Inception, a G42 company, is the region’s leading innovator of AI-powered domain‑specific as well as industry‑agnostic products, built on a rich heritage of research and development. Within the G42 ecosystem, Inception functions as the core intelligence layer – transforming data and compute infrastructure into real‑world, applied AI solutions. Beyond its commercial endeavors, Inception is committed to creating positive societal impact. For more information, please visit

Inception is seeking an accomplished Director of R&D in Applied AI, with a proven track record of directing multi‑program applied research portfolios, to lead our applied AI research function. This role offers the rare opportunity to set the technical direction across multiple flagship programs in parallel — including a foundation language model family and multi‑agent and agentic systems research— while providing oversight to high‑stakes client delivery tracks that bring those research outpu...