Clinical NLP Engineer

Insight Global; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA options

FSA options

DCFSA options

401k with employer matching

Paid sick leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Research Software Engineer with expertise in Clinical NLP to develop and deploy advanced NLP and LLM solutions that extract insights from unstructured clinical data. You will build scalable models and pipelines for applications such as named entity recognition, diagnosis prediction, risk stratification, phenotyping, and structured data extraction in healthcare settings.

Ideal candidates will have strong academic backgrounds and experience applying NLP/LLMs in

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing and deploying clinical NLP solutions to analyze unstructured patient notes and extract meaningful healthcare insights.
• Hands-on expertise with machine learning, BERT/BioBERT/ClinicalBERT and similar models.
• Experience with clinical NLP applications such as cohort identification, clinical phenotyping and risk stratification.
• Knowledge of terminologies and ontologies such as SNOMED CT and ICD-10.
• Proven background working directly within healthcare environments, supporting clinical research and patient-focused use cases.
• Experience building and customizing NLP workflows in Databricks, with exposure to LLM technologies and end-to-end model development in secure healthcare settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy NLP/LLM solutions that extract insights from unstructured clinical data.
• Build scalable models and pipelines for named entity recognition, diagnosis prediction, risk stratification and phenotyping.
• Collaborate with clinicians, researchers, and data scientists to deliver robust, reproducible solutions.

Skills

Clinical NLP

NLP deployment

BERT/BioBERT/ClinicalBERT

LLM technologies

Healthcare data analytics

Collaboration with clinicians/research

Tools

Python

Databricks

Job description

Job Description

A client of Insight Global is seeking a Research Software Engineer with expertise in Clinical NLP to develop and deploy advanced NLP and LLM solutions that extract insights from unstructured clinical data. This role focuses on building scalable models and pipelines for applications such as named entity recognition, diagnosis prediction, risk stratification, phenotyping, and structured data extraction. The ideal candidate has a strong academic background, experience applying NLP/LLMs in healthcare or biomedical research, and the ability to collaborate with clinicians, researchers, and data scientists to deliver robust, reproducible, and impactful solutions.

$150,000/yr to $200,000/yr.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA account options
• FSA account options
• DCFSA account options
• 401k retirement account access with employer matching
• paid sick leave
• paid time off

Skills and Requirements

• Strong experience designing and deploying clinical NLP solutions to analyze unstructured patient notes and extract meaningful healthcare insights.
• Hands-on expertise with machine learning, BERT/BioBERT/ClinicalBERT and similar models.
• Experience with clinical NLP applications such as cohort identification, clinical phenotyping and risk stratification.
• Knowledge of terminologies and ontologies such as SNOMED CT and ICD-10.
• Proven background working directly within healthcare environments, supporting clinical research and patient-focused use cases rather than insurance or claims-based applications.
• Experience building and customizing NLP workflows in Databricks, with exposure to LLM technologies and end-to-end model development in secure healthcare settings.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

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