Medley Establishes New Role "Applied AI Developer"; Annual Income Exceeding 60 Million Yen Possible Based on Performance

Medley Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Kohei Takiguchi; hereinafter "Medley") will establish a new job role, "Applied AI Developer," for highly skilled tech professionals who will drive product evolution and business growth by building "systems" where AI autonomously performs verification and improvement. This new role will commence operations in August 2026.

The new role, "Applied AI Developer," defines a new type of professional who creates significant results using AI, and it has been established to fairly reward such achievements. It targets engineers, designers, and product managers with exceptional skills, experience, and track records, and certification will be granted after review by a Senior Vice President (SVP).

Currently, the market value of engineers who can achieve discontinuous improvements in productivity using AI is rapidly increasing worldwide. Medley aims to create an environment where such talent can exert their abilities in the socially significant field of healthcare and receive compensation commensurate with their achievements. Therefore, for this role, bonuses significantly exceeding general standards and performance-based RS (Restricted Stock) will be granted based on the achievement of semi-annual goals, with the total annual income reaching over 60 million yen in cases of top performance.

"Applied AI Developer" Recruitment Page

https://hrmos.co/pages/medley/jobs/4000183

Background of AI Utilization and Establishment of New Role at Medley

Medley has been utilizing generative AI to improve productivity in the healthcare field and reduce the workload of medical professionals, implementing AI features in products, streamlining engineering processes, and improving operational efficiency.

On the management side, in March 2025, Shin Takeuchi was appointed CHRO, and leveraging his CTO experience, he worked on articulating the characteristics of our organization and fostering collaboration between the HR organization and the CTOs of each platform division and the AI Promotion Office. In January 2026, Yutaka Tokimasa, who has experience in HR leadership at global companies, took over as CHRO. Currently, the CHRO, who is also an SVP, and the CAXO (Chief AI Transformation Officer) are collaborating to transform the organization into a next-generation structure based on AI. Furthermore, in March 2026, management discussions were held, confirming a policy to flexibly change organizational structures and positions while maintaining and improving the value provided to customers as an AI tech company.

As AI utilization has been promoted across the company, engineers have begun to emerge who are creating significant results, such as achieving operational efficiencies and productivity improvements that would not have been possible for individuals before. The "Applied AI Developer" role has now been established to define this new type of professional who creates discontinuous results using AI and to reward their achievements fairly.

Definition and Certification System for Applied AI Developer

The job definition for Applied AI Developer is as follows:

Design and build "systems" where AI operates autonomously and integrate them into processes.

Create discontinuous results through the autonomy of these systems.

Transform entire projects, organizations, and processes using AI, initiated by oneself.

For example, this includes leading the entire development process for a business and building a system where the development and operational structure, based on AI utilization, continuously improves autonomously.

The Applied AI Developer role is open to engineers, designers, and product managers at a certain "Job Size" or above. Due to the significant business impact of this position, SVPs will conduct reviews based on past achievements and results for certification.

※ Job Size is Medley's grading system determined by the scope and responsibility of a role.

Compensation System for Applied AI Developer

Base salary will be the same as for engineers, designers, and product managers of the same Job Size. However, semi-annually, performance against goals agreed upon with SVPs will be evaluated, and bonuses and performance-based RS (Restricted Stock) will be awarded.

By providing bonuses for short-term results achieved through AI autonomy and additional RS for contributions to the company's medium- to long-term growth, individuals who achieve above a certain level of results will earn a total annual income significantly exceeding that of general engineers, designers, and product managers. In cases of top performance, the total annual income will exceed 60 million yen.

Comments on Applied AI Developer

Yosuke Ishizaki, Senior Vice President, Head of People Platform Division & CAXO

"The productivity of engineers has already significantly improved through the use of generative AI, and there is potential for further dramatic growth in the future. In particular, we believe the importance of developers who can build systems where AI agents can repeatedly execute, verify, and improve autonomously, and design the guardrails and stopping conditions to appropriately control their behavior, will continue to increase.

In the United States, top-tier AI talent is being offered compensation packages in the hundreds of millions of dollars, exceeding 10 billion yen when converted to Japanese currency. The market value of engineers who can master AI and achieve discontinuous improvements in development productivity is rapidly increasing. This trend is expected to strengthen in Japan as well.

On the other hand, AI technology is evolving very rapidly, and individual tools and techniques change in a short period. We believe that beyond chasing trendy know-how, fundamental software development skills, operational experience to notice errors or design inconsistencies, and language skills to structure problems and accurately convey intentions to AI will be crucial.

Medley wants to create an environment where engineers, designers, and product managers with such capabilities can challenge the DX of the healthcare field, rather than other industries, and receive compensation commensurate with their achievements. We strongly encourage individuals who wish to maximize their development productivity in the AI era within a domain of significant social importance to join Medley."

<About Medley Inc.>

With the mission "Creating the Future of Healthcare," Medley Inc. is engaged in technology-driven businesses in the healthcare field, aiming to realize "sustainable healthcare by hospitals and government" and "healthcare that patients and their families can be satisfied with."

[People Platform Business]

Under the service vision "Supporting a Wider Range of Work," through Japan's largest medical and nursing care job site "Job Medley" and its related businesses, we support people and organizations involved in medical care and welfare, from job changes, recruitment, and training support to improving the operational efficiency of medical and welfare facilities.

[Healthcare Platform Business]

To support the operational efficiency of medical institutions and provide a better patient experience, we are developing a "connected healthcare platform" that connects medical institutions with patients and consumers, centered around the next-generation medical platform "MEDLEY AI CLOUD" and the app "melmo" which transforms everyday medical care.

Company Name: Medley Inc.

Representative: Kohei Takiguchi, President and Representative Director

Location: Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 13F, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

URL: https://www.medley.jp

Recruitment Page: https://www.medley.jp/recruit/

Inquiries Regarding This Release: Corporate Communications Department

E-mail: pr@medley.jp