Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist in United States.

This role sits at the intersection of advanced AI research and real-world healthcare transformation, focusing on building next-generation AI systems that power intelligent automation and conversational experiences. You will work on cutting-edge Large Language Models and multimodal AI systems to solve complex, domain-specific challenges in healthcare operations and claims workflows. The position offers the opportunity to design, train, and deploy scalable ML solutions that directly impact productivity, efficiency, and user experience across enterprise healthcare platforms. You will collaborate closely with engineers, product teams, and data specialists in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. The work emphasizes applied innovation, from model experimentation to production-grade deployment. This is a high-impact role where your contributions help shape the future of AI-powered healthcare infrastructure.

Accountabilities:

• Research, evaluate, and benchmark state-of-the-art LLM and multimodal models for domain-specific healthcare use cases.
• Design and build scalable data pipelines and ML workflows to support training, fine-tuning, and model customization.
• Fine-tune and adapt large language models for healthcare applications such as document understanding, search, Q&A, and conversational agents.
• Develop and productionize end-to-end AI/ML solutions, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance in real-world systems.
• Contribute across the full ML lifecycle including data exploration, feature engineering, model training, validation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across model behavior, backend integration, and deployment infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare data security standards, including HIPAA, while maintaining documentation of research and system design decisions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related quantitative discipline; PhD preferred.
• 4+ years of industry experience in applied AI/ML research, model development, or production systems.
• Strong understanding of deep learning, transformers, LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and classical ML methods.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch and related ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with LLM training and fine-tuning approaches, including modern techniques such as RLHF or post-training optimization.
• Familiarity with tools and platforms such as Hugging Face, DeepSpeed, AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, or Databricks.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including OOP, design patterns, and efficient algorithm design.
• Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and ability to work collaboratively in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly present technical concepts in a distributed team setting.
• Experience in healthcare or life sciences is a plus.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary range: $142,800 – $225,500 USD depending on location and experience.
• Remote-first work environment with flexibility across the United States.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI/ML and GenAI systems in a high-impact healthcare domain.
• Strong learning and development support, including access to training platforms and professional growth resources.
• Inclusive and mission-driven culture focused on innovation, collaboration, and real-world impact.
• Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare coverage and paid time off (based on eligibility).
• Exposure to advanced AI research and production-scale ML systems in a fast-growing environment.

How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. #LI-CL1