Remote job: NLP Engineer (Document Intelligence & Automation)

Job Title: NLP Engineer (Document Intelligence & Automation)

Duration: 6+ Months Contract (possibility for extension)

Location : REMOTE

Pay Rate: $56 /hr W2

Role Overview:
We are looking for a specialized NLP Engineer to design and implement intelligent solutions that interpret and operationalize complex regulatory documentation for a major Federal Healthcare Agency. The core focus is leveraging NLP and Large Language Models (LLMs) to extract rules, conditions, and compliance logic from large-scale structured and unstructured documents (PDFs, HTML, Policy Manuals) and automating downstream workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• AI Pipelines: Design and build NLP/LLM-driven pipelines to read and interpret federal healthcare manuals, policies, and regulatory guidance.
• Logic Extraction: Extract complex rules, eligibility conditions, and exceptions from unstructured documentation.
• IDP Implementation: Implement Document Intelligence / Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) solutions for large-scale content ingestion.
• Workflow Automation: Convert extracted regulatory logic into machine-readable rules and develop automated workflows using Python and orchestration tools (UiPath, Power Automate).
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with clinical, compliance, and engineering teams to validate rule interpretations and ensure high accuracy.
• Auditability: Ensure all AI outputs are traceable, auditable, and aligned with federal compliance standards.

Required Technical Skills:

• NLP/LLM: Deep experience with frameworks like spaCy, Hugging Face, or Azure OpenAI/OpenAI.
• Programming: Strong hands-on expertise in Python for text processing and rule extraction.
• Automation: Practical experience with enterprise automation platforms such as UiPath or Power Automate.
• IDP: Proven experience with Document Intelligence / IDP platforms and OCR techniques.
• Industry Experience: Demonstrated ability to process complex regulatory and policy documents, preferably within a regulated industry (Healthcare, Finance, or Gov).

Compliance Requirements:

• Must have resided in the US for at least the last 3 consecutive years.
• Subject to a federal background check/clearance process.

Desired (Plus) Skills:

• Experience with healthcare regulations (Medicare, Medicaid, Payment Integrity, or Utilization Management).
• Familiarity with Agentic AI, Rule Engines, or Decision Orchestration frameworks.
• Cloud experience (AWS preferred).