Associate AI Engineer

About the role

The Animal Health IT Data Science and AI team at MSD is looking for an Associate AI Engineer in Prague. The team supports Animal Health business areas such as research and development, manufacturing, supply chain, commercial and animal monitoring through data science and AI delivery, and works closely with AI engineers and data scientists.

Key responsibilities

• Write efficient, maintainable code following software engineering best practices
• Work with tools for deploying and versioning code
• Document AI models, algorithms and processes thoroughly
• Prepare technical reports and presentations
• Stay up to date with AI and machine learning advances
• Take part in Agile ceremonies to deliver prioritised projects and features
• Implement automated testing and monitoring to ensure AI system accuracy and reliability

Required profile

• 2+ years of experience in Python or another programming language, with familiarity with scalable solutions on a modern stack including cloud services, data pipelines, databases and Git or IDE
• Familiarity with building backends focused on RESTful APIs
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, analytical and detail-oriented approach, fast learner
• Bachelor's degree in AI, machine learning or computer science highly preferred; degrees in other quantitative fields appreciated

Required skills

• Python
• RESTful APIs
• Git
• Preferred: AWS, CI/CD, Docker, test-driven development, machine learning concepts, RAG, LLM fine-tuning and prompt engineering

What we offer

• Global projects in an international environment, with professional growth opportunities
• Pension and Canadian medical insurance contributions
• Annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave, 40 paid volunteer hours and 12 weeks of parental contribution
• Tax-free cafeteria benefits, multisport card, Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank and Foodora discounts
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone, parking, showers and refreshments
• Competitive salary, incentive pay and visa sponsorship available