AI/ML Engineer/Lead Location - Minneapolis, MN(Remote) - Only independent Visa

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field. Experience with healthcare, payer, or regulated industries.
Exposure to Responsible AI, model governance, and compliance reviews.
Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, and RAG architectures.
Experience managing mixed onshore/offshore delivery teams.
7 10 years of overall engineering experience with 3+ years in AI/ML engineering.
2+ years of people or technical team leadership experience.
Strong hands on experience with:
o Python and ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit learn)
o Cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
o ML model deployment and productionization
Experience building and deploying LLM or GenAI solutions is strongly preferred.
Solid understanding of data pipelines, APIs, and distributed systems.