Senior AI Full stack Software Engineer

McKesson
Columbus, United States of America
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 218K

Job location

Columbus, United States of America

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Computer Vision
Azure
Health Informatics
Cloud Computing Security
DevOps
Python
Node.js
Performance Tuning
TensorFlow
Software Engineering
Web Application Frameworks
IBM Watson Health
PyTorch
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Large Language Models
Prompt Engineering
Model Validation
Caching
Backend
Containerization
Kubernetes
Information Technology
HuggingFace
Health Level Seven International
Data Pipelines
Docker

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior AI Full Stack Software Engineer to join our innovative team at CMM. This role involves designing, developing, and deploying end-to-end AI-powered solutions, from robust backend services to intuitive user interfaces, to enhance our healthcare and decision-making platforms., * Lead AI-Driven Healthcare Solutions: Design and deploy AI applications that support decision-making, patient engagement, and operational efficiency.

  • Integrate AI into EHRs and Clinical Systems: Build scalable systems that incorporate LLMs, voice/image recognition, and document parsing into existing healthcare IT infrastructure.
  • Develop and Optimize Data Pipelines: Ensure secure, HIPAA-compliant data pipelines for training and deploying AI models using structured and unstructured healthcare data (e.g., clinical notes, imaging, lab results).
  • Model Evaluation and Compliance: Apply rigorous evaluation metrics (e.g., sensitivity, specificity, AUC-ROC) and ensure models meet regulatory and ethical standards.
  • Mentor and Lead: Guide junior engineers and contribute to the strategic direction of AI initiatives within the organization.
  • Rapid AI prototyping and iteration with product representatives to vet multiple concepts

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 4+ years in AI/ML development.
  • B.S. degree in Computer Science or related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience

Critical Skills

  • 2+ years of experience building AI solutions in healthcare or life sciences.
  • Deep understanding of healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR) and compliance frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR).
  • Healthcare AI Expertise: Proven ability to build AI models for clinical NLP, medical imaging, patient risk stratification, and care personalization.
  • LLM & RAG Systems: Skilled in building retrieval-augmented generation systems using tools like Pydantic, Semantic Kernel, LangChain, LlamaIndex, and vector databases.
  • Experienced in creating custom AI agents or spec-driven tools.
  • Experience writing skills for Claude, Copilot, Codex etc.
  • Prompt Engineering & Optimization: Advanced techniques for prompt tuning, caching, and benchmarking.
  • Full Stack Development: Proficiency in Python, Node.js, and modern web frameworks.

Preferred Skills

  • Cloud & DevOps: Experience with secure cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
  • AI Tooling: Familiarity with OpenAI, Hugging Face, PyDantic AI, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and healthcare-specific AI libraries.
  • Communication & Leadership: Ability to communicate complex AI concepts to clinical and executive stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams.
  • Experience mentoring and developing juniors in development an AI concepts/best practices.

Benefits & conditions

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$131,000 - $218,300

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About the company

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve - we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow's health today, we want to hear from you.

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