Distinguished Engineer - AI Adoption

Location:

This role requires associates to be in‑office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work‑life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location, the salary
* range for this specific position is $254,584 to $381,876.

Location:

Chicago IL

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non‑discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations.

No amount is wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

The Distinguished Engineer - AI Adoption will be responsible for accelerating enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence by evaluating emerging AI technologies, designing reusable frameworks, developing prototypes, and enabling business units to safely and effectively apply AI to high‑value use cases. This role will serve as a hands‑on technical leader across enterprise AI initiatives, working with internal teams and external AI vendors to assess capabilities, test solutions, define decision frameworks, and establish repeatable engineering patterns.

The Distinguished AI Adoption Engineer will help business units identify, prototype, and scale AI solutions using the right combination of models, platforms, tools, and architectures.

• Lead enterprise AI adoption by partnering with business units, engineering teams, product leaders, architecture, security, legal, compliance, and procurement to identify, evaluate, and implement practical AI solutions.
• Partner with business units to translate business problems into AI‑enabled solution designs, including agentic workflows, LLM applications, retrieval‑augmented generation, automation, decision support, and AI‑assisted engineering capabilities.
• Evaluate AI vendors, platforms, foundation models, agentic tools, orchestration frameworks, and emerging AI capabilities through hands‑on testing, proof of concepts, benchmarks, and technical assessments.
• Establish…