and test generation</li><li>AI-enabled code review, quality, and observability</li><li><b>Lead AI Engineering Strategy &amp; Execution:</b> Define the technical roadmap, architecture standards, and delivery approach for AI-powered products and platforms, from prototype to production.</li><li><b>Architect Secure, Autonomous AI Systems:</b> Design and guide development of agent-based tools leveraging solutions like Claude Code, MCPs, A2A, Gemini CLI, the OpenAI Agents SDK, and Knowledge Graph concepts to solve complex, high-value problems.</li><li><b>Develop A2A Systems:</b> Build frameworks to enable LLMs to work together internally and externally, increasing the reach of 3E-enabled generative AI systems.</li><li><b>Bridge Product &amp; Engineering:</b> Partner with Product, Engineering, and Customer teams to embed AI into tools that enhance usability, decision-making, and automation.</li><li><b>Build Seamless API Integrations:</b> Create scalable, secure APIs that connect AI models with web applications, internal systems, and external platforms. Integrate these with MCP for agentic use.</li><li><b>Operationalize Production AI:</b> Establish best practices for inference serving, MLOps pipelines, evaluation, observability, and shared services to ensure reliability and performance.</li><li><b>Contribute to Responsible AI Practices:</b> Stay current with AI advancements and help define responsible development standards, alignment strategies, and safety protocols.</li><li><b>Build and Grow the Team:</b> Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team; create a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement</li></ul><h3>What Makes You a Great Fit</h3><ul><li><b>Minimum Qualifications</b></li><li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, or equivalent experience building and shipping production-grade AI systems and or SaaS platforms at scale</li><li>Demonstrated success leading engineering organizations through meaningful transformation, with measurable improvements in speed, quality, reliability, and leverage</li><li>Proven experience re-architecting software development lifecycles and engineering workflows to AI-native or AI-augmented environments</li><li>Deep hands-on experience with LLMs, generative AI, open source LLM deployments, and agentic frameworks such as MCP, A2A, OpenAI Agents SDK, Ollama, Huggingface, DeepSeek</li><li>Hands-on experience with modern cloud-based SaaS or platforms, including serverless architectures, secure APIs, and production metrics for observability, reliability, and release management</li><li>Solid understanding of responsible and transparent AI systems with respect to safety, alignment, privacy, and ethics</li><li>Physically located on the U.S. East Coast and willing to work effectively across multiple time zones (North America, Europe, and Asia).</li><div><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div><li>Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.</li><li>Experience with agent orchestration frameworks such as Claude Subagents, AutoGen, or CrewAI.</li><li>Expertise in prompt engineering, context engineering, RAG pipelines, and optimization.</li><li>Familiarity with cloud-based AI tools (e.g., AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, Azure ML).</li><li>Experience integrating AI capabilities into legacy web applications, desktop applications, and APIs.</li></ul><h3>What’s In It for You</h3><ul><li><b>Solve Complex, High-Impact Problems:</b> Use AI to address mission-critical challenges that directly influence revenue and drive business value.</li><li><b>Work with Proprietary Data:</b> Leverage exclusive datasets and real-world signals to build intelligent systems with lasting competitive advantage.</li><li><b>Learn from Proven Leadership:</b> Partner with seasoned executives who’ve scaled AI and product teams at high-growth companies.</li><li><b>Best of Both Worlds:</b> Experience the pace and innovation of a startup culture with the stability and resources of a trusted global enterprise.</li></ul><br><div><b>Pay Transparency:</b>&nbsp;</div><div><span>The expected base salary for this position&nbsp;is </span><b>$190,000- $220,000 per year, plus incentives</b><span>.&nbsp;The final offer will depend on several factors, including the successful candidate’s skills, depth of work experience, location, and relevant licenses/ qualifications. Each offer is determined based on individual strengths and relevant business considerations.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span>In addition to the base salary, certain roles may qualify for a performance-based incentive and/or equity, with eligibility depending on the position. These rewards are based on a combination of company performance and individual achievements.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span><b>Our US Benefits Include:</b></span></div><div><span>- Health, dental, and vision insurance</span></div><div><span>- Life insurance and disability coverage</span></div><div><span>- Open PTO and parental leave</span></div><div><span>- 401(k) plan with company matching</span></div><div><span>- Employee assistance program</span></div><div><span>- Voluntary supplemental benefits (Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness)</span></div><div><br></div><div><b><span>3E is currently authorized to hire in the following U.S. states:</span></b></div><div><span>Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado (excluding Denver), Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (excluding Chicago), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (excluding New York City), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b><span>Disclosures:</span></b></div><div><span>3E is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. 3E is an </span><a href="https://www.3eco.com/about-3e/3e-careers/statement-equal-employment-opportunity"><span>equal opportunity employer</span></a><span> and does not discriminate based on race, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. For applicants who would like to request accommodation please send an email to </span><a href="mailto:recruiting@hr.3eco.com"><span>recruiting@hr.3eco.com</span></a></div><div><span>Visit us at </span><a href="https://www.3eco.com/"><span>https://www.3eco.com/</span></a><span>&nbsp;</span></div><div><span>Follow us at </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/3e-safer-world/"><span>https://www.linkedin.com/company/3e-safer-world/</span></a></div><div><a href="https://www.3eco.com/privacy">Privacy Policy</a><span> and </span><a href="https://www.3eco.com/3e-candidate-privacy-notice">Candidate Privacy Notice</a></div><div><b><span>Agencies</span></b><span>:&nbsp;3E is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at 3E via email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of 3E. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by 3E because of the referral or through other means.&nbsp;</span></div>

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