Forward Deployed Engineer, Healthcare

OpenAI

Forward Deployed Engineer deploying production AI and agentic systems for healthcare organizations. Leading architecture, implementation, evaluation, security, and production adoption from OpenAI’s Seattle office.

Posted 8/6/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $198,000 - $294,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing AI applications within healthcare environments, ensuring compliance with PHI, HIPAA, and security standards. Proven ability to translate complex healthcare workflows into technical requirements and measurable outcomes while leading technical solutions from discovery to deployment.

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AI Application DevelopmentHealthcare Workflow IntegrationEHR Systems ExpertiseTechnical Solution OwnershipRegulatory Compliance Management

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringML/AI EngineeringSolutions EngineeringTechnical ConsultingArchitecture DesignImplementationEvaluationProduction DeploymentError AnalysisInteroperability Standards

Soft Skills

Strong JudgmentProblem-SolvingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Enterprise APIsData PlatformsClaims SystemsOperational ToolsEHR Technologies

Industry Keywords

PHIHIPAAGovernanceAuditabilityClinical OperationsRevenue Cycle ManagementPatient AccessHealth Information ExchangesEpicHL7

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own technical solutions end to end, from customer discovery and workflow scoping through architecture, implementation, evaluation, production deployment, adoption, and handoff
Partner with customer engineers, operators, and domain experts to frame ambiguous problems and translate healthcare workflows into technical requirements and measurable outcomes
Design and implement production AI applications and agentic systems integrated with customer infrastructure, enterprise APIs, data platforms, EHRs, claims systems, and operational tools
Build safeguards for PHI, HIPAA, privacy, security, authorization, governance, auditability, and regulated-delivery requirements
Define and operationalize evaluations, validation evidence, human-review workflows, escalation paths, and launch criteria
Use evaluation results, error analysis, observability, and customer feedback to improve reliability, performance, model selection, workflow impact, and production readiness
Distill deployment learnings into reference architectures, interoperability and integration patterns, evaluation harnesses, security controls, and reusable technical primitives

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of software engineering, ML/AI engineering, solutions engineering, technical consulting, or comparable experience
Senior engineer, tech lead, or deployment-owner experience making technical decisions in ambiguous environments
Hands-on ownership of technical discovery, architecture, implementation, evaluation, productionization, and handoff for complex customer-facing or enterprise systems
Healthcare experience with payer workflows, provider operations, EHR systems, or interoperability standards such as Epic, HL7, and FHIR
Exposure to clinical operations, revenue cycle management, patient access, contact centers, EHR technologies, or health information exchanges
Experience shipping complex systems as a forward deployed/customer engineer, healthcare engineer, EHR/interoperability/revenue-cycle/payer-tech/infrastructure builder, technical consultant/integrator, regulated-enterprise solutions architect, or technical founder/early engineering leader
Strong judgment in AI evaluation, privacy, security, governance, and reliability
Ability to work from the Seattle office three days per week
Ability to travel up to 50%
Work authorization in the country where the job is located

Benefits

Comp & perks

Offers equity
Performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents
Paid medical and caregiver leave up to 8 weeks
Flexible PTO for exempt employees
Up to 15 paid days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays
Multiple paid coordinated company office closures
Paid sick or safe time
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend
Daily meals in offices
Meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends may be provided