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This role pays more than
79%
of similar roles. Most pay
$187,041–$248,337
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$260k
versus about
$218k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About McKesson Corporation
McKesson Corporation is a premier American healthcare services company that distributes pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical supplies, and provides technology to the healthcare industry.
McKesson Corporation currently has
143 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$124,300–$207,200
across 78 roles with salary data.
The Principal AI Engineer provides high-level technical leadership for the company's AI platform, operating one level above the Lead AI Engineer role. This individual establishes multi-year architecture strategies for agentic and LLM-powered systems, including model strategy, retrieval-augmented generation, and evaluation governance across all teams. Key responsibilities include resolving ambiguous technical problems, advising executive leadership on AI risk, and setting security standards for regulated healthcare data environments. The role requires building production LLM applications using Python, Java, REST APIs, and cloud-native designs in Azure, AWS, or GCP. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in prompt engineering, vector retrieval systems, and LLMOps. The position solves complex technical challenges regarding model risk, PHI handling, and infrastructure vendor management within a highly regulated healthcare context to ensure safe, durable, and scalable AI adoption.
What does a AI Engineer earn?
Median $211200 from 149 postings across 42 companies.
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