Generative AI Advisor

Summary

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance ! Chenega Enterprise Systems & Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services ’ company, is looking for an Generative AI Advisor to support the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) Advanced Research Projects Agency For Health (ARPA-H). In this role, you will serve as a scientific and technical advisor to ARPA-H—enabling the agency to manage and provide oversight to advanced R&D efforts; help shape future R&D concepts, programs, and solutions; integrate and advance our nation’s healthcare ecosystem processes, policies, and enabling technologies; and enable the agency to expand its healthcare and scientific scope into yet unknown areas. As a “systems engineering and technical assistance” advisor, you will provide support and thought leadership to R&D performer teams, Government Program Managers, and stakeholders across the health innovation ecosystem. This role supports the Resilience Systems Office (RSO).

Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee’s knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ideation/conceptualization, overall strategy and oversight of multiple programs utilizing large language models for a variety of healthcare applications, including patient-facing chat agents, solutions to enhance interoperability among electronic health records (EHRs) systems via NLP, and overall synthesis of public health data to prioritize programs and at-risk populations.
• Utilize your in-depth NLP/LLM (e.g., neural networks, training methods, addresses bias) knowledge and skills to assist ARPA-H shape future programs and manage the delivery of multiple disparate performer teams.
• Analyze and interpret complex healthcare data using AI/ML methods.
• Ideate and establish initiatives to enhance diagnosis, risk assessment, and drug discovery.
• Utilize healthcare knowledge and machine learning methods to identify patterns and insights from vast datasets of medical records, genomics information, and wearable device data.
• Stay current with scientific advancements.
• Actively track and analyze new research findings in this field.
• Identify and propose emerging methodologies and technologies that could enhance the program's progress.
• Participate in scientific discussions and presentations, contributing your expertise to the program's overall knowledge base.
• Collaborate effectively within a diverse team.
• Build strong relationships with computational scientists, engineers, and other scientific advisors involved in the program.
• Communicate complex scientific concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Actively participate in brainstorming sessions and problem-solving exercises to drive the program forward.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related engineering/scientific field.
• 20 years professional experience.
• 10 years minimum experience in natural language processing (NLP), large language models (LLMs), and machine learning within the healthcare ecosystem.
• Three years or more experience within a Federal ARPA organization.
• Two years or more experience in Federal Healthcare and/or Scientific Consulting.
• Experience supporting complex healthcare and programs of a research and development nature.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research, analyze data, and write scientific reports.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong work ethic and a passion for healthcare and scientific discovery.

Final salary determination based on skill-set, qualifications, and approved funding.

Many of our jobs come with great benefits – Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location, and may include the following:

Paid Time Off

PTO / Vacation – 5.67 hours accrued per pay period / 136 hours accrued annually.

Paid Holidays - 11.

California residents receive an additional 24 hours of sick leave a year.

Health & Wellness

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, Employee Assistance Program, Short- & Long-Term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance.

Spending Account

Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Account, Dependent Care Spending Account, Commuter Benefits.

Retirement

401k / 401a.

Voluntary Benefits

Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, Pet Insurance, Legal Insurance, ID Theft Protection.

Teleworking Permitted? Yes

Teleworking Details Hybrid - D.C. Area

Estimated Salary/Wage USD $109,000.00/Yr. Up to USD $150,000.00/Yr.