Applied AI Health Scientist - Remote-Ready Health Leader

Booz Allen; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an experienced Applied AI Scientist for Health to help clients critically assess AI/ML approaches, guide program leadership, and ensure rigor, reproducibility, and real-world applicability across the full lifecycle, from data curation to deployment in health settings.

You’ll work with ARPA-H and cross-disciplinary teams, deliver technical assessments, present findings to senior stakeholders, and adapt to shifting client needs in a fast-paced environment, while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Applied AI in Health
• Experience applying advanced ML methods, including LLMs or deep learning, to complex health datasets such as EHR, genomic, and imaging data
• Experience in evaluation methods for AI/ML, including robustness, fairness, interpretability, and reproducibility
• Experience in interacting and communicating with senior-level executives, including SES or GS-15
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or Data Science

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI/ML proposals and deliverables from external teams
• Provide guidance on model development, training methods, and validation strategies
• Advise on integration of multimodal health data (EHR, imaging, genomic, and patient-reported)
• Assess alignment of model architectures with program goals and clinical use cases
• Evaluate benchmarking results and provide feedback on methodological soundness
• Advise on deployment considerations, including interpretability, reliability, and safety
• Support program leadership with technical assessments, reports, and recommendations
• Produce high-quality written reports and presentations for diverse audiences

Skills

Applied AI in Health

LLMs / deep learning

Executive communication

Education

Master’s degree in CS/ML/DS

Doctorate degree in CS/ML/DS

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an experienced Applied AI Scientist for Health to help clients critically assess AI/ML approaches, guide program leadership, and ensure rigor, reproducibility, and real-world applicability across the full lifecycle, from data curation to deployment in health settings.

You’ll work with ARPA-H and cross-disciplinary teams, deliver technical assessments, present findings to senior stakeholders, and adapt to shifting client needs in a fast-paced environment, while