Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Role Summary

As an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer at Elanco, you will join a dynamic engineering team dedicated to designing, developing, and deploying cutting-edge AI solutions that drive innovation, efficiency, and value across the business. This role is ideal for a creative problem-solver passionate about leveraging AI, specifically Generative AI and Agentic AI, to make a tangible impact. This role centers on four strategic priorities: Pipeline Acceleration, Manufacturing Excellence, Sales Effectiveness, and Productivity.

Responsibilities

• Consume and Integrate AI Models: Design, build, integrate, and deploy AI powered solutions to solve complex business challenges.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with software/data engineers, data stewards/scientists, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver scalable, integrated AI solutions.
• Build Production-Ready Solutions: Engineer and maintain robust solutions, with a focus scale, reliability and operational efficiency.
• Drive Innovation: Stay current with the latest advancements in AI and identify opportunities to apply new technologies to advance Elanco's mission.
• Ensure Quality & Performance: Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, and ensure all solutions are optimized for performance, security, and scalability.
• Translate Business Needs: Effectively translate business requirements into technical specifications for AI-driven products and features.

Qualifications

• Required: 3+ years experience in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science or relevant experience.
• Required: Strong experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, and/or Python. Proficiency with common libraries and frameworks.
• Required: Hands-on experience with Public Cloud, specifically Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and their associated Data/AI/ML services.
• Required: Proven DevSecOps concepts and tooling, including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Git SCM, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Infrastructure-as-Code (HashiCorp Terraform).
• Required: Solid understanding of data structures, data modelling, and experience with common database structures/models.
• Required: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work on complex challenges independently and in a team setting.
• Required: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Preferred: Experience in the life science, animal health, or a related regulated industry.

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related technical field.