AI Accelerated Applications Engineer

peopleservices; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits package

Learning & development opportunities

Collaborative environment

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Mundipharma in Cambridge is seeking an AI Accelerated Applications Engineer to design, deliver, and support AI-powered applications and agents within the Data & AI team. The role emphasizes AI tools, integration, and lifecycle governance across projects.

The successful candidate will collaborate with IT and business stakeholders, develop scalable solutions using Python/TypeScript, and stay current with GenAI developments to drive value for patients and partners.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in software delivery with AI tooling experience.
• Experience designing AI, BI, and data integration solutions.
• Ability to collaborate with customers and business partners.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on requirements with Customers and Business Partners to add AI value.
• Design software, AI, and data integration solutions with maintainable architectures.
• Monitor operations and contribute to continual service improvement.

Skills

AI Development

Agentic AI

Azure stack

Python/JavaScript

Stakeholder comms

Curiosity & drive

Job description

RSW-P3-12 AI Accelerated Applications Engineer

Location: Cambridge, Hybrid

Department: Information Technology - Data and AI

Job type: Permanent, Full-time

Join us and make a difference when it matters most!

At Mundipharma, we are proud of the work we do to bring innovative treatments to patients. We challenge ourselves constantly to deliver more for patients, healthcare professionals, our partners, and our employees.

The Team

You will be joining our Data & AI team during an exciting transition from business analytics into cutting-edge GenAI application delivery. We are a stable, supportive team that prioritizes curiosity, hands‑on learning, and an entrepreneurial mindset over decades of experience. Working closely alongside senior leaders and tech experts across the business, you’ll have plenty of room to develop your skills, experiment with emerging tech, and grow your career while building real-world AI solutions.

Job Purpose

This role covers the design, delivery, engineering and support of AI applications and agents. It has a strong focus on AI both in terms of the tools and techniques used to deliver solutions and embedding AI in those solutions.

The role is required to stay abreast of the developments in the field while maintaining control of the portfolio of technologies required to support and deliver solutions.

The role will require great team cooperation and business analysis skills and to form tight and effective relationships within IT and with our customer base.

Role and Responsibilities

• Collaborate on requirement definitions with Customers, and Business Partners leveraging AI where beneficial to add value and improve processes / workflows / systems etc.
• Design of software, AI, BI and Data Integration solutions which result in High- and Low-Level Documents and test plans. Ensure designs deliver maintainable solutions which comply with our technical strategies, architecture principles, "definition of done ", change management and compliance frameworks.
• Operational monitoring, after-care and contribution to continual service improvement.
• Managing contracted workers and third parties and ensuring that delivery is in accordance with LLD and architecture principles.
• Governance of applications and automations to ensure they align with Mundipharma standards, are supportable and fit for purpose.
• Research, assess and justify new tools and solutions to fulfil business and IT needs, where requirements need an innovative design with emerging technologies. Provide advice on technical strategy, the role will have a specific focus on technical excellence, architecture and lifecycle.
• Assess internal processes, architecture and solutions for simplification and develop data and AI solutions with a view to increasing efficiency and reducing support overheads.

What you’ll bring

• AI-Accelerated Development: Around 2+ years of software delivery experience, with hands‑on practice using AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) to write, review, and refactor production-ready code.
• Agentic AI & Automation: Exposure to developing AI agents, harnesses, or workflows (e.g., via Copilot Studio, AI Foundry, or similar frameworks).
• Azure Application Stack: Practical experience deploying applications, web portals, or containerized apps within an Azure environment (using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, or DevOps).
• Core Engineering Foundations: Solid grasp of modern programming languages (such as Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or SQL) and source control (GitHub).
• Stakeholder Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the confidence to articulate technical concepts, present ideas, and engage directly with senior business leaders.
• Curiosity & Drive: A genuine passion for emerging tech- you’re the type of person who loves experimenting, learning new frameworks, or building side projects in your spare time.
• (Bonus: Experience or familiarity with GxP /GDPR or the Pharmaceutical industry is a nice-to-have, but certainly not a dealbreaker!)

What we offer in return

• Flexible benefits package
• Opportunities for learning & development through our varied programme
• Collaborative, inclusive work environment
• Diversity and inclusion

Building an inclusive environment where people can thrive, grow and achieve their full potential is a priority. We believe this isn’t just the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. We are on a journey and will seek to move forward together through education and awareness to build a culture that welcomes and celebrates diversity and uniqueness. We will create a workplace environment where everyone can, every day, bring their authentic selves and is treated with dignity and respect.

About Mundipharma

Mundipharma is a global healthcare company focussing on customers across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Mundipharma is dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to patients in the areas of pain