PicnicHealth · 1 week ago
AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expPicnicHealth is simplifying clinical research with AI, making it faster and cheaper to get new treatments to patients. The AI Engineer will build AI agents to automate clinical study workflows and improve the overall efficiency of clinical research processes.
AnalyticsBig DataBiotechnologyData VisualizationHealth CareMedical
Responsibilities
Build AI agents that automate labor-intensive clinical study workflows—like drafting clinical trial documentation
Extend and improve our agent framework (built on pydantic-ai) and the infrastructure that supports it
Build data pipelines that give our agents access to the research and context they need
Collaborate directly with study project managers, clinicians, and other stakeholders to understand problems and deliver solutions
Do whatever it takes to ship—including scrappy UI work when that's what's blocking progress
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience writing production code in Python
Deep experience with LLMs—not just API calls, but defining tools, understanding failure modes, and developing intuition for how to get reliable results
Experience building agents that actually work in production
Comfort navigating complex dev environments (Docker, Kubernetes, cloud-based development) well enough to unblock yourself
Openness to occasional frontend work, especially with AI coding tools in your toolbelt
Ability to explain technical tradeoffs to PMs and clinicians and incorporate their feedback quickly
Self-direction and drive to move projects forward without detailed specs
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits including above market Health, Dental, Vision
Family friendly environment
Flexible time off
401k plan
Free PicnicHealth account
Equipment and internet funds for home office set up
Wellness Stipend
Company
PicnicHealth
PicnicHealth helps patients easily access their medical records and gives them the opportunity to contribute data to medical research.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$97MKey Investors
B CapitalFelicisAmplify Partners
2022-06-27Series C· $60M
2020-09-01Series B· $25M
2018-01-01Series A· $10M
Leadership Team
Noga Leviner
Co-Founder & CEO
Troy Astorino
Co-Founder and CTO
Recent News
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