Staff Applied AI Engineer - Healthtech, Hybrid NYC

Oscar Health Insurance; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 199,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Oscar Health is hiring a Staff Applied AI Engineer in New York City to own AI-driven product development from idea to production. You will work with a world-class team to prototype, evaluate, and deploy transformative healthcare AI solutions that improve patient experiences and operational efficiency.

You will lead cross-functional efforts, mentor engineers, and push the boundaries of NLP, reasoning, and full-stack integration while aligning with business goals and regulatory considerations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, data science, or a related field with impactful accomplishments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-driven products and features from prototype to production.
• Collaborate with product, design, and business teams to understand user needs and move key metrics.
• Experiment with new models and tools (LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows) using data and user feedback.
• Build, scale, and maintain full-stack applications and intelligent agents for healthcare workflows.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to keep Oscar at the forefront of health-tech innovation.
• Contribute to Oscar’s AI strategy and technical vision.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Prototype development

LLM/AI models

Experimentation

Full-stack development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

React

Golang

LLMs

Job description

Oscar Health is hiring a Staff Applied AI Engineer in New York City to own AI-driven product development from idea to production. You will work with a world-class team to prototype, evaluate, and deploy transformative healthcare AI solutions that improve patient experiences and operational efficiency.

You will lead cross-functional efforts, mentor engineers, and push the boundaries of NLP, reasoning, and full-stack integration while aligning with business goals and regulatory considerations.