Clinical AI Specialist — Analytics & Innovation

Covenant Health; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Health in Knoxville is seeking an AI Specialist for IT Care Management Support. The role focuses on developing, integrating, and evaluating data analytics and AI initiatives that improve clinical workflows and patient outcomes.

You will collaborate with clinicians and IT to build predictive models, NLP solutions, and AI pipelines, with on-call support after hours as needed. The position reports to the Director of IT Acute Clinical Informatics and requires 3+ years in AI/ML with a

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or related field.
• Equivalent experience with specialized AI training may be considered.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in AI or machine learning development.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, and implement AI models for healthcare applications.
• Develop and test machine learning models for predictive analytics, NLP, and related tasks.
• Collaborates with clinicians, IT, and stakeholders to identify AI use-cases and data sources.
• Develop and maintain AI pipelines, including data preprocessing, model training, validation, and deployment.
• Ensures compliance with healthcare regulations, data privacy standards, and ethical guidelines in AI development and deployment.
• Evaluate feasibility and impact of proposed AI solutions on clinical workflows, business processes, and patient outcomes.
• Prepare documentation including AI workflows, model specifications, validation reports, and user guides.
• Participates in the design and maintenance of AI-related datasets and infrastructure, ensuring data integrity and security.
• Provides technical guidance and training to staff on AI tools, concepts and best practices.
• Monitor and optimize deployed AI models for performance accuracy and retraining as needed.
• Stays current with advancements in AI, machine learning, business analytics, and healthcare informatics.
• Evaluate vendor proposals for AI tools and services, ensuring alignment with technical, regulatory, and organizational standards.
• Contributes to strategic planning for AI integration across clinical, operational, and administrative domains.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders to facilitate understanding and adoption of AI solutions.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

AI/ML development

Python

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Healthcare analytics

Natural language processing

Image recognition

Data pipelines

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, or related field

Job description

Covenant Health in Knoxville is seeking an AI Specialist for IT Care Management Support. The role focuses on developing, integrating, and evaluating data analytics and AI initiatives that improve clinical workflows and patient outcomes.

You will collaborate with clinicians and IT to build predictive models, NLP solutions, and AI pipelines, with on-call support after hours as needed. The position reports to the Director of IT Acute Clinical Informatics and requires 3+ years in AI/ML with a