About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. We are looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who share our vision of transforming healthcare. As a Blue Cross associate, you are joining a culture that is built on values of succeeding together, finding a better way, and doing the right thing. If you are ready to make a difference, join us.

The Impact You Will Have 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota is hiring a Senior AI Engineer to help design, deploy, and operationalize AI and machine learning solutions that improve data science productivity and reduce operational overhead. In this role, you will work hands on with data scientists, analytics teams, and business partners to translate models and analytical workflows into reliable, scalable, production ready systems. 

You will focus on automating data pipelines and AI/ML workflows, strengthening cloud based deployment patterns, and improving the efficiency, reliability, and quality of AI solutions in production. You will bring strong execution, collaboration, and technical depth to your work while operating within established architectural standards and partnering closely with senior technical leaders. 

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Senior level AI Engineer with experience building, deploying, and supporting ML models in production environments. You bring 3+ years of hands on experience with generative AI, large language models, NLP, or related technologies, along with strong proficiency in Python or similar languages and modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow. You have experience deploying AI solutions in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP using established MLOps, CI/CD, containerization, and monitoring practices. You approach AI systems with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and integration with existing platforms while adhering to security, governance, and quality standards. Strong communication skills, cross functional collaboration, and an interest in mentoring or supporting other engineers are important, with experience in regulated environments such as healthcare preferred. 

Your Responsibilities  

• Deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models in production, working with data scientists and other stakeholders in the organization. 

• Work with a team of data scientists and AI engineers to ensure seamless AI development, integration and deployment in production. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand the analytical and ML needs and provide technical solutions. 

• Mentor and help junior data scientists to train and run models in cloud environment like AWS and Azure and automation of data science processes. 

• Develop and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests for APIs and ML models.  

• Evaluate, implement emerging tools and cloud services for analytics data engineering to improve productivity of the team. 

• Work with a multidisciplinary team to build high quality data pipelines that will be used by data scientists and business analysts to generate insights 

Required Skills and Experience 

• 5+ years of related professional experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered. 

• 3+ years of experience as a data engineer or similar role. Experience with ML engineering or data science, data analytics, software engineering. 

• Proficient programming skills in languages like Python, Scala, etc. 

• Proficient experience with Machine Learning model deployment in production. 

• Proficient experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, etc. 

• Proficiency in data pipeline orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, etc. 

• Proficient experience with SQL and cloud databases like Redshift, Athena, AWS services like Glue, etc. 

• Proficient experience implementing, testing, and fielding automation for AI and ML solutions. 

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills. 

• High school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S. 

Preferred Skills and Experience 

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, data Science, or a related field. 

• Experience with developing and deploying Large Language Models, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Generative AI technologies. 

• Experience with ML frameworks, including Keras, Pandas, TensorFlow, Pytorch, etc. 

• Proficient experience using AWS technologies for Machine Learning – SageMaker, S3, etc. 

• Experience with software engineering concepts, including version control and unit testing. 

• Experience using visualization tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Looker, etc.  

• Certification in relevant technologies. 

Role Designation

Role designation definition: Teleworking is working full time remote. Hybrid is a minimum of 2 days onsite.  Onsite is full-time onsite.

Compensation and Benefits

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including skills, ability, and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Life insurance

• 401k

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)

• And more

To discover more about what we have to offer, please review our benefits page.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. Blue Cross of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains an Affirmative Action plan, as required by Minnesota law applicable to state contractors. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on any legally protected characteristic.

Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply, please contact us at: [email protected].

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