Evinova, a new health tech business part of the AstraZeneca Group, aims to transform the patient experience and clinical trial process by embedding data science and AI in digital solutions serving clinical trials. The company is looking for a Principal AI Engineer to design and implement sophisticated agentic AI systems that power next-generation healthcare solutions, addressing complex clinical challenges.
Requirements
- 4+ years of industry experience in applied machine learning, with a strong focus on deep learning, NLP, and generative AI.
- Extensive prior experience exploring and testing language model behavior, prompting and building products with language models.
- Expert knowledge of Python and advanced ML/LLM frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Google ADK, Crewai, LangChain, LlamaIndex)
- Extensive experience with AWS services (e.g. SageMaker, Bedrock, MSK, EKS, ECS, OpenSearch).
- Deep understanding of agentic AI systems and frameworks (e.g. agentic design patterns, multi-agent systems, reinforcement learning).
- Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including successful delivery of large-scale AI projects.
- Experience developing complex agentic systems using LLMs.
Responsibilities
- Build and deploy sophisticated agentic AI solutions using innovative LLMs
- Develop novel approaches to agent memory, tool use, and multi-agent collaboration
- Create automated techniques for agent design, evaluation, and optimization
- Systematically discover and validate effective prompt engineering approaches for agentic systems
- Build specialized observability pipelines for continuous model and agent performance monitoring
- Partner with product, design, and clinical teams to translate AI capabilities into impactful healthcare solutions
- Mentor engineers and give to AI strategy across the organization
Other
- Ph.D. in a relevant field (such as mathematics, computer science, data science).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate sophisticated technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
- The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $135,458 - $203,186.
- Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.
