AI Researcher Jobs in Idaho
AI Researcher jobs in Idaho concentrate in university research centers, defense-adjacent technology, and agritech innovation, with demand ranging from entry-level research associate roles to senior principal scientist positions. Boise, Moscow, and Idaho Falls are the primary hiring metros, anchored by employers such as Idaho National Laboratory, Micron Technology, and the University of Idaho. The most in-demand specialties in the state are machine learning engineering, natural language processing, and computer vision applied to industrial and agricultural systems. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
CVS Health's Analytics & Behavior Change (A&BC) is an organization working to solve some of the most challenging problems at the intersection of technology and healthcare. A&BC leverages advanced analytics, machine learning, modeling, and a hypothesis-driven approach to transform data into actionable, customer-centric insights to drive growth, improve health outcomes and access to health care across all our businesses in CVS Health. Our data teams build next generation data and machine learning platforms and products in the cloud that help CVS Health to make healthier happen for 100+ million customers.
CVS Health is building the next generation of AI-powered tools that transform the fundamentals of claims service operations, including solutions such as AI-powered agentic claims advisor platform and auto adjudication systems and knowledge bases. We are looking for a Director, Product Management-AI Claims Platform to own this portfolio. You will set the “what” and “why” - define vision and roadmap, lead a team of Product Managers, each heading a dedicated cross-functional squad (agile development teams) to deliver measurable impact in a high-stakes enterprise environment.
This is a rare opportunity to own a flagship AI product in healthcare from strategy through delivery — partnering closely with Business executives, Operations teams, Enterprise technology, Data science and Engineering, with strong visibility to senior leadership. This role requires operating with a high degree of autonomy while maintaining credibility across the stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Product Strategy & Vision (~40%)
- Own the product vision and multi-horizon roadmap for AI-powered claims decision-support and auto adjudication platform, identifying, shaping and prioritizing capabilities
- Translate complex, nuanced claims policies and business operational workflows into a clear, prioritized technology product strategy across Aetna’s commercial and government lines of businesses
- Ensure user-centric design and anchor the product strategy and scope to maximize impact and support future scaling
- Make confident, well-reasoned product decisions amid ambiguity, driving momentum and impact without waiting for perfect information
- Frame investment decisions and tradeoffs for senior executives in terms of measurable outcomes
Cross-functional leadership & operating model (~30%)
- Serve as the primary product voice across a highly matrixed enterprise, partnering with business, enterprise technology, data science and engineering, and program leadership.
- Shape how a fast-scaling product organization operates — clarifying roles, decision-making, and ways of working across product life cycle activities.
- Build durable, scalable partnerships with business and subject-matter experts to ensure alignment of vision
- Shape business case and supporting budgeting, investment committee review, and finance reporting processes
- Anticipate and resolve adjacent portfolio dependencies and competing priorities, keeping the broader effort aligned and moving.
- Be primary point of engagement for senior business stakeholders and tailor communication by audience and goals, whether aligning product strategy, driving commercial decisions, or unblocking delivery and anticipating misalignment before it surfaces
Impact delivery (~30%)
- Lead delivery across the portfolio including roadmap, prioritization, milestone, and impact accountability, through a team of product managers, setting clear direction and growing the team while stepping in to perform hands-on product responsibilities when needed
- Identify and resolve cross-squad and cross functional interdependencies and prioritization trade-offs
- Responsible for setting, measuring, and leading the team to accomplish product adoption, user change management and business impact goals
- Engage credibly in technical discussions, ensuring solution feasibility and traceability to business and customer requirements
- Partner closely with engineering and data science on the product’s intelligence engine, data foundations, validation and testing systems, coordinating resolution with broader Enterprise partners
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years in Product Management, with clear progression to Senior / Director-level scope and a track record of owning products end-to-end.
- 5+ years of experience turning complex, ambiguous policy or business rules into reliable product logic in partnership with subject-matter experts.
- 5+ years leading through influence in complex, matrixed organizations, creating clarity and momentum amid ambiguity.
- 3+ years’ hands-on experience building AI or other advanced-analytics powered workflow-automation products in real operational environments, including human-in-the-loop systems where accuracy and trust matter.
- 3+ years of experience with healthcare claims, adjudication systems, or other complex, policy-driven operational workflows.
- 3+ years demonstrating skills as a first-principles thinker who can get to the root of hard problems and translate them into a clear strategy executives can act on.
- 3+ years of exceptional executive communication — able to distill complex tradeoffs into crisp, compelling narratives for VP+ audiences.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with claims adjudication systems and business rules engines.
- Demonstrated ability to design and evolve how a product organization operates.
- Fluency with the latest ML and agentic approaches, with a clear point of view on where human oversight belongs, guardrails and evaluation strategy.
- Change-management and adoption-strategy experience for enterprise tools and software.
Education
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a quantitative, analytical, or technical field (e.g., Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Economics, or related discipline).
- MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$144,200.00 - $288,400.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 07/25/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
CVS Health's Analytics & Behavior Change (A&BC) is an organization working to solve some of the most challenging problems at the intersection of technology and healthcare. A&BC leverages advanced analytics, machine learning, modeling, and a hypothesis-driven approach to transform data into actionable, customer-centric insights to drive growth, improve health outcomes and access to health care across all our businesses in CVS Health. Our data teams build next generation data and machine learning platforms and products in the cloud that help CVS Health to make healthier happen for 100+ million customers.
CVS Health is building the next generation of AI-powered tools that transform the fundamentals of claims service operations, including solutions such as AI-powered agentic claims advisor platform and auto adjudication systems and knowledge bases. We are looking for a Director, Product Management-AI Claims Platform to own this portfolio. You will set the “what” and “why” - define vision and roadmap, lead a team of Product Managers, each heading a dedicated cross-functional squad (agile development teams) to deliver measurable impact in a high-stakes enterprise environment.
This is a rare opportunity to own a flagship AI product in healthcare from strategy through delivery — partnering closely with Business executives, Operations teams, Enterprise technology, Data science and Engineering, with strong visibility to senior leadership. This role requires operating with a high degree of autonomy while maintaining credibility across the stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Product Strategy & Vision (~40%)
- Own the product vision and multi-horizon roadmap for AI-powered claims decision-support and auto adjudication platform, identifying, shaping and prioritizing capabilities
- Translate complex, nuanced claims policies and business operational workflows into a clear, prioritized technology product strategy across Aetna’s commercial and government lines of businesses
- Ensure user-centric design and anchor the product strategy and scope to maximize impact and support future scaling
- Make confident, well-reasoned product decisions amid ambiguity, driving momentum and impact without waiting for perfect information
- Frame investment decisions and tradeoffs for senior executives in terms of measurable outcomes
Cross-functional leadership & operating model (~30%)
- Serve as the primary product voice across a highly matrixed enterprise, partnering with business, enterprise technology, data science and engineering, and program leadership.
- Shape how a fast-scaling product organization operates — clarifying roles, decision-making, and ways of working across product life cycle activities.
- Build durable, scalable partnerships with business and subject-matter experts to ensure alignment of vision
- Shape business case and supporting budgeting, investment committee review, and finance reporting processes
- Anticipate and resolve adjacent portfolio dependencies and competing priorities, keeping the broader effort aligned and moving.
- Be primary point of engagement for senior business stakeholders and tailor communication by audience and goals, whether aligning product strategy, driving commercial decisions, or unblocking delivery and anticipating misalignment before it surfaces
Impact delivery (~30%)
- Lead delivery across the portfolio including roadmap, prioritization, milestone, and impact accountability, through a team of product managers, setting clear direction and growing the team while stepping in to perform hands-on product responsibilities when needed
- Identify and resolve cross-squad and cross functional interdependencies and prioritization trade-offs
- Responsible for setting, measuring, and leading the team to accomplish product adoption, user change management and business impact goals
- Engage credibly in technical discussions, ensuring solution feasibility and traceability to business and customer requirements
- Partner closely with engineering and data science on the product’s intelligence engine, data foundations, validation and testing systems, coordinating resolution with broader Enterprise partners
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years in Product Management, with clear progression to Senior / Director-level scope and a track record of owning products end-to-end.
- 5+ years of experience turning complex, ambiguous policy or business rules into reliable product logic in partnership with subject-matter experts.
- 5+ years leading through influence in complex, matrixed organizations, creating clarity and momentum amid ambiguity.
- 3+ years’ hands-on experience building AI or other advanced-analytics powered workflow-automation products in real operational environments, including human-in-the-loop systems where accuracy and trust matter.
- 3+ years of experience with healthcare claims, adjudication systems, or other complex, policy-driven operational workflows.
- 3+ years demonstrating skills as a first-principles thinker who can get to the root of hard problems and translate them into a clear strategy executives can act on.
- 3+ years of exceptional executive communication — able to distill complex tradeoffs into crisp, compelling narratives for VP+ audiences.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with claims adjudication systems and business rules engines.
- Demonstrated ability to design and evolve how a product organization operates.
- Fluency with the latest ML and agentic approaches, with a clear point of view on where human oversight belongs, guardrails and evaluation strategy.
- Change-management and adoption-strategy experience for enterprise tools and software.
Education
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a quantitative, analytical, or technical field (e.g., Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Economics, or related discipline).
- MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$144,200.00 - $288,400.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 07/25/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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Where Idaho roles are concentrated, by current openings.
AI Researcher Job Market in Idaho
A snapshot from current Idaho openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Micron Technology12
- CVS Health4
- Micron Idaho Semiconductor Manufacturing (Triton)3
- ICCU1
- Cencora1
Top Industries Hiring
- Electronics & Hardware13
- Healthcare & Medical Services4
What Idaho Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in AI researcher jobs across Idaho.
- Master's or PhD in computer science, artificial intelligence, or a closely related field
- Hands-on experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Demonstrated ability to design, train, and evaluate large-scale models on real datasets
- Strong programming proficiency in Python and familiarity with data pipeline tooling
- Experience publishing research or contributing to peer-reviewed technical projects
- Ability to obtain or maintain a security clearance for roles tied to national laboratory work
AI Researcher Jobs in Idaho: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a ai researcher in Idaho?
AI researcher roles in Idaho do not require a state-issued license or registration. The standard path is completing a bachelor's degree in computer science or mathematics, followed by a master's or doctoral program with a research focus. Candidates who build a portfolio of published work, open-source contributions, or applied projects in machine learning or computer vision are consistently more competitive with Idaho's university and national laboratory employers.
Which companies hire ai researchers in Idaho?
Employers hiring ai researchers in Idaho right now include Micron Technology, CVS Health, and Micron Idaho Semiconductor Manufacturing (Triton), based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls is a particularly consistent recruiter, drawing candidates with backgrounds in applied AI for energy and defense research.
Which Idaho cities have the most ai researcher jobs?
Boise, Idaho, and Chubbuck account for the largest share of ai researcher openings in Idaho. Boise leads because of its growing technology sector and corporate headquarters presence, Moscow is driven by the University of Idaho's research programs, and Idaho Falls reflects sustained hiring at Idaho National Laboratory and its affiliated contractors.
Are there remote ai researcher jobs in Idaho?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 17% of ai researcher openings tied to Idaho are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, reflecting how much of the work involves code, data analysis, and model development that can be done anywhere. Research roles tied to classified national laboratory projects or specialized on-site hardware are the most likely to require in-person presence.
How can I get hired as a ai researcher in Idaho with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a research assistantship or graduate fellowship at the University of Idaho or Boise State University, where students work alongside faculty on funded AI projects and build a publication record. Idaho National Laboratory runs internship and post-master's fellowship programs for candidates without full professional experience. Transitioning from a data analyst or software engineer role at a Boise-area tech employer is another practical route, particularly when paired with a strong personal project portfolio.
Where can I find and apply to ai researcher jobs in Idaho?
You can find and apply to ai researcher jobs in Idaho on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Find roles that fit your background and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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