AI Product Scientist – LLMs, RAG & Production

Blue Shield of CA; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Data Scientist, Consultant to translate cutting-edge AI research into real-world products. You will design, build, and ship production‑grade AI solutions, including LLM-powered apps, AI agents, and RAG-enabled search, embedded into claims, payment integrity, clinical insights, and member experience.

The role emphasizes delivering features from concept to production in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, with strong Python and ML infrastructure skills and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, quantitative discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in software development, applied AI/ML, and statistical analysis.
• Demonstrated track record of building and shipping software products rapidly, not just developing models or analyses.
• Working knowledge of machine learning and statistical analysis methods, with experience applying these techniques to business problems.
• Strong software engineering skills and proficiency in Python, including building APIs and backend services.
• Experience with ML design and ML infrastructure, including model deployment, evaluation, and data processing, and working with machine learning frameworks and libraries.
• Hands-on experience with deep learning and LLM application frameworks, including PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, and LangGraph.
• Hands-on experience building applications that leverage generative AI models, including prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship production-grade AI products, including LLM-powered applications, AI agents and copilots, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and search, and statistical models.
• Collaborate across partner teams to rapidly develop new features and deliver solutions that translate AI research into real-world products.
• Take features from 0 to 1 and embed AI capabilities directly into customer-facing applications and enterprise workflows such as claims, payment integrity, clinical insights, and member experience.

Skills

Python

APIs

ML Frameworks

Deep Learning

LangChain

LangGraph

RAG

Generative AI

ML Deployment

Cloud Platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Statistics/Quantitative field

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

SQL

Spark

Job description

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Data Scientist, Consultant to translate cutting-edge AI research into real-world products. You will design, build, and ship production‑grade AI solutions, including LLM-powered apps, AI agents, and RAG-enabled search, embedded into claims, payment integrity, clinical insights, and member experience.

The role emphasizes delivering features from concept to production in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, with strong Python and ML infrastructure skills and a