À propos de ce poste Senior AI Solutions Engineer chez The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Job Title: Senior AI Solutions Engineer
Position Summary:
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (“the Foundation”) is seeking top talent for its Senior AI Solutions Engineer position. This position at The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (“the Foundation”) designs, builds, and supports AI-enabled applications, integrations, and workflows across the organization. The role applies generative AI, programming, systems integration, workflow automation, and low-code development to practical business needs.
This is a hands-on, technical role that works with business and technical teams to identify use cases, develop secure and maintainable solutions, and move successful prototypes into supported production use. The position collaborates with senior technical staff on higher-risk or more complex designs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with partners to identify and assess organizational needs that could benefit from AI.
- Translate business needs into functional requirements and practical solution designs partnering with senior technical staff on higher-risk or more complex designs as needed
- Design, build, test, deploy, document, and maintain AI-enabled applications, integrations, and workflows.
- Apply AI capabilities such as classification, extraction, summarization, content generation, knowledge retrieval, question answering, and task completion.
- Connect AI models with organizational systems and data using code, APIs, scripts, connectors, and low-code platforms.
- Develop and test prototypes, then advance successful concepts into secure, supported production solutions, incorporating peer and senior technical review as appropriate.
- Partner with departmental stakeholders to evaluate outputs for accuracy, relevance, consistency, cost, and suitability.
- Improve reliability and safety through grounding, business rules, validation, exception handling, human review, and appropriate access controls.
- Monitor and refine deployed solutions as needs, data, models, and supporting technologies change.
- Explain AI capabilities, limitations, costs, and risks clearly, including when a non-AI approach would be more appropriate.
- Code reusable components and established practices that support efficient, responsible AI delivery.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Relevant experience developing applications, integrations, automated workflows, or other technical solutions using generative AI tools, APIs, frameworks, or platforms
- Ability to translate business needs into working solutions and troubleshoot across applications, data sources, integrations, and AI services
- Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language, such as JavaScript, Python, C#, or PowerShell, with knowledge of APIs, webhooks, connectors, data formats, or low-code platforms
- Experience with prompt development, structured outputs, and evaluating AI solutions for accuracy, reliability, security, and suitability
- Working knowledge of application security, credential management, testing, logging, error handling, deployment, and source control practices
- Sound judgment in balancing business value, complexity, cost, risk, and maintainability, with strong communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with document processing, retrieval-augmented generation, enterprise knowledge retrieval, agent workflows, or AI safeguards is preferred
- Familiarity with Microsoft enterprise technologies such as Microsoft 365, Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Azure AI, Microsoft Graph, or Entra ID and integrating enterprise business systems is preferred
Compensation & Benefits
Individual compensation for this role is dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, skillsets, and applicable laws. In addition to salary, the Foundation offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- 15+ options for medical insurance (with the Foundation paying 90 percent of the premiums)
- Competitive dental and vision plans
- 401(k) plan with 6 percent employer contribution
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employer paid life and disability insurance
- 18 Vacation Days; 12 Well-Being (Sick) Days; 2 Personal Days; summer Fridays (office closure at 2pm) and a summer holiday week over July 4
- Flexible work environment. We trust all employees to work closely with their manager and colleagues to determine when, where and how programs and projects get done.
Employees are also eligible for a discretionary bonus on an annual basis. The Foundation provides staff and leadership cultivation through regular training courses and events.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit a resume and thoughtful cover letter describing through examples, their specific qualifications and interest in the position. If you think that your skills are transferable and can add value to this role, please apply. Applicants who best match the position’s needs will be contacted.
About Us:
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research was founded in 2000 with one clear objective: accelerating meaningful therapeutic advances and, ultimately, a cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD). The Foundation applies extraordinary scientific, business and media assets to this singular focus—thus creating a unique and dynamic organization. Since inception, MJFF has quickly grown into the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s disease research, having funded over $2 billion in research projects in both academic and industry labs worldwide.
Visit www.michaeljfox.org for more information.
Research has shown that people from marginalized communities apply to roles only when they meet 100% of the job requirements. If you think that your skills are transferable and can add value to this role, and you are someone who will contribute to our efforts to build and support a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, we strongly encourage you to apply.
