[jobs] Postdoc or AI engineer for translational clinical AI

[jean feng]

Hi all,

The PROSPECT lab--the digital innovation team at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG)---is looking to hire a postdoc or senior AI engineer. Please see the job posting from our group below or posted here: https://www.jeanfeng.com/joining.html

Postdoc or Senior AI Engineer for the PROSPECT Team

The mission of PROSPECT is to improve health outcomes and equity in vulnerable and underserved populations through the application of novel technologies and digital tools. Our team is composed of experts in machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, informatics, building and analytics within the electronic health record, health equity and social determinants of health. We’re looking for a postdoc or senior AI engineer to join our team, who will help reserach, architect, implement, and scale AI technologies at the hospital.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsibilities vary based on a postdoc vs engineering role but generally include:

• Develop and deploy HIPAA compliant AI applications that integrate directly into the EHR system
• Build data pipelines that process high volumes of clinical notes and multi-modal Electronic Health Record (EHR) data
• Create robust infrastructure and tooling to enable and accelerate AI research efforts for the broader team
• Conduct independent research on how to ensure the safety, reliability, and effectiveness of clinical AI tools
• Collaborate closely with clinicians, informaticists, and interdisciplinary team members
• Prepare and submit research manuscripts to ML/AI conferences and/or clinical AI journals
• Design and implement open-source software packages for the research and clinical communities

Qualifications

The position requires an MS or PhD in computer science, data science, or a related field and/or equivalent working experience. We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong software engineering skills with experience building production systems
• Has experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (e.g., Docker)
• Is proficient in designing databases, building scalable data pipelines, and processing large-scale datasets
• Can work independently and take ownership of complex technical projects
• Has experience with EHR systems and healthcare data integration (strongly preferred)
• Has experience with natural language processing and processing clinical notes (strongly preferred)
• Has interest in methodological development and independent research (strongly preferred)

Please see application instructions here: https://www.jeanfeng.com/joining.html

Thanks,

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Jean Feng

Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of California, San Francisco

https://www.jeanfeng.com