About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. We are looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who share our vision of transforming healthcare. As a Blue Cross associate you are joining a culture that is built on values of succeeding together finding a better way and doing the right thing. If you are ready to make a difference join us.

The Impact You Will Have

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota is hiring a Principal AI this role you will serve as a technical lead driving the development deployment and evolution of enterprisegrade AI and machine learning solutions. You will partner closely with data science engineering cloud product and business teams to deliver scalable productionready AI capabilities that solve complex business problems streamline operations and elevate customer and clinician experiences. This role requires deep handson engineering expertise and the ability to guide the full lifecycle of AI solutionsfrom concept through operationalization.

The ideal candidate is a handson Principallevel AI Engineer with extensive experience building deploying and operating enterprisegrade AI and machine learning solutions in production. They bring deep expertise in generative AI large language models NLP and multimodal systems along with strong proficiency in Python or similar languages and modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow. This individual has a proven ability to architect and operationalize AI solutions in cloud environments like AWS Azure or GCP using modern MLOps CI/CD containerization and monitoring practices. They think holistically about AI systems ensuring seamless integration with enterprise platforms while maintaining high standards for security governance and quality. Strong communication skills crossfunctional collaboration and a passion for mentoring other engineers are essential with experience in regulated environments such as healthcare strongly preferred.

Your Responsibilities

Advanced Solution Development

• Build deploy and optimize LLMbased multimodal and predictive AI models.
• Develop intelligent automation to streamline workflows and reduce operational friction.
• Implement NLP conversational AI and realtime generative systems across modalities.

AI System Integration & FullStack Engineering

• Oversee AI system integration with enterprise platforms cloud services APIs and data pipelines.
• Architect and maintain productiongrade ML infrastructure including CI/CD and monitoring.
• Operationalize AI/ML models in cloud environments such as AWS Azure or GCP.

Governance Quality & Compliance

• Ensure AI solutions meet regulatory and internal governance requirements.
• Implement comprehensive testing frameworks across all system layers.

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Partner with crossfunctional teams to deliver robust productionready AI solutions.
• Mentor engineers in AI architecture cloud engineering and advanced model integration.
• Provide technical mentorship in prompt engineering finetuning and responsible AI practices.

Required Skills and Experience

• 8 years of professional experience in data engineering machine learning engineering software engineering or related fields. All relevant experience including work education transferable skills and military experience will be considered.
• 5 years of experience deploying and maintaining ML/AI models in production at enterprise scale.
• Advanced proficiency in Python Scala or comparable languages.
• Expertise with cloud architectures (AWS Azure GCP) including MLfocused services (e.g. SageMaker AzureML).
• Strong experience with orchestration and containerization tools such as Kubernetes Docker Airflow etc.
• Deep understanding of machine learning algorithms deep learning frameworks (PyTorch TensorFlow) and NLP technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with generative AI multimodal systems LLM finetuning and prompt engineering.
• Strong SQL and experience with cloudnative data ecosystems.
• Proven ability to architect deploy and monitor complex AI/ML solutions in production.
• Excellent communication collaboration and technical leadership skills.
• High school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Advanced degree in Computer Science AI Data Science Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in healthcare health services or insurance.
• Expertise in RAG pipelines vector databases and enterprise knowledge systems.
• Experience with realtime streaming systems edge AI or highperformance model serving.
• Background in fullstack engineering incorporating AIdriven user experiences.
• Professional certifications in cloud architectures or ML/AI technologies.

Role Designation

Role designation definition: Teleworking is working full time remote. Hybrid is a minimum of 2 days onsite. Onsite is full-time onsite.

Compensation and Benefits

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position including skills ability and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include:

• Medical dental and vision insurance

• Life insurance

• 401k

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)

• And more

To discover more about what we have to offer please review our benefits page.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. Blue Cross of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains an Affirmative Action plan as required by Minnesota law applicable to state contractors. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to and will not be discriminated against based on any legally protected characteristic.

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