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Premera Blue Cross · 1 day ago

Engineering Manager, AI

Mountlake Terrace WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$150K/yr - $270K/yr

5+ years exp

Premera Blue Cross is dedicated to improving healthcare through innovative AI solutions. As an AI Engineering Manager, you will lead a team focused on developing and deploying AI/ML models to address complex healthcare challenges and drive strategic insights.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build and lead a high-performing team of AI Engineers, Software Engineers, Data Scientists, and Machine Learning Scientists, fostering a culture of innovation, rigorous experimentation, and continuous learning

Stay at the forefront and capitalize on advancements in AI by driving alignment with organizational goals

Lead cross-functional collaboration with the business, analytical, and technical teams to ideate and develop innovative AI/ML models and actionable insights addressing complex healthcare challenges

Lead hands-on exploration, development, and iterative testing of advanced AI/ML models to drive strategic insights and innovative business solutions. Champion continuous experimentation, rapid prototyping, and data-driven validation while ensuring timely, high-quality results

Oversee continuous model performance monitoring to detect drift and ensure ongoing validity of AI/ML solutions. Guide re-training strategies and collaborate on timely issue resolution, maintaining scientific rigor, and reliability

Collaborate with stakeholders to continuously evaluate the strategic impact and business value of AI/ML prototypes and production models, ensuring that data-driven insights translate into meaningful outcomes

Champion and reinforce rigorous experimentation and development best practices including peer review, reproducible experimentation, and responsible AI principles such as fairness and explainability to maintain high standards in all AI initiatives

Mentor and coach AI Engineers, Machine Learning Scientists, and Experimental Engineers. Foster continuous learning, advanced skill development, and professional growth in alignment with emerging AI capabilities

Instill a culture of iterative experimentation and flexible, agile-like development practices, emphasizing robust documentation standards for reproducibility. Encourage continuous improvement through regular retrospectives and process enhancements that accelerate development

Establish and uphold comprehensive documentation practices for experimental design, model development, and data usage, ensuring reproducibility and compliance with all corporate standards

Build strong partnerships with business leaders, fostering a deep understanding of the potential and outcomes of cutting-edge AI/ML advancements. Translate complex scientific concepts into clear, compelling narratives, ensuring stakeholders can make informed, data-driven decisions

Qualification

AI/ML solutions developmentQuantitative analyticsHealthcare data experienceTeam leadershipDeep learning architecturesMLOps frameworksData science librariesResponsible AI practicesCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsMentorship skillsTeam leadership skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field; or 5+ years equivalent professional experience

2+ years of experience leading highly analytical and scientific teams, guiding them through data science or machine learning

5+ years of hands-on experience developing and validating AI/ML solutions in industries with a track record of effectively transitioning models from research to pilot or POC

5+ years of experience conducting quantitative analytics

Preferred

Advanced degree (Masters/PhD) in a quantitative, computational, or scientific field, with demonstrated expertise in AI/ML development methods

2+ years managing cross-functional research collaborations or academic/industry partnerships with a strong focus on innovative AI/ML development

5+ years expertise with core data science libraries (NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib and scikit-learn) and familiarity with advanced model interpretability libraries (e.g., SHAP, LIME) and statistical tools (e.g., Statsmodels, PyMC3)

Experience with NLP libraries (e.g., Hugging Face Transformers, SpaCy) or specialized packages (e.g., XGBoost, LightGBM)

5+ years experience productionizing and monitoring AI models and solutions with MLOps frameworks (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow) for experiment tracking, model packaging, and versioning. Experience applying drift detection and continuous evaluation strategies to maintain the scientific and business relevance of AI/ML solutions

5+ years working within Agile-like test and learning environments, using iterative or sprint-based approaches to develop AI/ML proofs of concept and production-ready deliverables

5+ years of healthcare and healthcare data experience resulting in the creation of solutions and systems for the healthcare industry

2+ years implementing responsible AI practices, including model interpretability, fairness audits, and ethical risk assessments

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.

Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.

Life and disability insurance.

Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.

Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.

Generous paid time off to reenergize.

Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.

Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.

Free convenient on-site parking.

Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.

Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.

Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.

Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.

Company

Premera Blue Cross

Glassdoor3.2

Premera is a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, providing comprehensive health benefits and tailored services.

Founded in 1945

Mountlake Terrace, Washington, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.premera.com

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