Healthcare AI Forward-Deployed Engineer

Accenture; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an AI Native Engineer to design and implement AI programs in provider and payer environments, focusing on clinical and administrative automation, interoperability, and governance. You will embed with health systems, define scope and architecture, and ensure trust and compliance while accelerating value delivery.

You will work with Claude/OpenAI/Vertex AI and cloud-native tooling to deliver scalable solutions, collaborating with clinical informatics, physicians, and

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on engineering with cloud-native systems (APIs, microservices, containers, serverless) including AI platforms
• 3+ years of coding in Python or Java
• 3+ years of production deployment experience (CI/CD, IaC, monitoring)
• 1+ year delivering AI programs inside payer organizations
• 1+ year using Claude or similar frontier AI tool
• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent work exp

Responsibilities

• Embed with provider organizations and health systems to design AI-enabled workflows
• Define problems and outcomes where AI can automate or augment clinical/administrative work
• Lead the technical architecture and clearly communicate with engineers and clinical leaders
• Design for trust with PHI safeguards and HIPAA compliance
• Reimagine ways of working for clinical and operational teams
• Shape interoperability and connections to health records
• Turn engagements into repeatable AI approaches across programs

Skills

Cloud-native engineering

Agentic AI design

Python/Java coding

Healthcare interoperability

AI program scoping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Claude

OpenAI

Vertex AI

Terraform

Helm

Job description

Accenture is seeking an AI Native Engineer to design and implement AI programs in provider and payer environments, focusing on clinical and administrative automation, interoperability, and governance. You will embed with health systems, define scope and architecture, and ensure trust and compliance while accelerating value delivery.

You will work with Claude/OpenAI/Vertex AI and cloud-native tooling to deliver scalable solutions, collaborating with clinical informatics, physicians, and