Sr Associate AI Full stack Software Engineer
Columbus, NE - USA
Job Summary
McKesson is an impact-driven Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights products and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here we focus on the health happiness and well-being of you and those we serve we care.
What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow make an impact and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients our communities and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrows health today we want to hear from you.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Associate AI Full stack Software Engineer to join our innovative team. This role will be responsible for designing developing and deploying end-to-end AI-powered software solutions from front-end user interfaces to back-end services and AI model integration within the healthcare domain.
Responsibilities
Develop and deliver AI-driven enterprise quality software applications.
Build scalable applications integrating Large Language Models and other AI tools (e.g. voice recognition document parsing image parsing text to speech RAG) into new and legacy codebases
Design and optimize data pipelines and datasets for AI system development and testing.
Communicate modern AI concepts (LLMs vector databases etc.) to non-technical audiences
Iteratively craft effective prompts to maximize LLM performance and implement prompt caching strategies
Maintain prompt libraries & benchmark performance
Fine-tune & serve GPT-family Llama
Develop AI agents Semantic Kernel
Prototype co-pilot experiences & autonomous workflows
Fully document all work at both the code level and application level.
The ability to learn and adapt in a changing environment.
Collaborate with other staff and outside stakeholders on large projects.
Must be passionate about creating solutions and solving complex problems.
Priority will be given to candidates who reside in the Columbus OH metropolitan area.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role presently or in the future.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum 2 years of experience in Software development.
B.S. degree in Computer Science or related engineering discipline or equivalent experience
Critical Skills
2 years of experience developing AI-powered applications using LLMs voice image or speech models
Experience with AI evaluation metrics (precision recall F1 AUC) andMLOpsfor scalable deployment
Proven ability to build RAG solutions usingLangChain/LlamaIndexand vector databases
Strong experience with LLM optimization techniques (prompting caching cost awareness)
Proficiency in Python and AI/ML frameworks (OpenAI TensorFlowPyTorch)
Full-stack development experience including (Express)
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS GCP or Azure)
Experience with modern DevOps tools (Git Docker Kubernetes)
Strong analytical/problem-solving skills to derive insights from data
Preferred Skills
Deep understanding of LLM model landscape (e.g. GPT variants emerging models)
Experience with advanced LLM cost optimization techniques (batching quantization)
Experience using AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot CursorCodeium/Windsurf)
Healthcare domain experience and ability to translate clinical/business needs into AI solutions
Strong cross-functional communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors including performance experience and skills equity regular job market evaluations and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKessons pay philosophy and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay other compensation such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson pleaseclick here.
Our Base Pay Range for this position
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About Company
McKesson is the leading healthcare company for wholesale medical supplies & equipment, pharmaceutical distribution, and healthcare technology solutions. McKesson is the central nervous system of health care. At any given moment, in any given minute, we simultaneously execute thousands ... View more