ML Engineer (R37)

About the role

At R1, we’re transforming how healthcare works by combining nearly two decades of revenue cycle expertise with advanced technology, including analytics, AI, intelligent automation and workflow orchestration. We pair that technology with the irreplaceable expertise of our people to help hospitals, health systems and medical groups improve financial performance, simplify administrative complexity and create better experiences for patients and providers.

All Together Better defines our culture and the way we work. We’re a diverse, global team united by a shared mission to make healthcare work better for all. Across technology, operations and support functions, our people bring deep expertise, empathy and ingenuity to the work we do. Here, collaboration fuels progress, adaptability sparks innovation and every voice can help shape what’s next for R1 and the future of healthcare.

Here's what you will experience working as a Machine Learning Engineer

• Design and develop scalable AI systems for retrieval, ranking, categorization, and generative AI over large-scale unstructured healthcare data
• Design, build, and operate AI/ML Systems end-to-end: from problem framing and model selection to production build and deployment, to ongoing improvement.
• Work backwards from complex business problems to define AI abstractions and system architectures that are scalable, explainable, and maintainable
• Design ranking and triage models that determine how work is routed between AI agents and human operators
• Partner closely with software engineers, product managers, clinicians, and operators to ensure AI/ML systems deliver measurable business value

Required Skills

• Strong experience designing, building, and deploying production AI/ML systems and services.
• Experience building and scaling 0→1 AI products from prototype to production.
• Experience with model evaluation, benchmarking, experiment tracking, validation methodologies, and ML lifecycle management.
• Experience developing large-scale AI applications involving retrieval systems, ranking models, generative AI, or other advanced machine learning technologies.
• Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and translate complex business problems into scalable AI solutions.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with healthcare data, healthcare technology, or Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) environments.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving AI/ML best practices across teams.

We prefer this role to be Hybrid (3 days onsite) at our SOHO Office Hub in New York City.

Role Leveling

We are looking for candidates at various levels, ranging from Level 2 to Staff

• L2: Independently delivers a complete end-to-end project, owning design, implementation, and delivery of scoped work (Compensation Range for L2: $140k – $200k)
• L3: Leads delivery of larger projects, handling increased technical complexity and ambiguity, providing light guidance to L2s on shared work (Compensation Range for L3: $140k – $253k)
• Senior: Team Lead responsible for managing a portfolio of projects that contribute to major technical initiatives. (Compensation Range for Senior: $140k – $294k)
• Staff: Impact at the organizational level. Responsible for leading multiple teams or multiple broad initiatives simultaneously, ensuring that high-level technical goals are met across the entire organization. (Compensation Range for Staff: $140k – $350k)

Benefits

• Top-of-market compensation, including bonus that starts at 10%
• Flexible PTO
• Comprehensive health benefits
• 401(k) matching
• Inspiring, brilliant, mission-driven teammates

• For this US-based position, the base pay range is $140,000.00 - $270,000.00 per year. Individual pay is determined by role, level, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
• This job is eligible to participate in our annual bonus plan at a target of 10.00%

The healthcare system is always evolving — and it’s up to us to use our shared expertise to find new solutions that can keep up. On our growing team you’ll find the opportunity to constantly learn, collaborate across groups and explore new paths for your career.

Our associates are given the chance to contribute, think boldly and create meaningful work that makes a difference in the communities we serve around the world. We go beyond expectations in everything we do. Not only does that drive customer success and improve patient care, but that same enthusiasm is applied to giving back to the community and taking care of our team — including offering a competitive benefits package.