Image of smiling employees. Banner text: Join the Upstate Team! Forbes 2025 Best Employers

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

  • Syracuse
  • Information Management & Technology
  • Full-time
  • Opening on: Oct 14 2026
  • IMT-Moonshot
  • State of New York
  • Senior Programmer/Analyst, NSSL4
  • 90856

Job Summary:

The Artificial Intelligence Engineer designs, develops, evaluates, and supports artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions across Upstate Academic Medical Center. This position translates clinical, operational, academic, and administrative needs into practical technical solutions, including natural language processing applications, generative AI, and machine learning tools.

The Artificial Intelligence Engineer collaborates with subject matter experts, data teams, cloud and infrastructure teams, and organizational leadership throughout the AI solution lifecycle, from use-case definition and technical feasibility assessment through development, validation, implementation, and monitoring. The position also evaluates externally developed AI technologies for safety and suitability at Upstate.

This role works closely with IMTs AI Governance Lead and other appropriate stakeholders to ensure that AI solutions are transparent, secure, appropriately validated, and implemented in alignment with Upstates mission, vision, values, policies, and applicable laws and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, engineering, statistics, mathematics, information systems, or another technical or data-driven field. 5+ years of relevant experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, software development, advanced analytics, or a related field. 2+ years programming experience in Python or C/C++/C# required.

Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and evaluating artificial intelligence solutions.

Proficiency in Python or another programming language commonly used for AI, machine learning, data analysis, or software development.

Experience with natural language processing, machine learning techniques, model validation, and performance evaluation.

Experience working with structured and unstructured data using data-processing and analytical libraries or platforms.

Understanding of software-development practices, including source control, code documentation, testing, dependency management, and development across multiple environments.

Ability to investigate technical problems, evaluate alternative approaches, and develop practical solutions involving data, models, applications, and system integrations.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, engineering, statistics, mathematics, informatics, or a related field.

Experience with Microsoft Azure suite of AI Tools, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Azure DevOps or comparable technologies.

Prior work with healthcare data, including clinical, operational, claims, electronic health record, or healthcare administrative data.

Familiarity with healthcare privacy, security, regulatory, and governance requirements, including appropriate handling of protected health information.

Experience integrating technical solutions into established clinical, operational, academic, or administrative workflows.

Willingness to learn Python programming language if not already proficient.

Work Days:

M - F 8 - 4:30

Message to Applicants:

Applicants must live within a reasonable commuting distance for regular on-campus requirements.

Recruitment Office: Human Resources

 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability or other protected classes under State and Federal law.

Recently Posted Jobs

Children's Surgery Data Analyst

Syracuse
Under the direction of the Children's Surgery Program Manager, the Children's Surgery Data Analyst works with stakeholders and leadership teams to gather and use data in support of Children's Surgery initiatives. The analyst will contribute to data gathering, cleaning, programming and analysis of the programs priorities, and work closely with leadership to ensure high quality and timely completion of deliverables. Responsible for building relationships with the Upstate analytics community, supporting complex problem solving and systems wide improvement projects, building and maintaining operational dashboards, and assisting with improvement initiatives. The Analyst is responsible for working with multi-disciplinary teams to facilitate the most efficient data collection process.

Daytime Per Diem Administrative Assistant

Syracuse
Administrative Assistant to assist AR team and Billing Management with daily functions in Orthopedic Surgery.

Student Clinical Assistant - Nursing

Syracuse
CG-4N-Med/Surg Per-Diem (0.2 FTE), Days/Evenings