Meet the team:
At Dexcom, we are reimagining how innovation happens across engineering, science, and product development through the power of Artificial Intelligence. The AI Engineering, Discovery & Co-Design team is responsible for building the platforms, tools, and capabilities that accelerate knowledge discovery, engineering excellence, scientific investigation, and cross-functional collaboration throughout our R&D organization.
As the Sr. Director, AI Engineering, Discovery & Co-Design, you will define and execute the vision for AI-enabled innovation across engineering and scientific disciplines. You will build and scale a world-class team focused on creating reusable AI capabilities that help engineers and scientists solve complex problems faster, make better decisions, and unlock new opportunities for innovation. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of how Dexcom discovers, designs, and develops life-changing technologies.
Where you come in:
* You define and execute the strategy, roadmap, and vision for AI Engineering, Discovery & Co-Design capabilities across Dexcom's R&D organization.
* You lead the development of AI-powered platforms, engineering workflows, knowledge systems, and scientific reasoning capabilities that accelerate innovation and engineering effectiveness.
* You establish scalable co-design environments that enable collaboration across sensor, hardware, firmware, algorithm, antenna, mechanical, and systems engineering teams.
* You partner with Engineering, Research, Systems Engineering, Product Development, Data & Analytics, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, IT, and Executive Leadership teams to identify and deliver high-impact AI solutions.
* You evaluate emerging technologies and drive build-versus-buy-versus-partner decisions that maximize business value and competitive advantage.
* You build, lead, and develop a high-performing organization of AI engineers, research engineers, architects, scientists, and technical leaders.
* You establish strategic relationships with universities, research institutions, and technology communities to strengthen innovation pipelines and attract exceptional talent.
* You foster a culture of experimentation, technical excellence, continuous learning, and responsible innovation while delivering measurable business outcomes.
What makes you successful:
* You bring deep expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, advanced analytics, scientific computing, engineering platforms, or related technology domains.
* You have a proven track record of building and scaling high-performing technical organizations and developing future leaders.
* You demonstrate success translating emerging technologies into practical, enterprise-scale capabilities that generate measurable business impact.
* You have strong experience evaluating technology investments and making strategic decisions related to internal development, commercial solutions, and external partnerships.
* You excel at influencing executive stakeholders and driving organizational transformation through vision, data, and execution excellence.
* You possess outstanding communication and collaboration skills and can effectively convey complex technical concepts to technical, scientific, business, and executive audiences.
* You have experience recruiting and retaining exceptional talent from industry, startups, research institutions, and academic environments.
* You have experience building AI-enabled environments that support engineering innovation, scientific discovery, simulation, optimization, knowledge management, or collaborative design workflows.
* You maintain credibility as a hands-on technology leader with a passion for innovation and continuous advancement of AI capabilities.
* Your experience establishing external partnerships, participating in industry communities, and contributing to thought leadership is highly valued.
What you’ll get:
· A front row seat to life changing CGM…