Opportunity Overview:
Reporting to the Chief Digital & Technology Officer, the Vice President of AI Engineering & Agent Platforms will lead the teams responsible for AI platform engineering, agent platforms, agent runtime systems, skills and prompt lifecycle management and framework, AI infrastructure, MLOps/LLMOps, and forward deployed AI engineering.
This role partners closely with the Chief Data & AI Officer, who owns Cohere's AI strategy, model development, evaluation frameworks, prompt design and governance, skills requirements and behavior, knowledge management frameworks, and data science functions. The VP of AI Engineering & Agent Platforms is responsible for operationalizing, scaling, deploying, and running those capabilities across Cohere's products and customer environments.
This leader will build the platforms, engineering systems, and deployment capabilities that enable Cohere to rapidly deliver AI-powered solutions while maintaining the reliability, security, and compliance required in healthcare.
Lead the engineering organization responsible for the foundational platforms and services that power Cohere's AI ecosystem.
Responsibilities include:
Build the frameworks, services, and reusable capabilities that enable teams to rapidly develop, test, deploy, and operate secure, observable, and production-ready AI-powered solutions.
Areas of focus include:
Design and scale the engineering systems used to build, manage, deploy, and govern reusable agent skills across healthcare workflows.
Establish the platforms and operational capabilities required to manage AI behavior at scale.
Responsibilities include:
Lead a team of customer-facing engineers responsible for deploying and operationalizing Cohere's AI solutions within customer environments.
This organization partners closely with customers to:
Establish engineering best practices, platform standards, and operational processes that allow Cohere to scale AI safely and efficiently across customers, products, and healthcare workflows.
Partner closely with Product, Clinical Operations, Customer Success, Security, and the Chief Data & AI Officer's organization to ensure AI capabilities move efficiently from concept to production.
Must-Haves
The ideal candidate is:
This is a remote-first role that may require travel to Boston, MA for new hire onboarding and occasional in-person team meetings and company events.
Pay & Perks:
💻 Fully remote opportunity with about 15% travel
🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
📈 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account
🏝️ Flex Time Off + company holidays
👶 Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave
🐶 Pet insurance
The salary range for this position is $280,000 to $340,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.
Interview Process*:
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About Cohere Health:
Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI-powered solutions connect health plans’ strategic goals and providers’ needs, optimizing the speed, cost, and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer-provider decision-making across the care continuum–including policy, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more–the company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.
With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.
Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners.
The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone.
We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. To us, it’s personal.
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Based on 579 disclosed AI Engineering salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $205K/year, with most offers between $167K and $242K (10th–90th percentile: $131K–$276K).
This posting lists $280K–$340K, above the $205K market median.
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