Software Engineer-Innovation /AI -On-site @West Hills, CA

Company: Regal Medical Group is a large, physician-led medical group based in Southern California, primarily serving patients in the San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, and surrounding areas. Founded in 1996, Regal operates as an Independent Physician Association (IPA) and works with major health plans including Medicare Advantage and Medi-Cal. The group focuses on coordinated, value-based care, emphasizing preventive health and chronic disease management. Regal is part of Heritage Provider Network, which ran the $3M Heritage Health Prize on Kaggle — a pioneer in applying machine learning to patient care.

Background: The Department of Innovation, AI is a small, focused team (5 members) tasked with modernizing a large, multi-billion-dollar healthcare business. We're rebuilding core healthcare infrastructure from the ground up to take full advantage of the latest AI models.

Role Summary: As a software engineer, you'll be responsible for embedding with various company teams to spec, build, and maintain new and existing AI applications. This role is close in nature to a forward-deployed engineering position, where your ability to understand business cases and own product outcomes will be just as important as your raw technical acumen.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required. New graduates and recent alumni are welcome to apply.
• Demonstrated experience in at least one programming language without the use of AI assistance/tools.
• Prior work/school projects showcasing an ability to deconstruct business requirements into a working final application.
• Strong social skills enabling you to operate effectively with a wide variety of personality types and roles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience implementing large language models / generative AI in end-user applications.
• Prior experience using AI-assisted coding tools to develop and maintain high-quality codebases.
• Interest or prior experience in the healthcare or healthcare technology industries.

This is a great opportunity for you if:

• You want to work on a small, mission-driven team to achieve enormous, real-world patient and business outcomes.
• You're flexible, pragmatic, and want to develop your business and people skills alongside your software engineering talent.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $125,000 year to $200,000 year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, licensure, skills, and experience. 

The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. 

Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Full Time Position Benefits:

The success of any company depends on its employees. For us, employee satisfaction is crucial not only to the well-being of our organization, but also to the health and wellness of our members. As such, we are firmly dedicated to providing our employees the options and resources necessary for building security and maintaining a healthy balance between work and life.

Our dedication to our staff is evident in our comprehensive benefits package. We offer a very generous mixture of benefits, including many employer-paid options.

Health and Wellness:

• Employer-paid comprehensive medical, pharmacy, and dental for employees
• Vision insurance
• Zero co-payments for employed physician office visits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Behavioral Health Services 

Savings and Retirement:

• 401(k)Retirement Savings Plan
• Income Protection Insurance

Other Benefits:

• Vacation Time 
• Company celebrations
• Employee Referral Bonus 
• Tuition Reimbursement
• License Renewal CEU Cost Reimbursement Program 
• Business-casual working environment
• Sick days
• Paid holidays
• Mileage

Employer will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the LA City Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required. New graduates and recent alumni are welcome to apply.
• Demonstrated experience in at least one programming language without the use of AI assistance/tools.
• Prior work/school projects showcasing an ability to deconstruct business requirements into a working final application.
• Strong social skills enabling you to operate effectively with a wide variety of personality types and roles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience implementing large language models / generative AI in end-user applications.
• Prior experience using AI-assisted coding tools to develop and maintain high-quality codebases.
• Interest or prior experience in the healthcare or healthcare technology industries.