Algorithm & Ml Staff Engineer

PPD (Thermo Fisher) UK

Hybrid
5+ years production chatbot development
1+ year llm-based agent experience
Python programming proficiency mandatory
You will play a pivotal role in designing reliable AI applications that elevate the quality of diagnostic systems for healthcare

Job Summary

  • You will play a pivotal role in designing reliable AI applications that elevate the quality of diagnostic systems for healthcare.
  • The position requires owning the full product lifecycle from building prototypes to hardening and monitoring production-grade LLM agents.
  • Candidates must demonstrate deep expertise in context engineering, tool integration via MCP, and implementing robust safety guardrails.

Matching Summary

You will play a pivotal role in designing reliable AI applications that elevate the quality of diagnostic systems for healthcare.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5+ years production chatbot development
  • 1+ year LLM-based agent experience
  • Python programming proficiency mandatory
  • RAG pipeline and vector search expertise
  • Model Context Protocol integration skills
  • AI safety and hallucination mitigation
  • LLM evaluation frameworks like RAGAS

Nice-to-have

  • TypeScript or Java/JavaScript familiarity
  • Biotechnology industry background
  • AWS SageMaker and Bedrock experience
  • Observability tools like OpenTelemetry
  • Mentoring junior AI engineers
  • Multilingual chatbot support experience
  • SQL/NoSQL data system knowledge

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree in Computer Sciences or related field
  • Ph.D. or equivalent experience highly preferred
  • 5+ years hands-on production chatbot experience
  • 1+ year experience building LLM-based agents
  • Proficiency in Python programming language

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