AI Engineer

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

We currently have an opportunity for an AI Engineer. This position works out of our Plano, TX location in the Neuromodulation Division.   Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.

• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, and partner closely with third-party vendors, to integrate Abbott's core AI principles (Responsible, Safe, Fair, Impactful, and Transparent) into the core of our advanced technological products and externally sourced solutions.

• Assist in model validation activities, including performance monitoring, fairness evaluations, and explainability analyses for both internally developed and vendor-supplied models.

• Develop and implement robust, human-aligned AI systems by creating feedback mechanisms, from analyzing system-level traceability to interpreting user interactions, to ensure our technology adapts and behaves exactly as intended, emphasizing system accountability and transparency.

• Support the assessment of intelligent systems for ethical considerations, specifically auditing for algorithmic bias and ensuring strict privacy protections, aligning them with human ethical values to build stakeholder trust.

• Engage with worldwide regulatory and emerging industry standards, such as the IEEE CertifAIEd criteria, and global ethical frameworks. Champion patient safety and product integrity by ensuring all development and quality processes adhere strictly to critical medical device standards, including IEC 62304, ISO 14971, ISO 13485, and 21 CFR 820.

• Drive continuous improvement and ensure Abbott remains at the forefront of responsible AI engineering.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 0-2 years of related experience

• Proficiency in software development and programming languages (such as C, C++, or Python) with a focus on building robust, high-quality products.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and a foundational knowledge of AI/ML data pipelines.

• Experience developing automated semantic segmentation tools to quantify and classify multiple complex material classes (or biological structures) at a microscopic level. Ability to apply advanced computational and image analysis techniques to evaluate both healthy and degraded biological states, facilitating a deeper understanding of therapeutic efficacy.

• Familiar with biological principles

• Passion for innovation, continuous learning, and a deep desire to understand the ethical challenges and opportunities facing the technology and healthcare sectors today.       Familiarity with ethical AI frameworks and assessment criteria, such as those from IEEE (Accountability, Transparency, Algorithmic Bias, and Privacy).

• Exposure to AI fairness analysis, decision explainability, and rigorous model performance monitoring frameworks.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical and ethical concepts to diverse, cross-functional audiences (including external vendors and partners). Proactive and motivated to contribute to delivering impactful and life-changing solutions.

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.