--- title: 'Applied AI Engineer at Qualified Health PBC' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/applied-ai-engineer-qualified-health-pbc-palo-alto-vg9ca4vedd01' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-12' --- # Applied AI Engineer at Qualified Health PBC - **Company:** Qualified Health PBC - **Location:** Palo Alto, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2025-10-07 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/qualified-health-pbc/cfd1a30b-db7c-44e5-932a-f06acd612ba5 ## Job description Transform healthcare with us. At Qualified Health, we’re redefining what’s possible with Generative AI in healthcare. Our infrastructure provides the guardrails for safe AI governance, healthcare-specific agent creation, and real-time algorithm monitoring—working alongside leading health systems to drive real change. This is more than just a job. It’s an opportunity to build the future of AI in healthcare, solve complex challenges, and make a lasting impact on patient care. If you’re ambitious, innovative, and ready to move fast, we’d love to have you on board. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare. Job Summary: We’re hiring an Applied AI Engineer to focus on building and scaling real-world AI workflows. This role is designed for engineers who are hands-on with deploying generative AI applications. You’ll spend the majority of your time developing agentic workflows and production-grade integrations across multiple of our product lines. You’ll work closely with product and engineering teammates to design, deploy, and scale AI-powered applications that solve real problems in healthcare. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and deploy agentic workflows and automation pipelines (approx. 60% of role). - Build and maintain production-ready services, REST APIs, and integrations (approx. 30%). - Ship production solutions in days, not months emphasizing scrappiness and speed. - Collaborate across product, engineering, and design to deliver end-to-end AI-powered features. - Evaluate and integrate state-of-the-art LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, etc.) into production use cases. - Contribute to building a scalable workflow infrastructure that will support 100+ workflows Required Qualifications: - Strong software engineering foundation (Python required; solid coding practices). - Experience building AI-powered applications in the past 1–2 years using ChatGPT, Claude, Anthropic, or Mistral. - Hands-on experience with REST API development and deploying services into cloud environments (GCP preferred). - Clear understanding of MLOps, model deployment, or workflow automation in production systems. Desirable Skills: - Bachelor’s degree + 4 years OR Master’s degree + 2 years in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. - Background in software engineering → ML path. - Experience with agentic workflows or adjacent skills such as prompt tuning, eval pipelines, or automation frameworks. - Startup experience: demonstrated scrappiness, speed, and bias toward shipping. - Exposure to both startup agility and the engineering rigor of a mature, at-scale codebase is ideal - Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in fast-paced, ambiguous environments. Why Join Qualified Health? This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing company and a world-class team, that is poised to change the healthcare industry. We are a passionate, mission-driven team that is building a category-defining product. We are backed by premier investors and are looking for founding team members who are excited to do the best work of their careers. Our employees are integral to achieving our goals so we are proud to offer competitive salaries with equity packages, robust medical/dental/vision insurance, flexible working hours, hybrid work options and an inclusive environment that fosters creativity and innovation. Our Commitment to Diversity Qualified Health is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is essential to our success, and we are committed to building a team that reflects the world we live in. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Pay & Benefits The pay range for this role is between $180,000 and $250,000, depending on skills, qualifications, experience, and location. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits. Join our mission to revolutionize healthcare with AI. To apply, please send your resume through the application below. ## About Qualified Health PBC ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Qualified Health is the healthcare-native enterprise AI platform that enables health systems to safely deploy, govern, and scale AI across clinical, operational, and financial workflows. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B) - **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States - **Founded**: 2024 - **Founders**: Justin Norden (CEO), Kedar Mate (CMO), Beau Norgeot (Chief AI Officer) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Healthcare AI infrastructure and governance - **Target customers**: B2B – large health systems, academic medical centers, and clinically integrated networks - **Mission**: To help health systems deploy safe, compliant, and impactful AI at enterprise scale by providing a unified platform with built-in governance, monitoring, and outcomes tracking. ## Products & Services - **Qualified Health Platform**: A single, healthcare-native enterprise AI platform that includes a governed operating layer, one data integration, agent builder tools, workforce education, and a curated library of validated AI solutions. Covers HIPAA-compliant guardrails, real-time monitoring, audit trails, and role-based access controls. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metrics**: Annual revenue ~$3.1M (LinkedIn); total funding $155M (Series B of $125M led by New Enterprise Associates, Seed of $30M led by Town Hall Ventures and Frist Cressey Ventures) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: New Enterprise Associates (lead Series B), Town Hall Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures - **Growth Signals**: 10× revenue growth in the past year; 241.9% YoY headcount growth (75 employees); reached over 500,000 users across top US health systems; identified $37M in run-rate value in 10 days for one partner; $15M in value realized within six months for another; platform go-live in under one month ## Competitive Advantages - **Healthcare-native governance**: Governance is built into the platform, not bolted on, with risk-based guardrails, human-in-the-loop controls, and continuous post-deployment monitoring. - **Single integration**: Connects once to core clinical, operational, and financial systems to power every AI workflow, eliminating duplicate data extraction. - **Deep domain expertise**: Founders and team bring experience from Waymo (self-driving safety), Stanford Medicine, IHI, and major health systems – they understand regulated environments firsthand. - **Proven traction**: Over 500,000 users on the platform with measurable clinical, operational, and financial outcomes. ## Strategic Focus - Scale safely: Continue deploying the platform across more health systems while maintaining rigorous compliance and safety standards. - Bold innovation: Expand agent and workflow builder tools to empower health system teams to create their own AI solutions on a governed foundation. - Last-mile delivery: Operate as an embedded partner to drive adoption, measure ROI, and tune solutions for sustained impact. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: High-talent-density team with backgrounds from Waymo, Stanford, Elevance Health, and top consultancies. Emphasis on safety as an enabler of speed in healthcare. - **Growth trajectory**: Fast-growing (10× revenue, 241% headcount growth) with a clear path to becoming a category-defining company in healthcare AI. - **Mission-driven**: Direct impact on reducing clinician burnout, improving patient outcomes, and lowering healthcare costs. - **Work environment**: Based in Palo Alto, CA with international presence (Italy, Canada, South Korea). Remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated but likely flexible; check current job postings for specifics. - **Perks**: Competitive salaries (e.g., Software Engineer ~$106K); the opportunity to shape the operating system for AI in healthcare alongside industry leaders. ## Sources 1. [qualifiedhealthai.com](https://www.qualifiedhealthai.com/) 2. [qualifiedhealthai.com/careers](https://www.qualifiedhealthai.com/careers) 3. [qualifiedhealthai.com/about-us](https://www.qualifiedhealthai.com/about-us) 4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/qualifiedhealth) 5. 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