AI Workflow Engineer

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. is seeking an AI Workflow Engineer to join the Process Improvement team, embedding with Treasury and Internal Audit to imagine and deliver AI-driven automation across critical financial and compliance processes.

You will design and deploy AI-enabled workflows, collaborate with security and governance, and support training, adoption, and ongoing ownership while advancing healthcare workflows in a remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in software engineering, automation, or AI/ML workflows.
• Experience with Python and cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with APIs, orchestration tools and integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Partner with security, compliance, and legal teams to ensure workflows comply with healthcare regulations.
• Document process gaps, opportunities, and functional requirements.
• Integrate AI components with internal systems, APIs, and cloud platforms.
• Troubleshoot workflow issues and propose improvements.

Skills

Python

APIs

AI/ML

Workflow design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Docker

Job description

At BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, we’re building the foundation for an AI‑enabled future—one where our teams work smarter, our operations move faster, and our 3.4 million members experience a more responsive, reliable, and affordable healthcare journey.

We’re hiring an AI Workflow Engineer to help drive this work. In this role, you’ll be embedded directly with our Process Improvement team supporting our Treasury and Internal Audit divisions to help them imagine what’s possible beyond today’s tooling. You'll partner directly with business leaders from concept through implementation, identifying opportunities, advising on AI adoption, developing solutions, and supporting training, governance, and long-term ownership.

To do that, you’ll need:

• Experience with Python
• Understanding of APIs, orchestration tools, and integration patterns
• Exposure to generative AI, LLM frameworks and/or AI-driven automation in a corporate setting

Our ideal candidates will also bring experience in healthcare (other payers, hospital systems, health tech companies) and/or experience working with finance teams.

Notes

• While this is a fully remote role, a final onsite interview at our Chattanooga, TN, headquarters will be required.
• Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Job Responsibilities

Process Discovery & Business Partnership

• Partner with security, compliance, and legal teams to ensure workflows adhere to healthcare regulations and internal data governance standards.
• Support documentation of process gaps, opportunities, and functional requirements.

AI Workflow Design & Engineering

• Integrate AI components with internal systems, APIs, and cloud platforms.

Testing, Monitoring & Performance

• Build and configure AI‑enabled workflows using established design patterns, templates, and frameworks.
• Assist with integrating internal systems, APIs, and third‑party platforms into end‑to‑end workflows.

Adoption, Training & Change Support

• Assist in stakeholder demos and participate in training sessions to support workflow adoption.
• Help maintain workflow standards to ensure consistency, reliability, and scalability.

Operations, Monitoring & Troubleshooting

• Troubleshoot workflow issues, identify root causes, and propose improvements.

Job Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) or related field or equivalent work experience required. Master’s degree is a plus.

Experience

• 2+ years of experience in software engineering, automation, AI/ML tools, or workflow solutions and cross‑functional delivery.
• Experience with Python and familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Understanding of APIs, orchestration tools, and integration patterns.
• Exposure to Generative AI, LLM frameworks, or AI‑driven automation.

Skills/Certifications

• Proficiency in Python and common AI/ML or automation libraries.
• Familiarity with LLM and GenAI frameworks
• Basic understanding of containerization and deployment tools
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document technical work.
• Ability to translate high‑level goals into workflow requirements and implementation steps.

Number of Openings Available

1

Worker Type

Employee

Company

BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

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