ACS Recruiting & Associates
AI Leadership & Engineering Talent Consultant
AI & Health Tech Talent

The Bridge Between AI Innovators & Health Organizations

AI Leadership & Engineering Talent Consultant. We connect Health Tech C-Suite, Director/VP, AI Software Engineers, and AI Product Managers with organizations building the future of healthcare. Contingency, retained, and consulting project-based.

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AI Engineers Health Tech C-Suite Agentic AI MLOps Biotech & Pharma
Jen Acosta
Jen Acosta
Founder & AI Talent Acquisition Consultant
15+
Years
4+
Sectors
100s
Placed
"We run focused searches with deep market research, measured communication, and a bias toward long-term fit."
AI & Health Tech Roles We Fill

The Roles Powering the AI Revolution in Healthcare

We work with startups through enterprise on contingency, retained, and consulting project-based engagements across three critical pillars.

Core Technical · Strategy, Trust & Ethics · Creative & Product

Core Technical

VP of Engineering / AI Engineer

#1 fastest-growing job title

Design and implement AI tools and systems that power healthcare innovation at scale.

Core Technical

Agentic AI Architect

Autonomous Systems

Designs autonomous systems that plan and execute multi-step tasks without constant human prompting.

Core Technical

MLOps Lead

Machine Learning Operations

Ensures AI models run reliably at scale in production, solving the operational bottleneck.

Core Technical

Synthetic Data Engineer

Healthcare & Finance

Creates artificial datasets to train models where real-world data is restricted by privacy laws.

Core Technical

Context Engineer

Beyond Prompt Engineering

Designs the connective tissue that ensures AI models are grounded in specific, accurate company data.

Strategy & Trust

Chief AI Officer (CAIO)

C-Suite

Leads company-wide AI vision, investment priorities, and ethical frameworks at the executive level.

Strategy & Trust

AI Trust / Ethics Engineer

Top challenge in 2026

Specializes in making systems fair and unbiased, building trust across AI deployments.

Strategy & Trust

AI Security & Red Teaming Specialist

Ethical Hacking

Simulates attacks to find weaknesses in AI guardrails and security frameworks.

Strategy & Trust

AI Enablement & Literacy Lead

Workforce Upskilling

Focuses on upskilling the existing workforce to use AI tools effectively across the organization.

Creative & Product

GEO / AEO Strategist

AI Search Optimization

Optimizes content to be surfaced and cited by AI-powered search engines.

Creative & Product

AI Experience (AIX) Designer

Next-gen UX

Makes human-AI interactions feel natural and trustworthy, evolving traditional UX design.

Creative & Product

AI Product Manager

Business to AI

Translates business needs into AI-deliverable features and tracks ROI of AI pilots.

Sectors

Where AI meets healthcare, biotech, and life sciences

We focus where AI leadership decisions are mission-critical and outcomes demand deep technical and market fluency.

AI & Engineering

Core Technical & Infrastructure

The professionals who build the engines and pipelines that keep AI running in healthcare and life sciences.

  • AI Engineers & VP of Engineering
  • Agentic AI Architects
  • MLOps & Synthetic Data Engineers
  • Context Engineers
Strategy & Trust

AI Leadership, Ethics & Security

As AI becomes central to health organizations, these roles manage risk, trust, and high-level strategic direction.

  • Chief AI Officers (CAIO)
  • AI Trust & Ethics Engineers
  • AI Security & Red Teaming
  • AI Enablement & Literacy Leads
Product & Creative

AI Product & Experience

Roles that use AI to enhance user experience, content delivery, and product strategy in healthcare.

  • AI Product Managers
  • AI Experience (AIX) Designers
  • GEO/AEO Strategists
  • Brand Voice Curators
Jen Acosta, Founder of ACS Recruiting
Meet the Founder

Jen Acosta

With over 15 years as a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Jen bridges the gap between AI innovators and health organizations. She builds and scales high-impact AI and engineering teams across health tech, biotech, and life sciences.

She brings a relationship-first approach: focused searches with deep market research, measured communication, and a strong bias toward long-term fit. From Chief AI Officers to Agentic AI Architects, she's a trusted partner, not a high-volume recruiting mill.

15+
Years Experience
4+
Sectors
100s
Placements
F500
To Startups
Why Us

Boutique precision with executive-level outcomes

We are not a high-volume recruiting mill. We run focused searches with deep market research, measured communication, and a bias toward long-term fit.

What you can expect

A deliberate process designed to reduce hiring risk, protect brand reputation, and deliver leaders who can execute day one.

Narrow, high-signal shortlists

Market-mapped candidates aligned to role outcomes--not just job descriptions.

Senior-level partnership

Direct search leadership with fast feedback loops and clear accountability.

Confidential, relationship-first approach

We protect your story in-market while engaging proven talent discreetly.

Roles we specialize in

From AI infrastructure to C-suite strategy and product leadership, we align AI and health tech hires to the exact inflection point you're navigating.

Core Technical & Infrastructure
  • VP of Engineering / AI Engineer
  • Agentic AI Architect
  • MLOps Lead
  • Synthetic Data Engineer
  • Context Engineer
Strategy, Trust & Ethics
  • Chief AI Officer (CAIO)
  • AI Trust / Ethics Engineer
  • AI Security & Red Teaming Specialist
  • AI Enablement & Literacy Lead
Creative & Product
  • AI Product Manager
  • AI Experience (AIX) Designer
  • GEO / AEO Strategist
  • Brand Voice Curator
Approach

A structured search process that stays tight and transparent

We prioritize clarity, speed, and quality--so you always know what's happening, why it matters, and what comes next.

1

Role & Market Alignment

We define outcomes, calibrate the profile, and map the talent market to set realistic, high-impact targets.

2

Targeted Outreach

Discreet, high-touch engagement with qualified leaders and specialists who match your strategic needs.

3

Shortlist, Assess, Close

Curated finalist slates, structured evaluation, and guided offer strategy to secure the right hire.

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Tell us what you're building

Share your role scope and priorities. We'll respond with a concise view of search approach, timeline expectations, and next steps.

Client inquiries

For confidential discussions about AI, engineering, and leadership hiring needs across health tech, biotech, and life sciences organizations.

  • AI Engineers, Architects & MLOps
  • Chief AI Officers & AI Strategy
  • AI Product Managers & AIX Designers
  • Health Tech C-Suite & Director/VP
  • AI Trust, Ethics & Security Specialists