{"id":888321,"date":"2025-08-14T05:37:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welovesalt.com\/mena\/jobs\/%wpbb_job_industry%\/clinical-ai-scientist"},"modified":"2025-08-14T05:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:37:50","slug":"clinical-ai-scientist-888321","status":"publish","type":"wpbb_job","link":"https:\/\/welovesalt.com\/mena\/jobs\/technology\/project-programme-management\/clinical-ai-scientist-888321","title":{"rendered":"Clinical AI Scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dubai &#8211; Relocation required.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are looking for a Clinical AI Scientist with deep expertise in Utilization Management (UM) to join my clients innovative Data &amp; AI team. This pivotal role bridges clinical operations and AI technology, focusing on validating and enhancing AI-driven solutions that support prior authorization, concurrent review, inpatient\/outpatient adjudication, and medical necessity assessments within our health insurance platform.<\/p>\n<p>If you have strong clinical experience combined with a passion for AI innovation, this is your chance to be a subject matter expert driving the accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement of AI models that impact patient care and payer operations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lead clinical validation of AI solutions integrated into utilization management workflows.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to test AI models using real-world claims, clinical, and authorization data.<\/li>\n<li>Review and audit AI outputs (approval\/denial recommendations, level-of-care classifications) against clinical guidelines and utilization standards.<\/li>\n<li>Develop and execute robust QA and UAT protocols to ensure clinical accuracy, sensitivity, and compliance.<\/li>\n<li>Analyze model performance, identify edge cases, and recommend data augmentation or retraining as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Support curation of medical knowledge bases and guideline repositories (e.g., MCG, InterQual, CMS LCD\/NCD).<\/li>\n<li>Work closely with medical policy, case management, and prior authorization teams to integrate domain expertise into AI lifecycle.<\/li>\n<li>Document model assumptions, risk assessments, and validation reports to satisfy regulatory and audit requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to creation of clinical scenarios, test datasets, and annotations for supervised learning models.<\/li>\n<li>Act as a clinical ambassador ensuring AI solutions are explainable, safe, and user-friendly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>RN, MD, NP, PA, or equivalent advanced clinical degree required.<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 5 years&#8217; experience in Utilization Management, Prior Authorization, Case Review, or Medical Necessity Review within payer or health-tech environments.<\/li>\n<li>Basic proficiency with data science tools such as SQL, Python, and Excel.<\/li>\n<li>Experience supporting AI\/ML model development or testing strongly preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with EHRs, BRMS systems (e.g., Drools), and clinical decision support systems is a plus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Soft Skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong critical thinking and meticulous attention to detail.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent communication and documentation skills for effective collaboration across Data Science, Product, and Clinical teams.<\/li>\n<li>Passionate about advancing healthcare through ethical AI innovation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preferred:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prior experience in AI model validation, annotation, or testing in health insurance or digital health settings.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of evidence-based clinical guidelines and coding systems (ICD, CPT, DRG, HCPCS).<\/li>\n<li>Understanding of the UAE\/MENA healthcare landscape and payer workflows is advantageous.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai &#8211; Relocation required. 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