AI Engineer / Senior AI Engineer
Blue Matter Consulting8 days ago
South San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level / Senior
Base Salary
$120k - $170k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML solutions and generative AI applications for life sciences commercial data and analytics.
- Integrate third-party AI APIs into internal and client-facing applications.
- Build proof-of-concepts and rapid prototypes for product launch analytics, drug discovery, patient analytics, and data operations.
- Develop internal tools and applications that automate workflows and improve team productivity.
- Build client-facing AI-powered tools and services, including dashboards, insights, and recommendations.
- Use AWS, Azure, or GCP to build and deploy scalable AI solutions.
- Design and implement data pipelines and ETL processes supporting model training, fine-tuning, and inference.
- Evaluate emerging AI frameworks, tools, models, and techniques.
- Provide technical guidance, conduct code reviews, gather client requirements, and deliver solutions aligned with business goals.
- Contribute to Blue Matter’s internal platform rollout and AI-powered product initiatives.
- Evangelize best practices in AI/ML, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, agents, and related technologies.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience building AI/ML applications using LLMs, generative AI, and NLP frameworks.
- Strong proficiency in Python and experience with AI/ML libraries and frameworks.
- Experience integrating AI APIs into production-grade applications and building production-ready internal or client-facing tools.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and proficiency in API development, version control, SQL, and databases.
- Familiarity with data pipeline tools and data warehouse technologies.
- Knowledge of prompt engineering, RAG, fine-tuning, AI agent frameworks, AI safety, responsible AI, and model evaluation.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, presentation, and client-facing skills.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum and project management tools.
- AI Engineer candidates should have 4+ years of AI/ML engineering experience; Senior AI Engineer candidates should have 6+ years, including client-facing experience.
- Knowledge of US pharmaceutical datasets and healthcare concepts is a plus.
- Advanced degrees such as a PhD, MD, MBA, or MS in Computer Science, AI/ML, Data Science, or a related field are preferred.
- Open-source AI contributions, personal AI projects, or published AI/ML research are preferred.
Benefits
- Base salary range is $120,000–$170,000 per year, with a generous incentive compensation structure.
- 401(k) with a generous employer match, immediate vesting, and financial planning resources.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage effective on the first day of employment.
- Flexible spending account or Health Savings Account.
- Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance, plus voluntary options.
- Paid parental leave for all new parents.
- Health and wellness benefit, including gym memberships and up to $1,000 annual reimbursement.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Paid time off including vacation, sick days, floating holidays, and company holidays.
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About Blue Matter Consulting
Blue Matter Consulting provides management consulting to biopharmaceutical and life sciences companies, focusing on commercial strategy, product launches, portfolio planning, and market access across the product lifecycle. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in South San Francisco, it is privately held, operates in the US and Europe, and runs a project-based consulting model for clients across the healthcare sector.