AI Scientist ; Healthcare

AI Scientist I (Healthcare)

Hybrid (Office 3 days/week – Onsite‑Flex) within Oregon, Washington, Idaho or Utah.

Apply for the role at Cambia Health Solutions to build a person‑focused and economically sustainable health care system.

A skilled AI Scientist who works with stakeholders to design, develop, and implement data‑driven solutions. The role applies advanced analytical tools (generative AI, machine learning, deep learning, optimization, statistical modeling) to solve business problems in the healthcare payer domain. Knowledge of data systems, basic software development best practices, and algorithm design is required.

• Research, design, develop, and implement data‑driven models and algorithms using generative AI, machine learning, deep learning, statistical modeling techniques.
• Train and test models, develop algorithms to solve business problems.
• Adhere to standard best practices and establish principled experimental frameworks for developing data‑driven models.
• Develop models and perform experiments and analyses that are replicable by others.
• Use open‑source packages and managed services when appropriate to facilitate model development.
• Identify, measure, analyze, and visualize drivers to explain model performance, both offline and online.
• Use appropriate metrics and quantified outcomes to drive AI model and algorithm improvements.

• Bachelor's degree (master's or PhD preferred) in a strongly quantitative field such as Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Operations Research, Bioinformatics, or Econometrics.
• 0–3 years of related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Demonstrated knowledge of generative AI, machine learning, and data science.
• Ability to use well‑understood techniques and existing patterns to build, analyze, deploy, and maintain models.
• Effective in time and task management.
• Able to develop productive working relationships with colleagues and business partners.
• Strong interest in the healthcare industry.

• Understanding of foundation models, transformer architectures, and techniques for working with large language models (LLMs).
• Experience with prompt engineering, fine‑tuning approaches, and evaluation methods for generative models.
• Knowledge of retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), alignment techniques, multimodal models, responsible AI considerations, and Gen‑AI frameworks.

• Classic ML algorithms, supervised, semi‑supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning, time‑series modeling, and transfer learning.
• Foundational ML concepts, hyperparameter tuning, evaluation concepts, familiarity with Python packages (scikit‑learn, XGBoost, Tensor Flow, PyTorch).
• Deep learning basics, architectures (CNN, RNN, LSTM, GAN, etc.), embeddings, sequence modeling, NLP, computer vision.

• Linear Algebra, Discrete Math, Probability and Statistics, Calculus.

• Research and experiment design, visualization, answering questions with data.

The expected hiring range for the AI Scientist I is $135k–$145k, depending on skills, experience, education, and training; the bonus target for this position is 15%. The current full salary range for this position is $104k Low/ $169k MRP.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible family members, including mental health benefits.
• Annual employer contribution to a health savings account.
• Generous paid time off varying by role and tenure plus 10 company paid holidays.
• Market‑leading retirement plan including a company match on employee 401(k) contributions.
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off (eligibility requires 12 months of continuous service).
• Award‑winning wellness programs.
• Employee Assistance Fund and commute/parking benefits.

Working at Cambia means being part of a purpose‑driven, award‑winning culture built on trust and innovation anchored in our 100+ year history. Our caring and supportive colleagues are some of the best and brightest, innovating towards sustainable, person‑focused health care.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer dedicated to a drug and tobacco‑free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law. A background check is required. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please email C