Job Description
Introduction Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:Senior AI EngineerHCA Healthcare
Benefits HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. We are seeking a(an) Senior AI Engineer for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!
Job Summary and Qualifications Job Summary We seek a highly skilled Sr AI Engineer who will be instrumental in driving our next-generation AI initiatives, with a dual focus on large language models (LLMs) and robust NLP solutions. In this role, you will direct the research, strategy, design, roadmap, and deployment of AI and NLP products from development through production. You will leverage best practices in LLMops and MLOps-including frameworks like Vertex AI-to develop scalable, efficient models. Additionally, you will implement the latest state-of-the-art techniques from the research arena (including advancements in SpaCy and Transformers architectures) in a production-ready manner while collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior talent.
What you will do: - Lead the research, strategy, design, roadmap, and end-to-end implementation of AI and NLP products, ensuring seamless integration from concept to deployment.
- Be hands-on in implementing cutting-edge techniques derived from current research-including innovations in LLMs, SpaCy, and Transformers-while ensuring robust production standards.
- Spearhead the training, fine-tuning, and deployment process for large language models, incorporating LLMops best practices and advanced prompting techniques (e.g., zero-shot, few-shot, chain-of-thought).
- Design and manage scalable MLOps pipelines, leveraging platforms such as Vertex AI to optimize model training, deployment, and ongoing monitoring.
- Oversee design and code reviews to ensure adherence to internal engineering standards, ethical AI guidelines, and responsible AI practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed AI and NLP capabilities into broader product offerings while clearly communicating technical details to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Mentor and inspire junior AI engineers, fostering an inclusive team environment that drives innovation, continuous learning, and professional growth.
- Stay abreast of emerging trends and advancements in AI and NLP, ensuring that our solutions remain at the forefront of technological innovation.
What qualifications you will need: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar field or a combination of professional experience and education required.
- Master's degree in Computer Science or similar field preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on ML and AI System Engineering.
- Advanced proficiency in Python, particularly in object-oriented programming, API development (e.g., using Flask), and working with SQL required.
- Deep expertise in large language models (LLMs) and familiarity with best practices in LLMops, alongside substantial experience with MLOps frameworks such as Vertex AI required.
- Extensive experience with NLP frameworks and libraries such as SpaCy, Transformers, HuggingFace, LangChain, as well as familiarity with other tools (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, NLTK) and techniques including topic modeling, named entity recognition, and information retrieval required.
- Practical experience with large language model prompting techniques, including zero-shot, few-shot, and chain-of-thought strategies required.
Work Location/Schedule:
- Nashville, TN (near Centennial Park)
- Hybrid - 2 days onsite/wk.
Travel Required:
- The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Senior AI Engineer opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team.
We are interviewing apply today! We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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