AI/ML Engineer- Illinois Applicants Only

AI/ML Engineer

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Location: 680 Lake Shore Drive

Job Description: If you're an AI/ML Engineer with a penchant for building GenAI applications, this is a great opening. You'll ship LLM-powered apps on Snowflake, Streamlit and React for Healthcare Quality & Safety at Lurie Children's — multi-LLM, RAG, evals, and clinician-ready UX. We want a can-do builder, fast learner, and strong designer with strong Python, SQL, and Snowflake skills.

*Healthcare Experience Highly Preferred*

Essential Job Functions:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify healthcare challenges and opportunities where AI/ML can make a significant impact.
• Develop and implement AI/ML algorithms and models using existing Epic-built and in-house developed technologies.
• Extract, transform, and preprocess healthcare data to build robust and accurate AI/ML models.
• Collaborate with data scientists and clinicians to validate and optimize AI/ML models based on real-world healthcare data.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and privacy standards related to healthcare data and AI/ML algorithms.
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI/ML technologies and healthcare domain knowledge to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelors in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, data management, information systems, information science or a related quantitative field. Master's degree preferred.
• 3+ years background in machine learning, deep learning, and statistical modeling.
• Proficiency in programming languages and frameworks commonly used in AI/ML.
• Experience in handling and analyzing healthcare data, including electronic health records (EHR), medical imaging, or genomic data.
• Experience working with data science teams in refining and optimizing data science and machine learning models and algorithms.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations and privacy standards, such as HIPAA and GDPR.
• Exposure to hybrid deployments: Cloud and On-Premises.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities to work with cross-functional teams.

Education: Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Pay Range: $99,840.00-$164,736.00 Salary

At Lurie Children's, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children's offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter or click the following link to learn more about our benefits.

Benefit Statement: For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children's facilities
• Discount purchasing program

There's a Place for You with Us: At Lurie Children's, we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints — recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly, appreciate differences, and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best, so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.

Lurie Children's and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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