Jr AI Engineer

SCAN Group is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to tackling the most pressing issues facing older adults in the United States. SCAN Group is the sole corporate member of SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation's leading not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, serving more than 277,000 members in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and New Mexico. SCAN has been a mission-driven organization dedicated to keeping seniors healthy and independent for more than 45 years and is known throughout the healthcare industry and nationally as a leading expert in senior healthcare.

SCAN employees are a group of talented, passionate professionals who are committed to supporting older adults on their aging journey, while also innovating healthcare for seniors everywhere. Employees are provided in-depth training and access to state-of-the-art tools necessary to do their jobs, as well as development and growth opportunities. SCAN takes great pride in recognizing our team members as experts in their fields and rewarding them for their efforts. If you are interested in becoming part of an organization that is innovating senior healthcare visit www.thescangroup.org, www.scanhealthplan.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

Job Description:

The Job

Learn by building. The Junior AI Engineer supports the development and maintenance of our AI solutions, focusing on data preparation, configuration, testing, and automation within our Azure ecosystem. They contribute to the operational excellence of our workflows while growing into an independent engineer capable of leading small solutions

You Will

• Prototype & Support: Implement and refine proof-of-concept AI solutions under guidance-especially around data ingestion, model testing, pipeline automation using Azure AI Services and Azure AI Foundry components.
• Data Preparation: Clean, label, and structure unstructured data (text, PDFs, images) for model ingestion and Resource-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows, building embeddings or retrieval indexes as needed.
• Prompt & Tool Development: Assist in creating and tuning prompts, function calls, skill definitions, and service integrations for enterprise-grade GPT/Copilot and Foundry-based agent applications.
• Evaluation & QA: Support testing of model outputs, participate in red-team exercises, validation of responses, monitoring for compliance and quality, and help refine evaluation dashboards.
• Documentation: Maintain versioned records of model configurations, prompt templates, evaluation results, and pipeline documentation to support reuse and transparency.
• Learning & Collaboration: Engage in continuous learning around AI engineering best practices, cloud development, Azure AI services, Foundry mechanics, and Responsible AI principles. Participate in team knowledge-share and collaboration.

• We seek Rebels who are curious about AI and its power to transform how we operate and serve our members.

• Actively support the achievement of SCAN's Vision and Goals.

• Other duties as assigned.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred

• Foundational understanding of LLM concepts, prompt engineering, vector databases, and how Azure AI Services work.

• Basic proficiency in Python (or similar), REST APIs, JSON schemas, and workflow automation tools (Logic Apps, Power Automate, n8n, etc.).
• Familiarity with Azure AI Foundry fundamentals (model catalog, agent service, connections to Azure AI Services) is a strong advantage.
• Strong curiosity, initiative, and ability to absorb feedback in a fast-moving, experimental environment.
• Commitment to Responsible AI practices-understanding transparency, traceability, and nice to have basic bias/fairness awareness.
• Collaborative spirit; able to support multiple initiatives and interface with business, analytics, and engineering teams.

What's in it for you?

• Base Pay Range: $80,300 to $138,330 annually

• An annual employee bonus program

• Robust Wellness Program

• Generous paid-time-off (PTO)

• 11 paid holidays per year, 1 floating holiday, birthday off, and 2 volunteer days

• Excellent 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with employer match

• Robust employee recognition program

• Tuition reimbursement

• An opportunity to become part of a team that makes a difference to our members and our community every day!

We're always looking for talented people to join our team! Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply now!

At SCAN we believe that it is our business to improve the state of our world. Each of us has a responsibility to drive Equality in our communities and workplaces. We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects our community through inclusive programs and initiatives such as equal pay, employee resource groups, inclusive benefits, and more.

SCAN is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action workplace. Individuals seeking employment will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law. A background check is required.

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