Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Elanco•Indianapolis, IN

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals! As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People. At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights. Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today! Your Role: As an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer at Elanco, you will join a dynamic engineering team dedicated to designing, developing, and deploying cutting-edge AI solutions that drive innovation, efficiency, and value across the business. This role is perfect for a creative problem-solver passionate about leveraging AI, specifically Generative AI and Agentic AI, to make a tangible impact. This includes four strategic priorities: Pipeline Acceleration: Optimize the search and approval of high impact medicines with a focus on speed, cost and precision. Manufacturing Excellence: Improve the efficiency, quality and consistency of core manufacturing processes, specifically execution and equipment effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness: Simplify the process to find, trust and consume relevant customer insights that drive sales growth and improved engagement. Productivity: Expand operating margin through efficiency by systematically reducing our operating expenses across the company, improving profitability.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field.
3+ years experience in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science or relevant experience.
Strong experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, and/or Python. Proficiency with common libraries and frameworks.
Hands-on experience with Public Cloud, specifically Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and their associated Data/AI/ML services.
Proven experience with relevant DevSecOps concepts and tooling, including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Git SCM, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Infrastructure-as-Code (HashiCorp Terraform).
Solid understanding of data structures, data modelling, and experience with common database structures/models.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science or a related technical field.
Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work on complex challenges independently and in a team setting.
Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Industry Experience (Nice to Have): Experience in the life science, animal health, or a related regulated industry.

Responsibilities

Consume and Integrate AI Models: Design, build, integrate, and deploy AI powered solutions to solve complex business challenges.
Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with software/data engineers, data stewards/scientists, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver scalable, integrated AI solutions.
Build Production-Ready Solutions: Engineer and maintain robust solutions, with a focus scale, reliability and operational efficiency.
Drive Innovation: Stay current with the latest advancements in AI and identify opportunities to apply new technologies to advance Elanco’s mission.
Ensure Quality & Performance: Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, and ensure all solutions are optimized for performance, security, and scalability.
Translate Business Needs: Effectively translate business requirements into technical specifications for AI-driven products and features.