AI Web Developer Job at Rare Genomics Institute in Downey

AI Web Developer at Rare Genomics Institute

Rare Genomics Institute (RGI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping rare disease patients find a diagnosis, treatment, and pathway to a cure. Through personalized research projects, RGI provides access to world‑leading medical institutions and scientists, coordinates with clinicians and counselors to interpret findings, and offers an online crowd‑funding platform to deliver financial solutions. RGI supports rare disease advocacy by fostering an online community and conducting research through a yearly grant competition. Since 2011, RGI has completed over 300 genetic sequencing and analysis projects, assisted patients in funding over $3.5 million in genomic sequencing, discovered 8 unique genetic mutations in‑house, given over $2 million in grants to researchers, and developed a community of over 10 000 members.

This position will be responsible for identifying, developing and implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions in collaboration with our existing project team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in leveraging generative AI data sources and transitioning them to a user‑friendly website interface. You will help design the overall end‑to‑end architecture and data‑flow pipeline for a rare disease chatbot, guide technology evaluation and selection decisions, and ensure the final output presents medically and scientifically vetted disease information that is understandable to non‑experts.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinker with leadership and communications skills to work with cross‑functional teams.
• Experience with LLM, RAG, and vector databases to create advanced generative AI prompts, obtain relevant data from multiple sources, and identify and remove inaccuracies.
• Deep AI/ML systems knowledge with proven experience designing and deploying AI/ML solutions or products, preferably in SaaS, healthtech, or similar areas.
• Experience with AI development tools and frameworks such as Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, or similar.
• Experience with front‑end/back‑end integration of AI models and website design, especially for delivering accessible, plain‑language content to lay audiences.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development and implementation of a technically‑sound strategy for the creation of the RG rare disease AI information platform.
• Reach out and engage with external collaborators or resources to support project objectives as needed.
• Manage the design and deployment of a new rare disease website and its maintenance.
• Work with the project team to identify key tasks, timelines, and final objectives.
• Attend bi‑weekly team meetings and regularly engage with team members remotely.
• Ensure final products comply with data ethics, security, and medical domain knowledge standards to ensure trust and accuracy.