Lead Data Scientist
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 50319, USA
Listed on 2026-01-02
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IT/Tech
AI Engineer, Machine Learning/ ML Engineer
Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first
The Enterprise AI organization at Humana is a pioneering force, driving AI innovation across our Insurance and Center Well business segments. By collaborating with world-leading experts, we are at the forefront of delivering cutting-edge AI technologies for improving care quality and experience of millions of consumers. We are actively seeking top talent to develop robust and reusable AI modules and pipelines, ensuring adherence to best practices in accountable AI for effective risk management and measurement.
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare through AI excellence.
We are seeking a Lead Data Scientist to guide the strategic decisions and the development of reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Our goal is to create safe AI solutions that will revolutionize and improve healthcare experience and outcomes for our customers. Join our rapidly expanding team of dedicated data scientists, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders as we work together to build impactful and beneficial AI systems.
Key ResponsibilitiesAI Innovation & Responsible Generative AI Design AI solutions using Python, computer vision, and generative models like LLMs and diffusion models. Ensure responsible development aligned with Humana’s ethical standards, focusing on transparency, safety, and real-world impact.
Agentic AI System Design Build autonomous AI agents using frameworks (i.e. Lang Chain, Lang Graph, Auto Gen, CrewAI) to support reasoning and decision‑making in healthcare.
Enterprise Integration & Business Collaboration Embed AI into Humana’s systems and workflows. Partner with business teams to understand challenges, co‑create solutions, and communicate AI capabilities clearly—especially around generative AI. Design for scalability, reliability, and compliance.
MLOps & Dev Ops Collaboration Work with engineering and product teams to implement best practices for deploying and maintaining AI models in production.
Manage the execution of data science strategies and initiatives, including the design, development and implementation.
Guide and execute the strategic decision in collaboration with data scientists, software engineers, and stakeholders to deliver high impact AI use case solutions.
Lead the development and maintenance of complex machine learning models and algorithms.
Lead and oversee the development of advanced machine learning models, ensuring their seamless integration into our production systems.
Design and implement robust monitoring capabilities to maintain optimal performance and reliability.
Experience in creating reports, projections, models, and presentations to executives.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required QualificationsMaster's Degree and 5+ years of experience in research/ML engineering or an applied research scientist position preferably with a focus on developing production‑ready AI solutions.
2+ years of experience leading development of AI/ML systems.
Experience with Agentic AI System Design.
Experience collaborating with MLOps and Dev Ops teams.
Proficiency in SQL, Python, and data analysis/data mining tools.
Experience with machine learning frameworks like Scikit‑Learn, Tensorflow, or Pytorch.
Experience with high performance, large‑scale ML systems.
Experience with language modeling with transformers.
Experience with reinforcement learning.
Experience with large‑scale ETL.
- Ph.D. in Computer, Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
Location/Work Style: Remote US
Why Humana?At Humana, we know your well‑being is important to you, and it’s important to us too. That’s why we’re committed to making resources available to you that will enable you to become happier, healthier, and more productive in all areas of your life. Just to name a few:
Work‑Life Balance
Generous PTO package
Health benefits effective day 1
Annual Incentive Plan
401K - Excellent company match
Well‑being program
Paid Volunteer Time Off
If you share our passion for helping people, we likely have the right place for you at Humana.
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