virtahealth - AI Operations Engineer
Requirements
• Systems Integration: Ability to design with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and connect AI systems to existing internal legacy databases and web APIs. • Strong analytical and quantitative skills with experience building dashboard telemetry using APIs (e.g., utilizing Sheets, SQL, Looker, or similar BI tools) to gather info across platforms to track API utilization, software licensing, or operational costs. • Exceptional agility and communication skills, with a proven ability to demystify complex technical tools for non-technical users and coordinate across IT, Security, and Engineering. • Successfully designed and implemented repeatable AI-enabled workflows that address team bottlenecks and improve efficiency. • Can-do attitude with never-ending curiosity to learn
Responsibilities
• Drive Adoption of selected agentic AI platform : Serve as the technical SME and primary champion for our rollout, partnering with HR department-by-department to support technical request and access, identify productivity bottlenecks, and implement high-impact AI use cases. • Establish AI Financial Observability: Define, monitor, and report on enterprise AI costs by department, creating structured dashboards to ensure optimized allocations and fiscal efficiency across our SaaS toolset. • Govern AI Vendor Risk Assessment: Partner with Information Security and legal teams to review, and assess new AI tools and vendors, validating how to implement connectivity • Bridge IT, Security & Engineering Infrastructure: Collaborate with internal infrastructure and security platform engineering teams to translate evolving technical AI guardrails into frictionless business enablement policies. • Build Repeatable IT Operational Workflows: Architect and document long-term support processes, training modules, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to transition daily AI ticket triaging, troubleshooting, and license management smoothly to the broader IT support team. • First 30 days: Deep dive into Virta's agentic AI platform and the deployment strategy. Build strong relationships with key partners in IT, GRC, and Foundations Engineering, and shadow current software evaluation queues. • Day 30-60: Partner on first pilots across the first key business departments, identifying specific workflow opportunities. Deliver the first automated dashboard tracking AI token utilization and cost metrics broken down by department. • Day 60-90: Formalize the AI vendor risk checklist in partnership with the Security team, deploy self-service AI guides, and document onboarding SOPs so that Tier 1 and Tier 2 IT support staff can autonomously assist users with common generative AI queries. • 2+ years of experience in agentic AI, IT operations, and business systems enablement, 4 years technical program management. • Tooling & Infrastructure: Build internal AI platforms, custom copilots, prompt libraries, and AI-agent toolkits designed for specific company workflows. • Cross-Functional Enablement: Partner with non-technical teams to identify repetitive work and prototype rapid, AI-powered solutions. • Governance & Standards: Establish the necessary security guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and system guardrails so internal teams can deploy trusted AI safely at scale. • Training & Mentorship: improve AI literacy in partnership with HR and promote AI adoption across the entire enterprise. • VALUES-DRIVEN CULTURE • Virta’s company values drive our culture, so you’ll do well if: • You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally • You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same • You prioritize positive impact over busy work • You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience • You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information • You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma • You take risks and rapidly iterate • Is this role not quite what you're looking for? Join our Talent Community and follow us on Linkedin to stay connected!
Benefits
• As part of your duties at Virta, you may come in contact with sensitive patient information that is governed by HIPAA. Throughout your career at Virta, you will be expected to follow Virta's security and privacy procedures to ensure our patients' information remains strictly confidential. Security and privacy training will be provided. • As a remote-first company, our team is spread across various locations with office hubs in Denver and San Francisco. • Clinical roles: We currently do not hire in the following states: AK, HI, RI • Corporate roles: We currently do not hire in the following states: AK, AR, DE, HI, ME, MS, NM, OK, SD, VT, WI. • Virta uses Ashby as its applicant tracking system, which incorporates AI-powered tools (provided by OpenAI, AWS, and Google Gemini) in certain aspects of the recruiting process, including application review, candidate screening, and interview note taking; your data is not used to train AI models, and all final hiring decisions are made by Virta Health personnel. For more information, see Ashby's AI Terms at https://www.ashbyhq.com/resources/terms-ai-features
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