Senior AI/Data Science Engineer (AI)

Location: Lafayette, Colorado, United States. This is an onsite office role. Candidates must possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and throughout employment; sponsorship is not available for roles below Principal level.

Salary: $138,400–$207,600 USD annually, plus eligibility for a short-term incentive plan.

Company

hirify.global develops healthcare technologies that support patient care, including spine, cranial, navigation, robotics, imaging, and artificial intelligence solutions.

What you will do

• Research, evaluate, and validate artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI approaches.
• Develop algorithms and proof-of-concept solutions for technical feasibility studies.
• Analyze structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data using statistical modeling and machine learning.
• Design experiments, define evaluation criteria, and benchmark algorithm performance.
• Build software and analytical tools for data processing, model development, and technical investigations.
• Apply AI and computer vision to medical imaging, surgical navigation, robotics, and image-guided procedures while collaborating with research, engineering, and clinical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience or a master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience with Python and SQL.
• Experience developing and evaluating AI, machine learning, or statistical models.
• Experience in machine learning, data analysis, algorithm development, and computing or modeling platforms.
• Unrestricted U.S. work authorization is required; U.S. sponsorship is limited to Principal-level roles and above.
• For degrees earned outside the United States, the degree must satisfy the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A).

Nice to have

• Generative AI, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, or agentic AI experience.
• Deep learning, computer vision, TensorFlow, or PyTorch experience.
• Experience with medical imaging, surgical navigation, robotics, or image-guided procedures.
• Experience with registration, calibration, localization, tracking, or coordinate frame transformations.
• Healthcare, medical technology, or regulated technical environment experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a multidisciplinary research and technology development organization focused on healthcare innovation.
• Benefits may include health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement plans.
• Additional benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, tuition assistance, employee stock purchase opportunities, and wellness resources.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.