Lead AI​/ML Scientist – Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale.

Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Optum AI is United Health Group’s enterprise AI team. We are AI/ML scientists and engineers with deep expertise in AI/ML engineering for health care. We develop AI/ML solutions for the highest impact opportunities across United Health Group businesses including United Healthcare, Optum Financial, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. In addition to transforming the health care journey through responsible AI/ML innovation, our charter also includes developing and supporting an enterprise AI/ML development platform.

• Have impact at scale:
  We have the data and resources to make an impact n our solutions are deployed, they have the potential to make health care system work better for everyone
• Do ground-breaking work:
  Many of our current projects involve cutting edge ML, NLP and LLM techniques. Generative AI methods for working with structured and unstructured health care data are continuously being developed and improved. We are working in one of the most important frontiers of AI/ML research and development
• Partner with world-class experts on innovative solutions:
  Our team members are developing novel AI/ML solutions to business challenges. In some cases, this includes the opportunity to file patents and publish papers about the methods we develop. We also collaborate with AI/ML researchers at some of the world’s top universities

As a Lead AI/ML Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, and scaling of AI systems for health applications se systems will solve problems focused on improving patient engagement, predicting progression of disease, supporting novel designs of clinical trials using both structured and unstructured (text) data, and optimizing claims processing. You will apply state-of-the-art approaches for MLOps to ensure the performance and reliability of machine learning models serving our customers and build data pipelines that deliver real-time insights.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely
* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine applicability of AI to business problems
• Process and transform source data to be used in machine learning pipelines, leveraging distributed computing environments and parallel processing approaches.
• Build robust training and evaluation pipelines using Python, PyTorch/Tensor Flow, and modern ML tooling
• Follow best practices for software development (tests, packaging, Git Hub, code review)
• Communicate clearly with cross functional teams and stakeholders through written documents, technical talks, and presentations
• Stay up-to-date with latest AI/ML technologies and research
• Publish findings in top tier AI and ML venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, CHIL, etc.) and present internally to Optum AI and business leaders
• Closely collaborate with the Responsible Use of AI (RUAI) team to ensure that the delivered solutions are compliant with the company policies and standards.
• Develop evaluation protocols, diagnostics, and documentation to support model governance and regulatory requirements
• Establish best practices for end-to-end machine learning, deep learning and GenAI development cycles to ensure rigor in process and quality in outcome
• Mentorship and leadership of project team members

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed…