AI Engineer

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Position Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled AI Engineer to join our team in designing, developing, and researching AI systems and solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data science, data analytics, and a deep understanding of Natural Language Processing (NLP), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), and Natural Language Generation (NLG).

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and research AI systems, models, and schemes through data science and data analytics prototypes.
• Understand and implement Natural Language Processing (NLP), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), and Natural Language Generation (NLG) techniques.
• Develop and implement technical efforts to design, build, and deploy AI models, including large-scale data processing, computationally intensive algorithms, and advanced analytics.
• Familiarity with deep learning, NLP/NLG frameworks (like Keras, TensorFlow or PyTorch etc.), HuggingFace Transformers and libraries (like scikit-learn, spacy, gensim, CoreNLP etc.)
• Leverage cloud services such as AWS or Azure for building and deploying AI models, and demonstrate a general understanding of cloud architecture and related services.
• Write robust code in Python ensuring scalability and maintainability of AI systems.
• Collaborate with UI development teams, providing necessary insights and support for integrating AI functionalities into UI applications.
• Participate in UI technology discussions and provide input on UI-related decisions, leveraging basic familiarity with React and Node.js.
• Experience optimizing model hyperparameter tuning for speed and cost
• Optimize system parameters and performance for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Build AI Ops pipelines for efficient deployment and management of AI solutions.
• Collaborate effectively in an Agile Development environment, participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying AI systems and solutions.
• Proficiency in Python programming languages.
• Strong understanding of AI concepts, algorithms, and techniques.
• Hands-on experience with NLP/NLG frameworks and libraries.
• Familiarity with cloud services such as AWS or Azure.
• Basic familiarity with UI technologies like React and Node.js
• Experience with AI Ops pipelines and containerization technologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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