Remote ML Engineer for Scalable Healthcare AI

R1 RCM, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top‑of‑market compensation

Flexible PTO

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) matching

Bonus program

Job summary

R1 RCM Inc. is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to accelerate AI-powered solutions across retrieval, ranking, categorization, and generative AI on large-scale healthcare data.

You will bridge research and production, build scalable AI infrastructure, and collaborate with researchers, engineers, and clinicians to deliver measurable business impact. The role supports hybrid work (3 days onsite) at our New York City hub, with a compensation package reflecting L2–Staff levels and annual bonus

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing, building, and deploying production AI/ML systems.
• Experience building and scaling 0→1 AI products from prototype to production.
• Experience with model evaluation, benchmarking, experiment tracking, validation methodologies, and ML lifecycle management.
• Experience developing large-scale AI applications involving retrieval systems, ranking models, generative AI, or other advanced machine learning technologies.
• Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and translate complex business problems into scalable AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable AI systems for retrieval, ranking, categorization, and generative AI over large-scale unstructured healthcare data.
• Design, build, and operate AI/ML systems end-to-end: from problem framing and model selection to production build and deployment, to ongoing improvement.
• Work backwards from complex business problems to define AI abstractions and system architectures that are scalable, explainable, and maintainable
• Design ranking and triage models that determine how work is routed between AI agents and human operators
• Partner closely with software engineers, product managers, clinicians, and operators to ensure AI/ML systems deliver measurable business value

Skills

Production AI/ML systems

AI product scaling

Model evaluation & ML lifecycle

Retrieval/ ranking/ generative AI

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

R1 RCM Inc. is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to accelerate AI-powered solutions across retrieval, ranking, categorization, and generative AI on large-scale healthcare data.

You will bridge research and production, build scalable AI infrastructure, and collaborate with researchers, engineers, and clinicians to deliver measurable business impact. The role supports hybrid work (3 days onsite) at our New York City hub, with a compensation package reflecting L2–Staff levels and annual bonus