Senior AI/ML Scientist

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Bonus

Competitive health benefits

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina seeks a senior AI/ML scientist to identify, research, and develop predictive, prescriptive, and GenAI solutions that transform data into strategic decisions. You will lead self-learning ML/DL systems, design production AI, and guide cross-functional teams to apply AI to real-world business needs.

You will stay ahead of AI advancements, benchmark methods, and translate results into actionable insights for stakeholders while driving continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required).
• 5+ years of experience in related field.
• In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of large and/or complex ML, DL, and GenAI systems with self-learning capabilities.
• Design, implement, and evaluate AI systems for production environments.
• Apply prescriptive analytics techniques to business problems.
• Lead development and testing of ML algorithms, experiments, and performance optimization.
• Stay updated with AI advancements and adapt new methods for business impact.
• Benchmark existing ML methods and analyze results for improvements.
• Develop prototypes and PoCs for new AI technologies including GenAI.
• Lead consultations with business partners to distill needs and guide AI approaches.
• Drive continuous improvement by experimenting with novel techniques.
• Leverage software engineering principles in building sophisticated ML models.
• Identify actionable insights and influence business direction through cross-functional communication.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Benchmarking

Best Practices Development

Data Analysis

Data Science

Data Visualization

Deep Learning Algorithms

Machine Learning (ML)

Predictive Algorithms

Prescriptive Analytics

Reinforcement Learning

Statistical Models

Statistics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Job Description

Serve as the senior AI/ML scientist to identify, research, and develop transformational predictive, prescriptive, and Generative AI (GenAI) solutions that translate structured and unstructured data into sound organizational decisions. Senior AI/ML scientist will combine statistical expertise, programming skills, and data science knowledge to create impactful self-learning applications and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate AI technologies into real-world systems and solutions to achieve business goals.

What You Will Do

• Own delivery of large and/or complex machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and Generative AI (GenAI) systems with self-learning capabilities that can adapt and evolve over time.

• Design, implement, and evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can be used in production environments to meet business needs.

• Apply prescriptive analytics techniques such as optimization, recommendation systems, and reinforcement learning to business problems.

• Lead in the development and testing of appropriate ML algorithms, design & conduct experiments, collect and analyze data, and optimize performance of ML algorithms.

• Stay updated with the advancements in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and generative AI methods and adapt new methods to effectively solve business problems.

• Benchmark against existing machine learning methods and analyze results to identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.

• Develop prototypes and proof-of-concept implementations to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of new AI technologies including Generative AI.

• Lead consultation sessions with business partners to distill the business needs and provide technical guidance on predictive and prescriptive AI approaches, ensuring alignment with business goals.

• Drive continuous improvement by experimenting with novel techniques and refining existing models.

• Leverage deep knowledge of software engineering principles in constructing sophisticated ML models and refining existing systems.

• Identify actionable insights, suggest recommendations, and influence business direction by effectively communicating results to cross functional groups.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)

• 5+ years of experience in related field.

• In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.

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Salary Range

At Blue Cross NC, we take great pride in a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects market-price and our starting salaries are typically planned near the middle of the range listed. Compensation decisions are driven by factors including experience and training, specialized skill sets, licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs.Our base salary is part of a robust Total Rewards package that includes an Annual Incentive Bonus*, 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off (PTO), and competitive health benefits and wellness programs.

*Based on annual corporate goal achievement and individual performance.

$143,616.00 - $229,786.00

Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Benchmarking, Best Practices Development, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data Visualization, Deep Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning (ML), Machine Learning Methods, Predictive Algorithms, Prescriptive Analytics, Reinforcement Learning, Statistical Models, Statistics