Conversational AI Engineer

THE POSITION:

The Conversational AI Engineer is responsible for designing building and supporting intelligent virtual agents using NICE Cognigy with a focus on digital chat and conversational experiences. This role partners with business IT and experience design teams to create scalable reliable chatbot and virtual assistant solutions that deflect contacts streamline customer journeys and integrate seamlessly with the broader contact center ecosystem. Experience with the Cognigy conversational AI platform is highly desirable to support advanced NLU dialog orchestration and enterprisegrade automation use cases.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams.  These results are achieved by:

• Design build test and maintain NICE virtual agents with a primary focus on digital chat and selfservice use cases.
• Develop and manage conversation flows intents entities dialog logic and handoff scenarios to live agents across voice and digital channels.
• Configure and tune natural language understanding (NLU) models to improve intent recognition accuracy and customer experience.
• Implement and maintain integrations between Cognigy and backend systems including CRM knowledge bases APIs and automation services.
• Support human handoff and omnichannel continuity ensuring context is preserved when escalating from bot to live agent.
• Monitor and optimize bot performance using analytics transcripts and interaction data to improve containment and task completion.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to bot behavior NLU accuracy integrations and platform performance.
• Maintain detailed technical documentation for conversation designs configurations and integrations.
• Ensure all conversational AI solutions comply with security privacy accessibility and compliance standards.
• All other duties as assigned

It is the policy of EVERSANA to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by an employee with a disability unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for EVERSANA. If reasonable accommodation is needed to perform the essential functions of your job position please contact Human Resources.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE JOB:

• Collaborate closely with Business Analysts CX designers product owners and stakeholders during discovery and design workshops.
• Participate in design reviews backlog refinement and release planning for virtual agent initiatives.
• Communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical partners regarding bot capabilities limitations and release readiness.
• Follow established change management testing and documentation standards for all chatbot deployments.
• Stay current on advancements in conversational AI NLU generative AI and chatbot design best practices.
• Support production releases and provide afterhours support as needed for critical issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to expand selfservice and automation use cases.

Travel: N/A (or limited travel as needed for workshops vendor sessions or team meetings)

Hours: 40 hours per week MondayFriday; occasional afterhours support may be required for major releases or critical production issues

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the expectations of the position and shall not be construed as the only expectations that may be assigned for the position.

Qualifications :

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The requirements below are representative of the experience education knowledge skills and abilities required to perform this job effectively.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Experience and/or Training

• 35 years of experience developing or supporting conversational AI chatbots or virtual assistant solutions.
• Handson experience building chatbots using NICE Cognigy or comparable virtual agent platforms.
• Strong understanding of conversational design NLU concepts intent modeling and dialog management.
• Experience integrating chatbots with enterprise systems using APIs and web services.
• Experience supporting solutions in a production enterprise IT environment.

Technology / Equipment

• Experience with chatbot development tools NLU platforms and analytics dashboards.
• Familiarity with REST APIs JSON payloads and system integrations.
• Experience using ticketing backlog and documentation tools (e.g. Jira Confluence ServiceNow).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The qualifications below are preferred and may be used to distinguish top candidates.

Education

• Bachelors degree in a technical or analytical discipline.
• Advanced coursework or training in systems analysis product management or customer experience technologies.

Experience and/or Training

• Handson experience with the Cognigy conversational AI platform.
• Experience supporting voice and digital virtual agents including omnichannel handoff.
• Experience tuning NLU models using real interaction data and transcripts.
• Experience in largescale or regulated contact center environments.
• Familiarity with AIassisted agent tools and downstream analytics..

Licenses/Certificates preferred:

• NICE Cognigy certifications.
• NiCE platform training or certification.
• Agile SAFe or product delivery certifications.

Technology / Equipment

• Exposure to advanced NLU LLMbased conversational enhancements or generative AI use cases.
• Experience analyzing bot performance metrics and interaction outcomes.
• Familiarity with security privacy and compliance considerations for customer interaction data.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The physical and mental requirements along with the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

Office: While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is frequently required to reach grasp stand and/or sit for long periods of time (up to 90% of the shift) walk talk and hear; occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet with frequent interruptions and multiple demands.

Additional Information :

OUR CULTURAL BELIEFS:

Patient Minded I act with the patients best interest in mind.

Client Delight I own every client experience and its impact on results.

Take Action I am empowered and hold myself accountable.

Embrace Diversity I create an environment of awareness and respect.

Grow Talent I own my development and invest in the development of others. 

Win Together I passionately connect with anyone anywhere anytime to achieve results.

Communication Matters I speak up to create transparent thoughtful and timely dialogue.

Always Innovate I am bold and creative in everything I do.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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EVERSANA is committed to providing competitive salaries and benefits for all employees. If this job posting includes a base salary range it represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S.  Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience other job-related qualifications/skills and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). This role is eligible for hire in select U.S. locations based on business and operational considerations. For a full list of locations visit  information about EVERSANAs benefits package can be found at  EVERSANA reserves the right to modify this base salary range and benefits at any time. 

From EVERSANAs inception Diversity Equity & Inclusion have always been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for improving the lives of patients and leading innovation within the healthcare industry. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity but also age disability status veteran status sexual orientation religion and many other parts of ones identity. All of our employees points of view are key to our success and inclusion is everyones responsibility.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws it is the policy of EVERSANA to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for EVERSANA. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodations applies to all aspects of the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview and hiring process please contact us at .

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time