Intern - AI Engineer
Job Locations
US-Remote
ID
2026-19531
Category
Engineering/IT
Position Type
Full-Time
Overview
The AI Engineer Intern focuses on researching and developing advanced healthcare informatics, particularly in the realm of emerging Artificial General Intelligence. It is designed to support improvements in healthcare treatment, payment, and operations. The intern will support multiple projects to set up the underlying architecture, such as context layer for data agents, setting up guardrails and governance.
We are currently looking for interns who can start immediately, 12 week internship, and work 40 hours per week.
Responsibilities
Technical Expertise
SQL fundamentals - comfortable writing queries against structured data, not just describing them
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Exposure to LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic) and at least tutorial-level familiarity with one orchestration framework (LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar)
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Git basics - comfortable with branching and reviewing code as part of a team workflow
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Ability to reason about data quality, duplication, and freshness
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Fetch and ingest data from live external sources (APIs and web sources) into a structured pipeline - handling formats, rate limits, and failures, not just calling a pre-built connector
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Design and build the schema and storage layer your pipeline writes to, in collaboration with data engineering
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Build and test AI components - embeddings, retrieval logic, prompts - using established patterns and tools
Communication and Collaboration
Communicates technology-related updates and requirements to other departments and contributes to presentations for senior management.
Collaborates with research and development teams, product management, and strategic analysts to support ongoing projects.
Leadership and Management
Partners with Business Units to provide reliable intelligence, validated technology options, and insights on enterprise and industry trends.
Supports technology project teams by coordinating specific tasks, assisting with day-to-day operations, and contributing to the successful delivery of solutions.
Assists in collaborative efforts with academic research teams, practicums, internships, and vendor POCs.
External Relationships and Partnerships
Supports vendor evaluations and contributes to collaborations with vendors.
Assists as a liaison between academic institutions, professional organizations, and research groups as needed.
Other
Support the Academic Corporate Engagement efforts to develop research and educational talent, with a focus on enhancing health tech knowledge and skills.
Complete all responsibilities and goals outlined in the internship program.
Complete all special projects and other duties as assigned.
Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this internship. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required and does not constitute an employment agreement. This job description is subject to change as Cotiviti's needs and requirements of the internship evolve.
Qualifications
Currently pursuing or recently completed an advanced degree in healthcare, technology, or a related field (e.g., Biomedical Informatics, Computer Sci
ence) with preference of a PhD.
Demonstrated interest or experience in AI, healthcare technology, or informatics research.
Strong foundational knowledge in generative AI model development, architectures, and vector databases.
Hands-on experience with working with Machine Learning and Deep Learning models. Experience with... For full info follow application link.
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