Santa Clara, California, USA
7 days ago
Principal AI Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPOAn excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contributionTuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Santa Clara, CA location in the Corporate IT Organization supporting Digital Technology Services.  

We are looking for a savvy, innovative AI Engineer to help us build artificial intelligence products. The ideal candidate has exceptional skills and experience in statistics and machine learning model development and will be responsible for designing and developing AI systems. They will be self-directed and comfortable supporting the data science needs for diverse range of products. The right candidate will be excited by the prospect of thought leadership and applying machine learning to support Abbott’s next generation of products and data initiatives.

What You’ll Work On

Develop and apply industry leading machine learning and deep learning systems to help solve business problemsApply natural language processing and generative AI, and customize large language models for use in product applicationsDevelop and fine tune algorithms and models for time series and computer vision applicationsLead design and coding of big data and machine learning systemsAbility to translate business needs and goals into an AI approach and solution, and articulate findings to a non-technical audienceDesign model performance metrics and retraining scheduleAssist with deploying models to public cloud infrastructure such as AWS and Microsoft AzureMentor other engineers, remain aware of new developments in the field, and help build and grow the teamMinimum QualificationsBachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, or a related field10 years of leading the design and architecture of new and existing machine learning systems7 years of experience of professional software developmentExperience with natural language processing and generative AIPreferred QualificationsGraduate degree in computer science, mathematics, or another quantitative field15 years of experience in model development for time series data, signal, image, and video processingDeep knowledge of math, probability, statistics, and algorithmsOutstanding analytical and problem-solving skillsPrior experience in the healthcare or other regulated industriesExperience using the following software/tools:Unsupervised and supervised learning methodsNLP and large language model frameworks such as spaCy and langchainMachine learning frameworks such as Keras, PyTorch, or TensorflowLibraries such as numpy, scikit-learn, scipy and statsmodelProgramming languages: Python, .NET Core, Java

Apply Now

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $144,100.00 – $288,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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