AI Operations

Clove Dental; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Clove Dental in Los Angeles seeks an AI Operations Associate to build and scale internal AI infrastructure for a 100-office dental rollup. You will move from ad-hoc queries to persistent agents, workflows, and pipelines embedded across every function—Corp Dev, Recruiting, Scheduling, Marketing, RCM, and Clinical—while integrating data across Open Dental, Zoho, and other systems.

You will own Clove OS development and deploy agents that automate workflows, enable scheduling optimization, and

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of technical experience or real world vibecoding.
• Python proficiency with hands-on building using LLM APIs and frameworks.
• Experience with workflow automation platforms (Zapier, Make, n8n) and API integrations.
• Comfortable with SQL, basic data engineering, and vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector).
• Has shipped at least one production AI workflow used by non-technical users.

Responsibilities

• Build Clove OS and internal AI infrastructure for company-wide workflows.
• Deploy AI agents across functions: Corp Dev, Recruiting, Marketing, Scheduling, RCM, Clinical.
• Develop data pipelines connecting Open Dental, Zoho, Greenhouse/GMB, payroll, and agent layer.
• Evaluate agent performance, monitor hallucinations, and improve accuracy before scaling.
• Evaluate vendors and integrate tools when they outperform in-house builds.
• Train teams and document workflows for internal enablement.

Skills

Python proficiency

LLM APIs

LangChain

SQL

Data engineering

Vector databases

Production AI workflow

Business fluent

Tools

Zapier

Make

n8n

Pinecone

Weaviate

pgvector

Job description

AI Operations Associate

The role

Build the AI infrastructure that lets Clove operate as a 100-office dental rollup with a lean team. You’ll move us beyond ad-hoc Perplexity / ChatGPT queries into persistent agents, workflows, and pipelines embedded into every function — Corp Dev pipeline, recruiting outreach, scheduling optimization, marketing creative, RCM denial analysis, clinical chart audits.

You will own:

• Clove OS development : a unified internal AI infrastructure layer — prompt libraries, agent frameworks, data pipelines, vector store, evaluation harness — that every function deploys from
• Functional agent buildout : deploy AI agents that augment specific roles across the company:
• Corp Dev : automated target market scans, broker outreach drafting, LOI templating, post-meeting summary memos, Zoho enrichment
• Recruiting : candidate sourcing automation, screening pre-reads, interview scheduling, market hourly-rate analysis
• Marketing : paid ad creative generation, landing page variants, local SEO content at scale, review response automation
• Scheduling : production-forecasted staffing models, AI-flagged scheduling conflicts
• RCM : claim denial pattern analysis, EOB rejection categorization, AR aging insights
• Clinical : Pearl.AI integration deepening, chart audit batching, treatment plan accuracy flags
• Data infrastructure : build the pipelines that move data between Open Dental, Zoho, Greenhouse/ATS, GMB, payroll, and the agent layer
• Evaluation and observability : track agent performance, hallucination rates, accuracy benchmarks per workflow; iterate before scaling
• Vendor evaluation and integration : ongoing assessment of new AI tools (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, specialized vertical tools) and integration when they outperform the in-house build
• Internal enablement : train each function on how to use the agents and tools you build; document workflows

You will partner on (not own):

• Strategic AI direction
• Functional priorities (each function lead owns what they want automated; you build)
• Compliance and HIPAA review

KPIs (first 12 months):

• 20+ production agents deployed , each saving the function ≥10 hours/week of work
• 3x productivity gain on at least 2 specific workflows (measured pre/post)
• Recruiting outreach volume : 2-3x via agent automation without quality drop
• Corp Dev pipeline enrichment : 100% of qualified targets have AI-generated market context attached
• Internal Clove OS adoption : every function lead is using at least 2 of your agents weekly by month 6
• Cost of AI tooling : rationalized — fewer point tools, more leveraged in-house infrastructure

Profile:

• 2-4 years of technical experience or real world vibecoding
• Python proficiency; hands-on building with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) and frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, or custom)
• Experience with workflow automation platforms (Zapier, Make, n8n) and API integrations
• Comfortable with SQL, basic data engineering, and vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, or pgvector)
• Has shipped at least one production AI workflow used by non-technical users at a prior company
• Business-fluent: can sit with a recruiter or M&A analyst, understand their workflow, and ship a useful tool within 1-2 weeks
• AI-fluent on current frontier tools (Claude, GPT-4/5, Gemini) — not just an “AI enthusiast”
• LA-based; no visa sponsorship