Principal AI Scientist (Generative AI, NLU)

TL;DR

Principal AI Scientist (Generative AI, NLU): Leading high-impact technical innovation in healthcare information systems by designing and evaluating novel AI models for autonomous, agent-based systems. Focus on adapting and fine-tuning large language models for healthcare-specific language, ensuring compliance with regulations, and driving research from concept to production.

Location: Hybrid in Dublin, Ireland. Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Company

hirify.global is a new healthcare company dedicated to solving challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best through breakthrough solutions in health, material, and data science.

What you will do

• Lead technical innovation in HIS applications using Agentic AI, Generative AI, and NLU.
• Design, prototype, and evaluate novel AI models for autonomous, agent-based systems in healthcare workflows.
• Advance state-of-the-art NLU for clinical, operational, and administrative healthcare text.
• Adapt and fine-tune large language models to handle healthcare-specific language, regulatory requirements, and ethical considerations.
• Serve as the primary technical authority on Agentic and Generative AI within project teams and mentor junior AI scientists and engineers.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare privacy and data security regulations (HIPAA, HITRUST) and partner with engineering for production deployment.

Requirements

• PhD or Master’s in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in AI/ML, with a strong portfolio of deployed models.
• Proficiency in Python, R, and modern ML libraries.
• Experience with GenAI, LLMs, and transformer architectures, skilled with AI development tools and frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, LangChain, RAG systems).
• Hands-on experience with autonomous AI agents and reasoning systems.
• Strong track record applying AI to healthcare or life sciences use cases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS) and MLOps practices.
• Work location: Hybrid in Dublin, Ireland.
• Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Nice to have

• Multi-modal AI research experience (text, image, structured data).
• Knowledge graph integration and symbolic reasoning expertise.
• Proven ability to take AI research from concept to production.

Culture & Benefits

• hirify.global offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially, with competitive pay and benefits.
• Committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.
• Values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
• Focused on creating breakthrough solutions at the intersection of health, material, and data science.
• Solutions are created with compassion and empathy.