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Remote Work – Fully remote work available for most positions
Retirement Savings – Generous 403(b) employer contributions and financial wellness resources, including professional financial advising.
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The Lead AI/ML Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the data pipelines and platforms that support artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives. This role focuses on enabling data scientists and analysts by ensuring high-quality, well-structured, and accessible data for model training, evaluation, and deployment. The AI/ML Data Engineer collaborates with data architects, data scientists, and business stakeholders to operationalize machine learning solutions and integrate them into enterprise systems.
How will you make an impact?Data Pipeline Development for AI/ML:
Design and implement scalable data pipelines for feature extraction, model training, and real-time/batch inference.
Ensure pipelines are optimized for performance, quality, reliability, and reproducibility.
Apply coding standards, testing, CI/CD, and monitoring practices to all ML data workflows
ML Platform and Infrastructure Support:
Develop and maintain infrastructure to support machine learning workflows.
Work with cloud services and containerization to enable scalable model deployment.
Collaboration with Data Scientists:
Partner with data scientists to understand model requirements and translate them into engineering solutions.
Support experimentation with curated, versioned, and well-governed datasets.
Feature Engineering and Data Preparation :
Develop reusable feature pipelines and manage feature stores.
Ensure data used in ML models is accurate, consistent, and reliable.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Work with business stakeholders and analytics teams to integrate ML outputs into enterprise applications and reporting systems.
Serve as a technical resource on AI/ML initiatives.
Required Qualifications:
Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field
Preferred: Master’s degree in Data Science, AI/ML Engineering, or related field.
5-7 years of related work experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with cloud platforms, distributed data systems, and ML frameworks.
Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) or ML certifications
Remote Work Eligibility
This position is eligible for remote work in the contiguous USCompensation Grade Range
$124,950.00-$147,000.00Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors may include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, as well as internal equity, market, and business considerations.
If a bachelor’s degree is required, related work experience may be substituted in some positions. One year of college course work at an accredited institution is equivalent to one year of related work experience.
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The AAMC is committed to the policy of an equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, career advancement, and all other personnel practices. The AAMC will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, past or current military service, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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The AAMC’s strong sense of community and professionalism fosters an environment that supports the career and personal goals of its staff. Through development opportunities, employee support and activity groups, and other resources, employees can work in an environment where innovation and new ideas are encouraged.
The AAMC serves a vital purpose as the nation’s voice for America’s medical schools and teaching hospitals. These institutions play a crucial role in our nation’s health care by training the next generation of doctors, discovering new medical knowledge, and providing superior clinical care. The work of the AAMC and its employees leads and serves our member institutions and constituents.
