Data and AI Engineer

How to Apply

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A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Who We Are

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AI&DHI serves as the operational backbone for AI and digital health research at U-M, spanning faculty, researchers, and clinicians across 75 departments and 17 schools and colleges. Our team provides the data infrastructure, AI tools, systems integrations, and research enablement services that help investigators translate promising ideas into validated, deployable innovations. We partner closely with Michigan Medicine, Michigan Engineering, and other institutional units to deliver services researchers can rely on.

Job Summary

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We're hiring a full-time Data and AI Engineer to design, build, and maintain the data systems, pipelines, and AI integrations that power research and clinical tools across Michigan Medicine. This role centers on data architecture, EHR data integration, database engineering, and technical consultation, with additional contributions to backend development, APIs, automation, and AI systems integration.

You'll sit at the intersection of data engineering and applied AI ? building robust, production-grade data pipelines, managing OpenShift/Kubernetes-based infrastructure, and integrating AI tools with platforms including Epic EHR, frontier and enterprise LLMs, and other services across the university. We're looking for a self-motivated engineer with strong experience in data systems development, container orchestration, and AI tool deployment who thrives in a collaborative, research-driven environment and enjoys solving complex technical problems that directly impact clinical and research outcomes.

This position is hybrid, based primarily from home with onsite opportunities i