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We are a mission-driven organization that was born out of the health care research at Harvard Business School led by Michael Porter and Bob Kaplan. We provide health systems, surgery centers, and physicians with comprehensive insight into their surgical care through our software and empower them to improve their finances and deliver the best care possible to their patients. We integrate sophisticated analytics with deep industry knowledge. We are thought leaders and our impactful work in improving health care efficiency and effectiveness has been recognized and featured in publications like the
Harvard Business Review
and
The Wall Street Journal . We are well capitalized and backed by leading VCs, including General Catalyst, Founder Collective, Fulcrum Equity Partners and Tectonic Ventures. Join us in our mission to reshape health care through innovation and insight. Position Overview We are hiring an AI/LLM Engineer to help transform how hospital stakeholders interact with data -- using natural language, intelligent agents, and generative AI capabilities. You’ll join a small, fast-moving team working on cutting-edge language model applications directly integrated into our flagship analytics platform, CareMeasurement. This is a new, hands-on role where you’ll be empowered to ship features with real-world impact. You'll collaborate closely with the product team to extend our current LLM-based chat functionality, build agentic workflows (e.g. data-driven recommendations, email/presentation generation), and explore the frontier of "why" question answering in healthcare analytics. Key Responsibilities Design, prototype, and productionize AI-powered features using LLMs and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Extend our natural language interface to support more complex queries and agentic tasks (e.g. summarizing cost savings opportunities, generating reports or presentations, notifying users). Build orchestration layers around OpenAI’s APIs and internal data pipelines for reliable and explainable AI responses. Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, clinical experts, and backend engineers to deliver seamless, user-focused AI experiences. Monitor and evaluate model performance and user feedback to guide iteration. Stay current with LLM and AI trends, and propose pragmatic applications within our domain. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 2+ years of experience building backend or data-intensive applications, preferably in a SaaS environment. 1+ years working directly with frontier language models (e.g. OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic), including prompt engineering and API orchestration. Strong Python skills and experience building production-grade features or services. Familiarity with vector databases and RAG patterns (e.g. Postgres/pgvector or similar). Bonus Skills Experience with Django, MySQL, and AWS. Familiarity with healthcare data or HIPAA-compliant systems. Seniority level
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Employment type Full-time Job function
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We are a mission-driven organization that was born out of the health care research at Harvard Business School led by Michael Porter and Bob Kaplan. We provide health systems, surgery centers, and physicians with comprehensive insight into their surgical care through our software and empower them to improve their finances and deliver the best care possible to their patients. We integrate sophisticated analytics with deep industry knowledge. We are thought leaders and our impactful work in improving health care efficiency and effectiveness has been recognized and featured in publications like the
Harvard Business Review
and
The Wall Street Journal . We are well capitalized and backed by leading VCs, including General Catalyst, Founder Collective, Fulcrum Equity Partners and Tectonic Ventures. Join us in our mission to reshape health care through innovation and insight. Position Overview We are hiring an AI/LLM Engineer to help transform how hospital stakeholders interact with data -- using natural language, intelligent agents, and generative AI capabilities. You’ll join a small, fast-moving team working on cutting-edge language model applications directly integrated into our flagship analytics platform, CareMeasurement. This is a new, hands-on role where you’ll be empowered to ship features with real-world impact. You'll collaborate closely with the product team to extend our current LLM-based chat functionality, build agentic workflows (e.g. data-driven recommendations, email/presentation generation), and explore the frontier of "why" question answering in healthcare analytics. Key Responsibilities Design, prototype, and productionize AI-powered features using LLMs and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Extend our natural language interface to support more complex queries and agentic tasks (e.g. summarizing cost savings opportunities, generating reports or presentations, notifying users). Build orchestration layers around OpenAI’s APIs and internal data pipelines for reliable and explainable AI responses. Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, clinical experts, and backend engineers to deliver seamless, user-focused AI experiences. Monitor and evaluate model performance and user feedback to guide iteration. Stay current with LLM and AI trends, and propose pragmatic applications within our domain. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 2+ years of experience building backend or data-intensive applications, preferably in a SaaS environment. 1+ years working directly with frontier language models (e.g. OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic), including prompt engineering and API orchestration. Strong Python skills and experience building production-grade features or services. Familiarity with vector databases and RAG patterns (e.g. Postgres/pgvector or similar). Bonus Skills Experience with Django, MySQL, and AWS. Familiarity with healthcare data or HIPAA-compliant systems. Seniority level
Seniority level Associate Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Hospitals and Health Care Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Avant-garde Health by 2x Inferred from the description for this job
Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Paid maternity leave Paid paternity leave Disability insurance Get notified about new Artificial Intelligence Engineer jobs in
Boston, MA . Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization
Boston, MA $136,878.00-$195,540.00 2 weeks ago Cambridge, MA $119,700.00-$245,700.00 4 days ago Quincy, MA $93,840.00-$140,760.00 2 weeks ago Cambridge, MA $160,000.00-$200,000.00 1 day ago Cambridge, MA $136,125.00-$226,875.00 1 day ago Cambridge, MA $120,000.00-$140,000.00 2 weeks ago Cambridge, MA $150,000.00-$160,000.00 1 day ago Boston, MA $119,000.00-$169,000.00 1 month ago Boston, MA $170,000.00-$240,000.00 6 months ago Waltham, MA $98,560.00-$138,600.00 2 weeks ago Boston, MA $100,000.00-$150,000.00 1 month ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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