Cottage Grove Place · 1 month ago
AI Solutions Lead
Des Moines, IA, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$128K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expCottage Grove Place is an organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of seniors. They are seeking an AI Solutions Lead who will be responsible for delivering high-value AI solutions, partnering with data scientists and engineers, and leading a Community of Practice to scale adoption of AI capabilities.
Assisted LivingHealth CareRetirement
Responsibilities
Design, build, and scale AI solutions (LLM/agentic applications; ML solutions) with clear exit criteria
Partner with data science, data engineering, security, and governance to ensure the data, platforms and guardrails are AI-ready
Stand up and run intake for AI agents/use cases; maintain a transparent backlog. Drive prioritization decisions ensuring each effort has a clear scope and value
Lead the AI Community of Practice (COP); publish playbooks/templates; enable safe no‑/low‑code patterns
Define and maintain KPIs (hours saved, adoption/utilization, cycle‑time, quality/error rates, business outcomes)
Conduct discovery with business stakeholders to identify processes ripe for assist/augment/automate outcomes
Partner closely with IT to integrate AI capabilities (summarization, synthesis, classification) into systems of engagement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine learning, or related field; or equivalent experience
5+ years designing and building AI/ML products with measurable business impact
Hands on experience with modern LLM/agent frameworks (retrieval/RAG, tool use, reasoning frameworks, prompt design) and ML techniques
Experience partnering closely with data science, data engineering and governance to take solutions end-end
Strong product skills: intake, prioritization stakeholder communication, and value tracking
Proficiency with Python and common AI/ML libraries; grounding in AI and MLOps practices
Hands‑on developing AI/ML solutions on cloud platforms
Expertise in LLM prompt engineering, tuning and evaluation to tailor models for business needs
Hands-on experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures, including vector databases, embedding strategies, and retrieval optimization
Demonstrated experience building AI agents using both programmatic frameworks (SDK-based, API-driven) and low-code orchestration platforms
Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into scoped, testable use cases with clear value hypotheses and success criteria
Strong communication; able to tell the story of value to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Practical understanding of ML techniques, experimental design and model evaluation
Preferred
Graduate degree preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Life insurance
Disability
401(K) with company match
Paid parental leave
Company
Cottage Grove Place
Cottage Grove Place is a continuing care retirement community dedicated to providing the highest-quality care to our residents.
201-500 employees
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