Orca Bio is hiring a Senior AI-ML Engineer

Orca Bio is looking for a Senior AI-ML Engineer to play a pivotal role in developing and deploying effective, efficient, and ethical AI/ML solutions into clinical practice. You will work on the full AI life cycle from ideation to production, leveraging advanced techniques to analyze healthcare data and integrate solutions into clinical workflows.

What You'll Do

• Lead component design, development, integration, and standardization to create AI-driven solutions for clinical practice.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including clinicians, UX designers, product managers, and IT professionals to understand user needs and clinical requirements.
• Leverage machine learning techniques such as deep learning, NLP, computer vision, and LLMs to design, develop, and deploy end-to-end AI solutions for healthcare applications.
• Establish evaluation methodologies and performance metrics to assess AI solutions' effectiveness, usability, and impact in real-world healthcare settings.
• Explain data analysis results to guide strategic choices and clarify complex insights for non-technical users.
• Oversee the engineering of systems crucial for developing and deploying AI solutions.
• Facilitate consistent and automated AI software solution development and releases through the design, testing, and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to implementing best practices and standards for AI development and deployment methodologies, tools, and platforms.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and technical leadership to junior engineers.
• Provide consultative services on areas of expertise to clinical work units or AI product teams.
• Provide training and education to healthcare staff on AI tools and technologies.
• Contribute to developing new AI methods and technologies that can advance the state-of-the-art in healthcare AI.

What We're Looking For

• A master’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, health science, or a related field with 4 years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree with 6 years of experience.
• Extensive experience applying AI and machine learning in production healthcare environments or similar highly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing complex projects and navigating intricate requirements.
• Proficiency in fostering collaboration across diverse teams and communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated expertise in cloud infrastructure environment and software development tools.
• Experience working with large, complex, and heterogeneous data sets, preferably in healthcare.
• Skilled in AI/ML techniques and frameworks.
• Familiarity with best practices in data engineering, data science, AI Engineering, and MLOps.
• Demonstrated initiative in administration, education, software development, and technical reporting.
• A commitment to mentoring and training less-experienced team members, coupled with strong interpersonal, communication, and time management skills.

Nice to Have

• A Ph.D. or other doctorate.
• Strong expertise in AI/ML techniques and frameworks, such as deep learning, natural language processing, and Generative AI.
• Proficiency in tools like Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, sci-kit-learn, Keras.
• Knowledge of the healthcare domain, including clinical workflows, electronic health records, medical terminologies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Familiarity with systems or quality engineering best practices, regulatory standards, and compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical/quantitative teams in a regulated environment.
• Demonstrated experience creating risk management files and verification/validation strategies for digital health technology products.
• Strong expertise in user-centered design, human factors engineering, usability testing methodologies, and evaluation across AI product development.

Technical Stack

• Python
• TensorFlow
• PyTorch
• sci-kit-learn
• Keras

Team & Environment

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team including clinicians, user experience designers, product managers, IT professionals, and external partners.

Benefits & Compensation

• Medical: Multiple plan options.
• Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
• Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
• Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
• Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Work Mode

This is a hybrid position located in Rochester, MN.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status.