AI Model Validator
VigorCare Pediatric Services · Houston, TX
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Jun 28, 2026
Houston, TX
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A healthcare technology company is hiring someone to test and validate AI models used in clinical or healthcare settings. Day-to-day work involves building validation protocols, running quality checks on data inputs and outputs, troubleshooting model issues alongside data scientists and engineers, and reporting findings to stakeholders. The role suits a technically grounded candidate with machine learning knowledge and some familiarity with healthcare data.
Mid level · 3+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 75 people in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 45–120
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $98,690 (middle half $70,890–$126,360).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
This role sits at the intersection of QA/testing (validating AI models, developing validation protocols, quality assurance checks) and data science (machine learning algorithms, model development). 15-1253 was chosen as the primary SOC because the core function is validation and testing of models rather than building them; 15-2051 Data Scientists is a credible runner-up given the ML and data science depth required.
The JD lists 'data manipulation and analysis tools' as a requirement but names no specific tool (e.g., pandas, SQL, Tableau). No skill was emitted for this phrase since it names no concrete technology.
Healthcare data and regulatory familiarity (e.g., HIPAA) is listed explicitly as 'a plus,' so it was treated as preferred and omitted from the required skills list.
No compensation range was provided in the posting.
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