The AI Engineer (based in Raleigh, North Carolina) builds, releases, and operates AI solutions used across Clinisys. Working with AI Business Partners and teams throughout the company, the role turns real business needs into secure, reliable, and cost-effective solutions and keeps those solutions performing after launch. The AI Engineer also strengthens the shared tools, reusable patterns, integrations, and data foundations that allow Clinisys to deliver future AI solutions faster and more consistently.
· Design and build AI solutions using agents, workflows, retrieval, and integrations.
· Select models and technical approaches that balance quality, speed, and cost.
· Build reusable components and contribute to solution standards.
· Connect solutions to Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, CRM, ERP, APIs, and similar systems.
· Bring in enterprise data and model it for reporting and AI use.
· Make data available securely across the Microsoft ecosystem and related platforms.
· Build tests and evaluations for quality, safety, and accuracy.
· Apply security, privacy, identity, and access controls from the start.
· Release solutions through repeatable pipelines with clear technical documentation.
· Monitor, support, and improve solutions after launch.
· Troubleshoot performance, reliability, integration, and cost issues.
· Communicate status and outcomes to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
· Strong software engineering fundamentals and hands-on AI or LLM solution experience.
· Ability to work across application development, data engineering, cloud platforms, integration, and security.
· Practical judgment in balancing solution quality, performance, reliability, safety, and cost.
· Clear communication and disciplined documentation in a cross-functional environment.
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
· 3+ years in software, solutions, data, or cloud engineering, including at least 1 year building AI or LLM solutions.
· Strong Python and/or C#/.NET skills, TypeScript, and SQL.
· Hands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, or similar platforms.
· Experience with RAG, prompt design, agents, API integration, data pipelines, and data modeling.
· Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, infrastructure as code, cloud security, identity, and data privacy.
· Experience with multi-agent orchestration, MCP servers, or evaluation frameworks.
· Knowledge of networking, operating systems, compute, storage, identity, security, and cloud architecture.
· Enterprise application development and integration experience.
· Experience with scalable data processing, AI/ML services, and workflow orchestration.
· Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or another regulated industry.
Travel: Up to 20%
Compensation: Anticipated annual base salary range: $80,000-$110,000. Actual starting pay will be based on work location, qualifications, and experience.
Benefits: Benefits for full-time employees are designed to support career growth and life outside of work. The total rewards package may include health and wellness benefits, a 401(k) Savings Plan, stock
incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, and tuition assistance.
Physical and Travel Requirements: Work is performed primarily in an office setting and includes prolonged periods of sitting and computer use. Moderate lifting or carrying of 15-44 pounds may be required, along with use of fingers and walking or standing 2-6 hours. The role may involve exposure to hazardous materials or varying weather conditions.
Equal Opportunity: Clinisys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military or veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
General Guidance: This job description describes the responsibilities most often associated with this role. Nothing in this description restricts Clinisys from changing, reassigning, expanding, or reducing responsibilities, and the description may be updated at any time.
*Clinisys acquired Orchard Software July 2025 (see press release https://tinyurl.com/clinisysnews)*
Clinisys delivers over 45 years of laboratory informatics expertise – built through the combined strength of trusted companies and specialists brought together under one global brand.
Today, we support more than 7,000 labs across 39 countries, helping them manage data, maximize throughput, and ensure quality across healthcare, contract services, public health, water quality, environmental sciences, toxicology, crop science, food & beverage, and life sciences industries. With our newest addition of proven solutions, we’ve also expanded our reach into physician office, reference, and veterinary laboratories, further strengthening our commitment to excellence and innovation.
In the future, we aim to expand into biotech and pharma to continue growing our mission of enabling healthier and safer communities.
Our solutions are designed to scale for the evolving needs of modern labs, and we’re committed to supporting every type of laboratory or remote testing environment – from public or private sector, in-house or outsourced. With headquarters in Tucson, AZ, and key offices in Raleigh, NC, Carmel, IN, Ghent BE, Woking UK, Bangalore IN, Kolkata IN, and across Europe, Clinisys is proud to be the global leader in lab informatics, holding ~24% of the global market share.
At our core is a people-first culture – driven by passionate experts who’ve spent decades helping labs run smarter and more efficiently.
Informatics is more than technology; it’s our path to a more connected, resilient, and thriving world.
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗯 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 – 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.
