Principal AI Engineer – Automation & AI

eClinical Solutions is a global leader in clinical data intelligence delivering the elluminate® Clinical Data Cloud® — an AI-powered platform driving agentic data review SDTM automation and RBQM for 18 of the top 50 pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

As part of our eNOVA AI-First transformation we are embedding AI across every pillar of clinical development and enterprise operations — compressing cycle times improving data quality and redefining how work gets done.

As we scale our AI capabilities we are building a high-impact hands-on AI engineering function focused on delivering real production-grade automation across the enterprise.

You will make an impact:

The Principal AI Engineer – Automation & AI is a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing building and deploying AI-powered automation solutions across eClinical Solutions.

This role is builder-first (70–80% hands-on development) and operates within a small high-output team (2–4 engineers). You will work directly with the CTAO and business leaders to identify high-value use cases and rapidly translate them into working AI systems in production.

This is not a program management or oversight role. You are expected to build ship and iterate continuously leveraging modern AI tooling and agentic frameworks to deliver measurable impact.

Accelerate your skills and career within a fast-growing company while impacting the future of healthcare.

Your day to day:

Building & Shipping AI Systems

• Design and deploy agentic AI workflows and automation solutions across enterprise functions including R&D Engineering Professional Services IT Finance Sales and Marketing
• Build production-grade systems such as:
• Multi-agent workflows
• RAG-based applications
• Document intelligence and summarization pipelines
• Workflow and process automation solutions
• Use modern AI tools and frameworks including:
• Codex Claude Code Gemini NotebookLM
• LangChain LangGraph LlamaIndex (or equivalents)
• Rapidly prototype validate and deploy solutions in weeks not months

Owning End-to-End Delivery

• Translate business problems into working AI systems
• Design lightweight architectures and iterate quickly
• Develop and implement:
• Prompt engineering strategies
• Orchestration logic
• API integrations and data pipelines
• Testing validation and monitoring frameworks
• Partner directly with stakeholders to refine outputs and drive adoption

Driving High-Velocity Execution

• Deliver continuous output with weekly or bi-weekly releases
• Prioritize use cases based on:
• ROI and business impact
• Technical feasibility
• Speed to value
• Operate with minimal process and high accountability in a fast-paced environment

Contributing to Scalable AI Foundations

• Build and maintain reusable assets including:
• Prompt templates
• Agent design patterns
• Integration utilities
• Contribute to lightweight standards for:
• Security and data handling
• Responsible AI practices
• Evaluation and performance monitoring

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Provide technical guidance to a small team of AI engineers and automation specialists
• Lead by example through hands-on contribution
• Support the evolution of the AI engineering function as it scales

Take the first step towards your dream career. Here is what we are looking for in this role.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering Data Science or a related technical field
• 6–10+ years of software engineering experience with recent hands-on work in AI/LLM systems
• Proven experience building and deploying:
• LLM-powered applications
• Agentic workflows
• Automation solutions in production environments
• Strong hands-on experience with tools such as:
• Codex Claude Code Gemini NotebookLM (or similar AI-assisted development tools)
• LangChain LangGraph LlamaIndex or equivalent frameworks
• Proficiency in:
• Python
• API development and system integration
• Cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP)

Preferred

• Experience with:
• RAG architectures and vector databases
• AI evaluation frameworks guardrails and monitoring
• Workflow automation tools and enterprise integrations
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g. life sciences healthcare financial services)
• Familiarity with clinical data CDISC standards or clinical development workflows
• Experience in high-growth or PE-backed SaaS environments

Accelerate your skills and career within a fast-growing company while impacting the future of healthcare. We have shared our story now we look forward to learning yours!

eClinical is a winner of the 2025 Top Workplaces USA Award for Remote Work! We have also received numerous Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards celebrating our exceptional company vision values and work-life balance. See all the details here: https://topworkplaces.com/company/eclinical-solutions/

eClinical Solutions is a people first organization. Our inclusive culture values the contribution that diversity brings to our business. We celebrate individual experiences that connect us and that inspire innovation in our community. Our team seeks out opportunities to learn grow and continuously improve. Bring your authentic self you are welcome here!

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. Our management team is committed to the principle that employment decisions are based on qualifications merit culture fit and business need.

What We Do

At eClinical Solutions our goal is to leverage technology to accelerate clinical research and bring life-changing therapies to patients faster. Our industry-leading elluminate® clinical data platform is used by top life sciences companies worldwide to regain control of their data and provide meaningful analytical insights.

Why Work With Us

Our Engineering team has true greenfield opportunities for software engineers who want to develop innovative revenue-generating products that are revolutionizing the Life Sciences industry. At eClinical Solutions you can make a difference in people's lives while having an exciting and fulfilling career.

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