Dr Sarah Montgomery-Taylor

Clinical Lead, GenAI Evaluation @ Google | Building Safety Architectures for Foundation Models | Clinical Strategy & Governance

London, England, United Kingdom

About

I am a Clinical Lead and Strategist operating at the intersection of Health and Generative AI. Currently at Google, I lead the clinical evaluation strategy for large language models (LLMs) in health. My core focus is solving the "Safety vs. Velocity" paradox: how do we deploy powerful AI tools into healthcare without compromising clinical rigor? What I do: GenAI Governance: I define the "Constitution" for health AI—establishing what "safe" looks like for foundation models before they reach an end user. Scaled Operations: I built and now direct a global workforce of clinical experts who validate AI performance, creating the "human-in-the-loop" infrastructure required for high-stakes deployment. 0-to-1 Methodology: I specialize in developing novel evaluation frameworks for subjective and nuanced medical domains (e.g., Nutrition, Mental Health) where standard benchmarks fail. Trained at Oxford University with a background in Paediatrics (MRCPCH). I bridge the gap between clinical reality and engineering ambition, supported by executive leadership training at Harvard Business School.

Experience

  • Google (Full-time · 7 yrs 9 mos)
    • Clinical Lead, GenAI Evaluation & Scaled Services
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Leading the clinical governance and operational strategy for Health AI evaluation. Clinical Workforce Leadership: Established and currently direct the 'Health Expert Services' function—a centralized, scalable clinical workforce conducting human-in-the-loop evaluation for health-related use of Google's models. Strategic Governance: Partner with Research and Product leadership on safety policies and "ship criteria" for foundation models (LLMs) in health domains. Novel Evaluation: Designed and validated the evaluation methodology for complex, high-nuance domains (including Nutrition and Mental Health), enabling safe deployment in ambiguous categories.

    • Staff Clinical Specialist, Google Health
      Oct 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

  • Clinician Strategist at DeepMind
    Oct 2018 - Oct 2018 · 1 mo

  • Implementation Specialist at Google DeepMind via Adecco
    Mar 2018 - Sep 2018 · 7 mos

    Working with clinician team on implementation of Google DeepMind technology in healthcare settings.

  • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Paediatric ST3
      Sep 2017 - Sep 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Paediatric Intensive Care

    • Paediatric ST2
      Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Neonatal medicine, General Paediatrics and A&E

  • Paediatric ST1 at West Middlesex Hospital
    Sep 2015 - Sep 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

    General Paediatrics and Neonates