Agentic AI Scientist — LLM‑Driven Research & Systems

Thecentermemphis; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 86,320 - 154,960; Full time

Job summary

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking an Agentic AI Scientist to lead the design, development, and evaluation of agentic AI systems across the Office of Data Science.

This role focuses on building and orchestrating advanced LLM‑based agents, developing secure and interoperable infrastructure, and translating emerging AI capabilities into practical, high‑impact solutions. The successful candidate will report to the Chief of Artificial Intelligence, contribute to technical reporting and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a related field with experience in agentic‑AI.
• Publication record or equivalent in ML/AI research preferred.
• Experience shipping LLM‑integrated systems and healthcare domain knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead agentic‑AI research and engineering projects with moderate supervision.
• Design and orchestrate agent systems and interoperability patterns.
• Maintain secure, auditable HIPAA‑aligned patterns and dashboards.
• Report results, mentor staff, and contribute to manuscripts and reports.

Skills

Agentic AI research

Python

LLM integration

Experiment design

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related

Master's in related field

PhD with exceptional contributions

Tools

MCP servers/clients

OAuth 2.1

OpenTelemetry

LangSmith

Pinecone/Vectordb

Modal / Firecracker

Job description

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking an Agentic AI Scientist to lead the design, development, and evaluation of agentic AI systems across the Office of Data Science.

This role focuses on building and orchestrating advanced LLM‑based agents, developing secure and interoperable infrastructure, and translating emerging AI capabilities into practical, high‑impact solutions. The successful candidate will report to the Chief of Artificial Intelligence, contribute to technical reporting and