Senior AI/ML Scientist

NC Health Affiliates LLC DBA Blue Cross NC

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Remote Flex - North Carolina Remote Flex - Mississippi remote Until 8/21/2026 5+ years exp First posted March 28, 2026 Last posted June 16, 2026
Job description

Job Description

Serve as the senior AI/ML scientist to identify, research, and develop transformational predictive, prescriptive, and Generative AI (GenAI) solutions that translate structured and unstructured data into sound organizational decisions. Senior AI/ML scientist will combine statistical expertise, programming skills, and data science knowledge to create impactful self-learning applications and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate AI technologies into real-world systems and solutions to achieve business goals.

What You Will Do

  • Own delivery of large and/or complex machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and Generative AI (GenAI) systems with self-learning capabilities that can adapt and evolve over time.

  • Design, implement, and evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can be used in production environments to meet business needs.

  • Apply prescriptive analytics techniques such as optimization, recommendation systems, and reinforcement learning to business problems.

  • Lead in the development and testing of appropriate ML algorithms, design & conduct experiments, collect and analyze data, and optimize performance of ML algorithms.

  • Stay updated with the advancements in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and generative AI methods and adapt new methods to effectively solve business problems.

  • Benchmark against existing machine learning methods and analyze results to identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.

  • Develop prototypes and proof-of-concept implementations to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of new AI technologies including Generative AI.

  • Lead consultation sessions with business partners to distill the business needs and provide technical guidance on predictive and prescriptive AI approaches, ensuring alignment with business goals.

  • Drive continuous improvement by experimenting with novel techniques and refining existing models.

  • Leverage deep knowledge of software engineering principles in constructing sophisticated ML models and refining existing systems.

  • Identify actionable insights, suggest recommendations, and influence business direction by effectively communicating results to cross functional groups.

What You Bring

  • Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)

  • 5+ years of experience in related field.

  • In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.

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Salary Range

At Blue Cross NC, we take great pride in a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects market-price and our starting salaries are typically planned near the middle of the range listed. Compensation decisions are driven by factors including experience and training, specialized skill sets,  licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs. Our base salary is part of a robust Total Rewards package that includes an Annual Incentive Bonus*, 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off (PTO), and competitive health benefits and wellness programs. 

*Based on annual corporate goal achievement and individual performance.
 

$143,616.00 - $229,786.00

Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Benchmarking, Best Practices Development, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data Visualization, Deep Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning (ML), Machine Learning Methods, Predictive Algorithms, Prescriptive Analytics, Reinforcement Learning, Statistical Models, Statistics

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About this role

Summary

Develop and implement advanced AI/ML systems for business decision-making.

Job title

Senior AI/ML Scientist

Experience level

5+ years or 7+ years without degree

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

remote work flexible across multiple US states

Salary

$144k–$230k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

artificial intelligencebenchmarkingdata analysisdata sciencedeep learning algorithmsmachine learningpredictive algorithmsprescriptive analyticsreinforcement learningstatistical models

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

artificial intelligencemachine learningdeep learninggenerative AIprescriptive analytics
Locations

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North Carolina, USA

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