Principal AI Engineer - Evinova
Principal AI Engineer - Evinova
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Are you ready to be part of the future of healthcare Can you think big be bold and harness the power of data and AI to tackle longstanding life sciences challenges Then Evinova a new health tech business part of the AstraZeneca Group might be for you!
The Human-centered AI team at Evinova aims to transform the patient experience and clinical trial process by embedding data science and AI in digital solutions serving clinical trials. We are looking for dedicated individuals to develop ideas into impactful product capabilities that make a difference to patients.
Evinova crafts groundbreaking digital health solutions rooted in science evidence and human understanding. Thoughtful risks and quick decisions come together to accelerate innovation across the life sciences sector. Be part of a complementary team that pushes the boundaries of science by digitally empowering a deeper understanding of the patients we help. Launch pioneering digital solutions that improve the patients experience and deliver better health outcomes. Together we have the opportunity to combine deep scientific expertise with digital and artificial intelligence to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards across the sector.
As Principal AI Engineer youll design and implement sophisticated agentic AI systems that power next-generation healthcare solutions. Working at the intersection of AI research and real-world healthcare applications youll build intelligent agents that can reason plan and act autonomously to solve complex clinical challenges.
What makes this role compelling:
- Lead challenging projects in agentic AI LLM orchestration and multi-agent systems
- Build AI agents that directly impact patient care and clinical trial efficiency
- Collaborate with product teams clinical authorities and ML engineers in a fast-paced environment
- Develop automated evaluation systems prompt optimization techniques and advanced agent architectures
- Give to the AI in life sciences community through publications conferences and open-source work
Example impactful projects include:Intelligent AI agents for clinical document generation advanced search systems for medical research clinical trial optimization tools synthetic patient data generation and multi-modal healthcare AI assistants.
Typical Responsibilities:
Design Advanced AI Systems
- Build and deploy sophisticated agentic AI solutions using innovative LLMs
- Develop novel approaches to agent memory tool use and multi-agent collaboration
Drive Technical Innovation
- 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
Lead multi-functional Collaboration
- 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
Contribute to the Field
- Share expertise at conferences and through technical publications
- Give to open-source projects and help advance standard methodologies in healthcare AI
Essential requirements:
- Ph.D. in a relevant field (such as mathematics computer science data science).
- 4 years of indstry 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).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate sophisticated technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Desirablerequirements:
- Demonstrated technical leadership experience including successful delivery of large-scale AI projects.
- Experience developing complex agentic systems using LLMs.
- Experience with low-level languages used for implementing high-performance ML code (C/C Rust CUDA etc.)
- Contributions to open-source AI projects or development of proprietary AI frameworks.
- Expertise in areas such as few-shot learning meta-learning explainable AI.
- Experience with AI ethics responsible AI practices and navigating regulatory landscapes for AI deployment in the life science industry.
In-Office/Hybrid Statement:
When we put unexpected teams in the same room we ignite bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing -person working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
Compensation and other factors:
The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $135458 - $203186. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and addition our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles) to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles) and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program 401(k) plan; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and health benefits including medical prescription drug dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.
Why AstraZeneca
At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change we seize it and make it happen because any opportunity no matter how small can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means were opening new ways to work pioneering innovative methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested Come and join our journey.
Date Posted
14-Aug-2025Closing Date
27-Aug-2025Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and furtherance of that mission we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please complete the corresponding section in the application form.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
