AI System Developer for Clinical MVP (SimPatient)

University of St Andrews

St Andrews

Hybrid

GBP 32,000 - 38,000

Part time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

USS Pension (14.5%)

Hybrid working

Staff discount

Free staff parking

Carshare program

Cycle to Work

Bus travel subsidy

Sports membership

Tuition benefits

Training opportunities

Library access

Salary sacrifice

34 Days Annual Leave + 5 PH

Job summary

University of St Andrews is seeking an AI System Developer to adapt the existing SimPatient platform for patient-facing deployment, enabling the FCR4 screening tool and activation of the MiniAFTERc intervention when thresholds are exceeded. The role involves building a robust MVP within an in-house codebase and integrating LLM APIs for conversational interactions.

Applicants should have a good first degree in computer science or related fields and experience with AI chat interfaces; knowledge of

Qualifications

Good first degree in computer science or a related discipline or equivalent professional experience.
Experience with LLMs or conversational AI APIs and working in an existing codebase.

Responsibilities

Adapt the SimPatient platform for patient-facing use to administer the FCR4 screening tool and trigger MiniAFTERc intervention.
Encode the manualised MiniAFTERc intervention as a conversational flow and revise prompts and scripts during fidelity reviews.
Extend safeguarding features for patient-facing risk, including escalation messaging.
Configure logging/export of transcripts and scores for pilot analyses; maintain version control, tests and documentation.