Applied AI Engineer

NYU Grossman School of Medicine; New York (NY); On-site; USD 84,577 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive wellness program

Generous time-off program

Job summary

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is looking for an Engineer II – Applied AI to develop and implement AI applications across the health system. Responsibilities include collaborating with data scientists and building scalable data pipelines to improve healthcare services.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, has experience in AI development, and possesses strong programming skills in Python. This position offers a salary range between $84,577.92 and $126,000 annually, depending on various factors.

Comprehensive benefits package included, promoting wellness and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of hands‑on experience in AI solution development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Substantial knowledge of AI, machine learning, and deep learning.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI/ML applications.
• Collaborate with data scientists to build AI models.
• Develop scalable pipelines for large data processing.

Skills

Python programming

AI and machine learning

Deep learning

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Kubernetes

Spark

Job description

Position Summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Engineer II – Applied AI. As an ML Engineer, you will support the implementation of diverse generative AI and machine learning initiatives across the health system. You will be responsible for driving specific projects forward in collaboration with key customers – data scientists, business units and IT partners across various verticals, including corporate services, office of science and research, clinical, and pathology.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI/ML applications using tools and frameworks from our technology stack and following best practices in software development.
• Collaborate with data scientists to build and/or fine‑tune high‑performing AI models and implement modern techniques from relevant published papers.
• Develop scalable and robust pipelines to support large data processing tasks.
• Implement internal security and data protection standards in AI applications; assist the team with maintaining emerging AI system risk and security standards.
• Support the team in preparation for technical reviews and internal documentation (architecture, IT security, AI).
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders to meet team objectives; develop an understanding of business workflows, shadow/work with clients to gather feature requirements, identify and document AI opportunities, create appropriate tickets, participate in backlog refinement, execute tickets, and participate in code‑review activities.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and advancements in AI and relevant cloud technologies; routinely share and demonstrate learnings with the team.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to less experienced team members.
• Participate in all phases of the AI software development life cycle, including functional analysis, prototyping, development, evaluation, testing, deployment, refactoring, and technical support.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of hands‑on experience in AI solution development.
• Strong programming skills in Python or other languages commonly used in AI development.
• Substantial knowledge of AI, machine learning, and deep learning.
• Experience with AI platforms like PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience building large‑scale or compute‑intensive applications on clusters for data engineering, model training, and evaluation (HPC, Spark, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of software development principles and methodologies, including data structures, data modeling, and software architecture.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, data science, software engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 3–5 years of hands‑on experience in AI solution development.
• Basic understanding of at least one cloud platform (Azure, AWS, GCP) and cloud‑native development tools, and experience using their AI/ML toolchain.

Salary & Benefits

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state law on salary transparency in job advertisements. The salary range for this role is $84,577.92 – $126,000.00 annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses, incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Benefits include a comprehensive wellness program covering physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care, as well as financial security benefits and a generous time‑off program.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal‑opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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