AI/LLM Engineer (pharma)

7N is an agent for high-end IT professionals. For over 30 years of operation we have proven that a clear and transparent financial model, collaboration exclusively with experts in their respective fields, and taking good care of them, comprise the best possible IT consulting model. We act as an individual agent for our consultants and promote their competences to our clients by offering them a wide range of projects in which they may participate. We add wage transparency, career development support and professional stability. Our main goal is a long-term collaboration; therefore the majority of our staff have been with us for many years. 

Tasks

• Design and implement solutions that structure medical data efficiently, support clinicians in creating medical documentation and improve overall patient visit workflow
• Improve quality of results from LLMs by applying various techniques like fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) for the medical domain
• Collaborate with other team members as well as healthcare professionals to understand their needs, translate them into technical requirements and evaluate feasibility of solutions
• Lead the evaluation and adoption of new technologies and methodologies from the domain of AI, machine learning and NLP
• Provide technical leadership to other team members
• Communicate complex technical details in an understandable manner to non-technical stakeholders
• Adhere to ethical AI practices and data privacy regulations
• Gain understanding of medical terminologies and clinical data models

Requirements

• Professional hands-on experience in software engineering, with a focus on NLP, generative AI and general software engineering practices.
• Proficiency in Python or Java with experience in libraries used for interacting with LLMs (LangChain, AutoGen, LangChain4J, Huggingface or vendor-specific libraries)
• Experience with deep learning models, especially Large Language Models, including fine-tuning, RAG, function calling, implementation and optimization of models like GPT-4, Gemini, Claude, Mistral, PaLM 2 etc.
• Experience with delivering LLM-powered applications to production environments, including observability and evaluation on productionalized applications
• Experience in Prompt Engineering and various prompting techniques (eg. few-shot prompting) to enhance LLM’s performance on specific tasks.
• Strong experience working with machine learning and natural language processing techniques and tools.
• Ability to deliver solutions from ideation until production
• Professional experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure or Google Cloud with focus on cloud services related to machine learning, NLP
• Proven track of leading a cross-functional technical team
• Fluent English 



Nice to have

• Hands-on experience working with standard medical terminologies like SNOMED CT, LOINC, RxNorm
• Experience building solutions for data structurization, named entity recognition, AI-powered assistants (similar to GitHub Copilot)
• Hands-on experience with clinical data models and using NLP to explore EHR records
• Experience using key Python packages for data wrangling, machine learning and deep learning such as pandas, sklearn, TensorFlow, torch, transformers etc.
• Experience with OCR and understanding of its application in document analysis and recognition
• M.Sc. or PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Statistics, Mathematics or equivalent degree

We offer

• Financial transparency: the salary is: 23 520 – 28 880 PLN (140- 160 PLN/h) + VAT 
• Clear wage model. 7N Consultants know exactly what’s 7N fee for its agent role on the project.   
• Professional development support. We subsidize trainings, technical certificates, conference participation, and foreign language classes. Our Career Development Program offers consultants advisory support in career planning. Additionally, 7N Consultants have the opportunity to participate in interpersonal skills training through the 7N Secret Code. Learn more about it here: 7N: 7N – The Secret Code   
• 7N Inspiration Team’s support and an opportunity to join their ranks. They are a group of 7N Consultants who consistently and actively share their professional knowledge and expertise.  
• Cooperation with real experts – the average professional experience of a 7N consultant is 10 years. Check out one of our discussion panels here: Does a Scrum Master need a background in programming (in Polish)Comprehensive and personal project support from one of a 7N Agent. Priority regarding project continuity and quality. See what one 7N Consultant said about the role of 7N Agents and project opportunities.  
• Numerous (10-12 each year) high-end events – both online and offline. See the 7N KickOff 2023 clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSFtQO7cOYQ 
• Healthcare, Benefit Multisport and life insurance subsidies regardless of cooperation model. Access to Mindgram, a psychological support and professional development platform.  
• Professional and quality-oriented recruitment process led by the most experienced recruiters in the industry. Read more about it in the 7N candidate recruitment satisfaction survey (in Polish).