Sr Director - AI Engineering, Discovery and Co-Design

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 technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.

· A full and comprehensive benefits program.

· Growth opportunities on a global scale.

· Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.

· An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Travel Required:

• 5-15%

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Typically requires a Bachelors degree in a technical discipline with 17+ years of industry experience.
• 13+ years of years of successful leadership experience in relevant industry.

Remote Workplace: Your location will be a home office; you are not required to live within commuting distance of your assigned Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km). If you reside within commuting distance of a Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km) a hybrid working environment may be available. Ask about our Flex workplace option.

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at [email protected].

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at [email protected].

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Salary:

$267,500.00 - $445,900.00