Associate Machine Learning Engineer

About XiFin

XiFin is a healthcare information technology company that empowers healthcare organizations to navigate an increasingly complex and evolving healthcare landscape. Through innovative AI-enabled technologies and services, we deliver operational efficiency, interoperability, and simplicity. The company's revenue cycle management, clinical workflow enablement, laboratory information system, and patient engagement solutions enable organizations to achieve stronger finances, streamline operations, and develop industry-leading business strategies.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Associate Machine Learning Engineer to join our innovative Advanced Data Analytics team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their ML journey who is eager to apply their knowledge to real-world problems in healthcare, life sciences, and revenue cycle optimization.

This is an onsite position at our office in San Diego.

The ideal candidate is passionate about machine learning, large language models (LLMs), Generative AI (GenAI), and Agentic AI; curious about data; and eager to contribute to the design, deployment, and optimization of production-grade ML solutions that deliver measurable business impact.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and evaluate machine learning models across healthcare and operational domains, with a growing focus on LLMs, Generative AI (GenAI), and Agentic AI workflows
• Contribute to GenAI and traditional model deployment pipelines, supporting MLOps practices including automation, monitoring, and continuous integration
• Assist in data preparation, prompt engineering, feature engineering, and exploratory data analysis for both structured and unstructured data
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data scientists, software engineers, and domain experts to translate business needs into scalable, AI-powered solutions
• Participate in model validation, safety checks, bias detection, documentation, and performance reviews for traditional and GenAI models
• Stay up-to-date with advancements in ML, LLM fine-tuning, open-source GenAI frameworks, data engineering, and cloud-native AI services

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with ML libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch
• Solid understanding of ML fundamentals (e.g., supervised/unsupervised learning, overfitting, cross-validation)
• Foundational knowledge of Generative AI, Agentic AI workflows, and LLM architecture (e.g., prompt chaining, RAG patterns, few-shot learning)
• Exposure to technologies such as Neo4j, Vector Databases (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate), LLM fine-tuning, and LangChain or LLM orchestration frameworks
• Experience working with structured data (SQL) and unstructured data (text, embeddings, graphs)
• Familiarity with Git, containerization tools (e.g., Docker), and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Excellent communication skills, curiosity, attention to detail, and a growth-oriented mindset

Nice to Have

• Internship or project experience involving production ML and LLM systems
• Exposure to MLOps tools (e.g., MLflow, Airflow, SageMaker, or Azure ML)
• Experience in healthcare, genomics, or billing analytics

Compensation

The expected range for this role is $82,000 – $87,360 annual compensation. Compensation is determined by several factors which may include skillset, experience level, and geographic location. Please note this range is an estimate and actual may vary based on qualifications and experience.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, including telehealth services
• Mail-order program for 90-day maintenance medications
• Health Savings Account (HSA) featuring pre-tax deductions and quarterly company contributions
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Tuition Assistance program for professional development
• XiFin's BeWell Program, championing physical, mental, financial, and social wellness

Equal Opportunity

XiFin is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the application or recruiting process, please contact us at 858-436-2901.