As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

 

The AI Engineer III is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to solve complex problems and enhance business processes. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to incorporate AI technologies into various applications and systems. This position involves designing, building and deploying AI models and algorithms, as well as training them with large datasets. This position will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative AI solutions to enhance existing systems. Advanced knowledge of AI technologies and software engineering are essential for this role. This position is not responsible for providing care to patients.

 

Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

Essential Functions

• Develops, tests, and maintains AI models and systems for incorporation with software development, testing, and infrastructure operations.
• Collaborates with data scientists, software engineers, and other stakeholders to integrate AI solutions into existing systems.
• Develops, deploys and manages AI systems in production environments, and configures system settings for optimal performance and reliability.
• Implement sand enhances continuous delivery processes for AI solutions.
• Conducts research to stay current with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning.
• Optimizes and fine-tunes AI models for improved performance and scalability.
• Develops and maintains comprehensive documentation for AI models and systems.
• Troubleshoots and resolves issues related to AI models and their deployment.
• Provides technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Creates and maintains monitoring solutions for AI systems and services.
• Supports AI projects and models in production systems.
• Assists in evaluating products and services for AI functionalities.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Knowledge of modern software deployment methodology, including two or more of: continuous integration, continuous delivery, test-driven development, Agile/Scrum.

• Familiarity with one or more version control systems like Git or Perforce.

• Background in system administration or software development within a team setting.

• Basic understanding of centralized configuration systems.

• Strong proficiency in programming languages, such as Python, R, or Java.

• Skilled in using machine learning frameworks and libraries.

• Experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms and services like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Three (3) years of experience in AI development, or related experience.

Preferred

• Experience with coding agents (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI) and frontend experience, particularly React.

 

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This is a sedentary position that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position involves sitting most of the time and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Non Indicated, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking