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Job Description

IT is different here. Our work as technology specialists pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in health care. You will build solutions that make a real difference in people’s lives. Driven by the importance of their work, our team members innovate to elevate. We’re encouraged to be curious, collaborate, and turn ideas into solutions that can make health care better for all.

Serve as the Senior AI/ML scientist to identify, research, and develop transformational predictive, prescriptive, and Generative AI (GenAI) solutions that translate structured and unstructured data into sound organizational decisions. Senior AI/ML scientist will combine statistical expertise, programming skills, and data science knowledge to create impactful self-learning applications and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate AI technologies into real-world systems and solutions to achieve business goals.

If you are ready to make a career out of making a difference, then you are the person for this team.

What You Will Do

• Own delivery of large and/or complex machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and Generative AI (GenAI) systems with self-learning capabilities that can adapt and evolve over time.

• Design, implement, and evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can be used in production environments to meet business needs.

• Apply prescriptive analytics techniques such as optimization, recommendation systems, and reinforcement learning to business problems.

• Lead in the development and testing of appropriate ML algorithms, design & conduct experiments, collect and analyze data, and optimize performance of ML algorithms.

• Stay updated with the advancements in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and generative AI methods and adapt new methods to effectively solve business problems.

• Benchmark against existing machine learning methods and analyze results to identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.

• Develop prototypes and proof-of-concept implementations to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of new AI technologies including Generative AI.

• Lead consultation sessions with business partners to distill the business needs and provide technical guidance on predictive and prescriptive AI approaches, ensuring alignment with business goals.

• Drive continuous improvement by experimenting with novel techniques and refining existing models.

• Leverage deep knowledge of software engineering principles in constructing sophisticated ML models and refining existing systems.

• Identify actionable insights, suggest recommendations, and influence business direction by effectively communicating results to cross functional groups.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)

• 5+ years of experience in related field.

• In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.

• Hands on coding experience developing deep learning models

Salary Range

At Blue Cross NC, we take great pride in a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects market-price and our starting salaries are typically planned near the middle of the range listed. Compensation decisions are driven by factors including experience and training, specialized skill sets, licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs. Our base salary is part of a robust Total Rewards package that includes an Annual Incentive Bonus*, 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off (PTO), and competitive health benefits and wellness programs.

*Based on annual corporate goal achievement and individual performance.

$110,000.00 - $199,000.00

About Us

It's an exciting time to work at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC). Health care is changing, and we're leading the way. We offer more than health insurance our customers can count on. We’re committed to better health and better health care − in our communities and beyond. Our employees bring energy and creativity to the workplace, and it shows in our innovative approach to improving the health and well-being of North Carolinians.

Blue Cross NC is a fully taxed, not-for-profit company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. We serve more than 4.3 million members, and we employ more than 5,000 people across the country who are passionate about making health care better for all.

Help us lead the charge for better health care by joining our award-winning team. Discover tremendous opportunities with us to do challenging and rewarding work. Opportunities that can lead you to a fulfilling career, work that can help others lead healthier, happier lives.

Authorization to Work in the United States

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Request Accommodations

Blue Cross NC provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please notify HR at HR.Staffing@bcbsnc.com .

For most roles, you can choose where to work - fully remote in one of the states listed below, in the office, or a hybrid of the two:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming