The UF Health Proton Therapy Institute (UFHPTI) in Jacksonville, Florida, is seeking a skilled Applied AI Engineer to join our team. Reporting to the Director of Physics or their designee, this role involves developing, implementing, supporting and enhancing software solutions for advanced radiotherapy management, planning, delivery and operations. A key focus is on integrating and operationalizing bespoke or off-the-shelf AI models and services—such as large language models (LLMs), code assistants and vision/NLP APIs—to accelerate software development, data analysis, clinical decision support and other operational needs.
Responsibilities include creating AI-assisted tools for patient clinical flow management, scripting for radiotherapy machine and patient quality assurance and developing tools for database search and analysis.
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and skills:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Proficiency in C# programming within a graphical environment like Microsoft Visual Studio
- Strong experience with Python
- Knowledge of SQL/MS Access database programming
- Experience developing web-based applications
- Mathematical skills for implementing data analysis algorithms
- Familiarity with AI model utilization, including prompt engineering, evaluation, chaining/orchestration, secure API integration and basic data preparation for model inputs
UFHPTI offers a competitive salary and benefits package, an excellent work environment, and the opportunity to contribute to a team dedicated to providing world-class care to our patients.
We are an equal opportunity employer and support a drug-free workplace.