Job Description: Lead AI Engineer at Free Market Health
Founded: 2019
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA
Industry: Healthcare Technology
Company Overview
Free Market Health supports payers and specialty pharmacies by optimizing resources and opportunities in a complex market, focusing on patient outcomes.
Role Overview
We seek a hands-on and visionary Lead AI Engineer to:
- Drive development, deployment, and scaling of AI capabilities.
- Lead a growing team of AI engineers.
- Shape AI roadmap, set best practices, and deliver high-impact AI solutions.
- Bridge technical implementation with business value.
Key Responsibilities
AI Strategy & Technical Leadership
- Define and refine AI engineering strategies.
- Design AI/ML pipelines (data ingestion, model training, deployment, monitoring).
- Stay updated with industry trends.
Team Leadership & Mentorship
- Lead and mentor AI engineers.
- Establish best practices and foster a collaborative team culture.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work with product management, data engineering, domain experts, and software engineers.
- Translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Communicate across technical and non-technical audiences.
Productionization & MLOps
- Own architecture and scalability of AI models.
- Implement monitoring and retraining workflows.
- Contribute to infrastructure decisions.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related fields. PhD preferred.
Experience
- 6+ years in AI/ML roles.
- 2+ years in a technical leadership role.
- Proven experience in deploying ML systems.
- Cross-functional team leadership.
Technical Skills
- Python & ML libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
- ML techniques including NLP, classification, prediction, time-series.
- Experience with Generative AI (GPT, LLaMA, Claude); prompt engineering; fine-tuning.
- MLOps tools (MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI).
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP); containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Algorithms, data structures, applied mathematics.
Soft Skills
- Clear communication.
- Ownership & accountability.
- Talent growth & inclusivity.
Preferred
- Healthcare experience; real-world data; regulated environments.
- Responsible AI practices; model explainability; ethical AI.
- Large-scale system integration.
What We Offer
- Lead AI efforts in a healthcare-focused environment.
- Collaborative, impact-driven team.
- Influence strategy & technical direction.
- Access to modern cloud infrastructure.
Summary
This role involves leading an AI team, shaping strategic AI initiatives, and deploying AI solutions that improve patient outcomes within a mission-driven healthcare tech company.
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