Primary Purpose

This role advances CHEST’s digital ecosystem by developing and integrating features that use large-language-model tooling and automation to improve how content, data, and workflows operate across our platforms. Working with product stakeholders, analysts, and developers, it delivers secure, scalable solutions and prototypes emerging technologies to keep CHEST’s digital products innovative and aligned with our mission.  This position is located in Glenview,  IL.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a passion for crushing lung disease and embody CHEST values: honor the team, lead with integrity, leverage passion, cultivate innovation, and have serious fun. 
• Collaborate with product owner, developers, testers, UX designer, and analysts in an agile environment to effectively and iteratively build systems, customize applications, and deploy new solutions. 
• Modernize legacy workflows by incorporating automation, intelligent features, and SaaS-based enhancements. 
• Integrate LLM-powered functions into CHEST’s applications and APIs. 
• Prototype and evaluate emerging tools to strengthen CHEST’s digital products. 
• Evaluate and integrate third-party AI solutions when appropriate. 
• Create, enhance, and maintain technical documentation. 
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and other agile ceremonies. 
• Support deployments and occasional off-hours maintenance. 
• Create, enhance, and maintain stable products, and implement efficiencies to reduce?application support costs and technical debt.
• Assess when to develop in-house solutions versus leveraging third-party services, optimizing for cost, performance, and sustainability. 
• Stay current with advancements in LLM deployment, model serving, and responsible AI practices. 
• Complete other tasks and projects as assigned. 

Required Qualifications and Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience 
• Proficiency in Python and SQL/T-SQL for development and analysis 
• Experience with C#, .NET, and JavaScript/TypeScript in a production environment 
• Experience building and maintaining APIs and integrations 
• Experience (workplace, academic, personal projects, or internships) working with LLMs, generative AI, or related tools 
• Hands-on work with LLM tools and vector retrieval 
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline tools 
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to deliver well-architected solutions independently and within teams 
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of quickly learning new tools and environments
• Ability to apply modern development methodologies and best practices. 

Desired Qualifications and Competencies:

• Experience in AI deployment or applied Machine Learning 
• Knowledge of open-source AI agent frameworks 
• Experience with RAG patterns and model-evaluation 
• Familiarity with MLOps practices 
• Experience with automation scripting (e.g., PowerShell or similar) 
• Experience?with?Agile/SCRUM, JIRA, and Confluence 
• Experience extending or integrating enterprise SaaS platforms. 

Benefits

While we offer benefits that you’d expect from any forward-thinking, progressive organization, we offer a lot of extras too, including the standardization of a hybrid working environment. From tuition reimbursement to parental leave, we offer the benefits that you want most.

• Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision insurance*; flexible spending account*; long- term and short-term disability insurance; life/AD&D insurance
• Work/life Balance: 37.5-hour work week with flexible start times; Paid Time Off; Paid parental leave; Hybrid work environment; Paid holidays
• Giving and sharing: 401(k) with matching contribution from CHEST*; Health club and fitness reimbursement; Employee counseling program; Reimbursement for professional memberships; Tuition Reimbursement
• Office perks: Lunch & Learns; Annual Health Fair; Professional development courses; Volunteering opportunities; Annual Holiday Party; In-office “Busy Breaks”

Additional Information

The annual base salary range for this position is USD $95,000 to USD $105,000. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, or other items. CHEST considers factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, and market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. CHEST is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.

At CHEST, our employees come from different backgrounds with various lived experiences and dynamic strengths. We strive to continuously improve our way of working to reflect our commitment to inclusion and equity and build a workforce that reflects the communities that we serve. And that means we need you! Your experiences may only perfectly align with some qualifications listed in the job description. But if you are excited by this position, we highly encourage you to consider still applying. You may be just the right candidate to help us with our mission to improve patient care.

This description was designed as a convenience to acquaint employees and managers with the essential elements of the position. It is solely to summarize basic duties, and it is not intended to be a contract or guarantee of employment or any specific terms or conditions of employment.

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