Remote AI Forward-Deployed Engineer, Finance

Worldwide Clinical Trials; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 122,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (Finance Focused) to build AI-powered finance tools. You will bridge finance and engineering to accelerate close activities, improve analysis, and provide accessible financial data.

This remote US role partners with global teams across time zones. The ideal candidate has 2+ years in Databricks, LLM engineering, Python development, and FP&A knowledge, with experience in NetSuite/Certinia/Workday planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks and building data-driven solutions.
• 2+ years of LLM application engineering experience, including prompt engineering, context engineering, retrieval, structured outputs, and evaluation.
• 2+ years of experience using Python and sufficient full-stack development skills to deliver production-ready applications.
• 2+ years of experience working within or closely alongside Finance teams, with knowledge of FP&A processes, monthly close activities, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and revenue recognition fundamentals.
• Experience working with finance systems and governed financial data, including platforms such as NetSuite, Certinia, and Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and Copilot, MLflow, Databricks Vector Search, Databricks Genie, Genie Code, and/or GenieOne; CRO or pharma-services experience and SOX exposure are preferred.
• Proficiency in English

Responsibilities

• Build AI-assisted variance commentary and close-checklist solutions that generate draft insights from financial data and identify key business drivers.
• Develop experiences using Databricks Genie and governed finance data to enable analysts to explore information through natural language.
• Partner with FP&A Analysts and Project Financial Analysts to deliver tools that improve efficiency and enhance financial decision‑making.
• Measure and report solution adoption, usage, and productivity gains to demonstrate business impact.
• Create assistive reconciliation capabilities that support finance teams while preserving human ownership of controls and approvals.
• Design and deliver AI-enabled applications using Databricks, Python, and modern LLM technologies.
• Ensure solutions align with governance requirements by maintaining clear separation between AI-generated recommendations and financial control activities.
• Collaborate with finance stakeholders to understand processes, close cycles, planning activities, and reporting needs.

Skills

Databricks

LLM engineering

Python

FP&A knowledge

Finance systems

MS 365

SOX exposure

English proficiency

CRO experience

Genie tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/CS/IS/Engineering

Job description

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (Finance Focused) to build AI-powered finance tools. You will bridge finance and engineering to accelerate close activities, improve analysis, and provide accessible financial data.

This remote US role partners with global teams across time zones. The ideal candidate has 2+ years in Databricks, LLM engineering, Python development, and FP&A knowledge, with experience in NetSuite/Certinia/Workday planning.