Staff Machine Learning Engineer

• At MCG, we lead the healthcare community to deliver patient-focused care.
• With dynamic roles that offer meaningful impact, you'll be able to fully realize your potential.

Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Working with Data Scientists, Clinicians, Software Engineers, and Product, this role translates model-quality and operational improvement opportunities into scalable technical solutions.

About MCG Health

• We have a mission-driven team of talented physicians and technical experts developing our evidence-based content and innovating our products to accelerate improvements in healthcare.
• If you are driven to enhance the US healthcare system, MCG is eager to have you join our team.
• We cultivate a work environment that nurtures personal and professional growth, and this is a thrilling time to become a part of our organization.
• Plus, you'll enjoy world-class benefits and the security, stability, and resources of our parent company, Hearst, with over 100 years of experience.

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• MCG is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to patient-focused care.
• We value our employees' unique differences and are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.
• We are happy to provide

Responsibilities

• is a senior individual contributor responsible for building and evolving the machine learning engineering capabilities that enable continuous improvement of MCG’s AI-powered clinical solutions.
• The role focuses on developing tooling and infrastructure for automated prompt tuning, content feedback loops, model benchmarking, and related ML experimentation and evaluation capabilities.
• The Staff ML Engineer operates with significant independence, serves as a technical authority within ML engineering, and influences how MCG evaluates, improves, and operationalizes AI-enabled clinical solutions.
• Design, build, and evolve ML engineering tooling that accelerates continuous improvement of MCG’s AI-powered clinical solutions, including automated prompt tuning, content feedback loops, and model benchmarking.
• Develop scalable experimentation and evaluation infrastructure that enables rapid, reproducible comparison and optimization of models, prompts, and AI approaches.
• Partner with Data Science, Clinical Prompt Engineering, Software Engineering, and Product teams to translate model improvement opportunities into reliable technical solutions.
• Translate ambiguous ML and clinical AI requirements into technical approaches, defining appropriate methodologies, interfaces, and implementation plans.
• Investigate complex ML engineering problems and develop practical solutions when established approaches or frameworks are insufficient.
• Establish reusable engineering patterns, standards, and best practices that improve the quality, efficiency, and scalability of ML experimentation and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering and cross-functional partners, influencing outcomes through technical expertise and judgment without direct people-management responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 6 years of relevant professional experience in machine learning engineering, software engineering, data science engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Experience designing and implementing production-quality machine learning systems, tooling, or infrastructure is required.
• Experience with Python and modern software engineering practices.
• Demonstrated ability to independently solve complex technical problems and determine effective approaches within an ambiguous problem space.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with Data Science, Engineering, Product, or other cross-functional technical teams.

Preferred

• Experience developing automated prompt optimization or prompt evaluation systems
• Experience building model benchmarking frameworks or evaluation infrastructure for large language models
• Experience developing feedback loops that incorporate human or expert evaluation into ML systems
• Experience with model observability, experimentation platforms, or ML operations
• Experience developing reusable ML engineering frameworks or standards adopted across multiple team
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence decisions through expertise rather than positional authority
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments while balancing technical rigor with delivery

Pay

$168,000 - $235,000

Benefits

• 💻 Remote Work/Hybrid Work
• ✈️ Travel expected 1–3 times per year for company-sponsored events
• 📈 401K retirement plan; flexible spending and health savings account
• 🏝️ 15 days of paid time off + additional front-loaded personal days
• 🏖️ 14 company-recognized holidays + paid volunteer days
• 👶 up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave + 10 weeks of paid bonding leave
• 🌈 LGBTQ+ Health Services
• 🐶 Pet insurance
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All roles at MCG are expected to engage in occasional travel to participate in team or company-sponsored events for the purposes of connection and collaboration.

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Our diverse workforce helps us achieve our goal of providing the right care to everyone. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, or political affiliation. We are committed to improving equity in healthcare and believe that a diverse workplace fosters curiosity, innovation, and business success.