Director, AI/ML Engineering - Remote

Lensa; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 124,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise leader dans le secteur de la santé recherche un Directeur de l'Intelligence Artificielle pour piloter des projets innovants. Vous serez responsable de la supervision d'une équipe de data science et du développement de modèles AI/ML pour l'engagement des patients. Rejoignez-nous et contribuez à améliorer les résultats de santé à grande échelle, tout en bénéficiant d'un environnement de travail flexible et diversifié.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Incentive and recognition programs

Qualifications

• Plus de 7 ans d'expérience en manipulation de données et en extraction d'insights.
• Expérience avec des services cloud comme Azure AI.
• Connaissance des techniques d'apprentissage automatique variées.

Responsibilities

• Diriger l'équipe de data science pour développer des modèles AI/ML
• Collaborer avec des partenaires pour comprendre les exigences et concevoir des solutions
• Évaluer les idées de modèles AI/ML et suggérer de nouvelles approches

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Data Analysis

Problem-Solving

Education

MS degree in Computer Science

Ph.D. in Computer Science (preferred)

Job description

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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 a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, 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 UnitedHealth 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 UnitedHealth Group businesses including UnitedHealthcare, 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.

Optum AI Team Members

• Have impact at scale: We have the data and resources to make an impact at scale. When 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
  
  

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead data science team for conceptualizing, designing, developing, and maintaining AI/ML models for disease progression/patient engagement programs
• Meet with business partners to understand requirements and design solution(s) which work best for the problem
• Review AI/ML model ideas, engineering designs and offer ideas for new approaches
• Develop and evolve Data Science and Engineering roadmap for disease progression and patient engagement programs
• Raise the bar on excellence in execution in terms of quality, timeliness, and scalability
• Collaborate with counterparts in other Geographical locations to ensure smooth execution of critical projects across the board
• Key leadership responsibility in Optum AI to plan and develop talent, process, and capabilities within the organization
• Recommend applicable technical patterns and solutions that are aligned with architectural guiding principles and standards through a regular cadence of delivery and continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate closely with Product and Capability Architects on aligning inferred Solutions and Enterprise architecture to granular technical patterns and solutions
• Govern technical debt and promote balance
• Product Management in achieving architectural objectives through influencing of Product, Capability, and Engineering backlogs
  
  

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 in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• MS degree in Computer Science or related field
• 7+ years of experience using computer languages (Python, SQL) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets, including cloud-based Databricks and Azure AI Services
• Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision trees, neural networks, graph ML, OCR, sentiment analysis, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field
• 10+ years of data science experience
• Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts and experience with applications
• Solid problem-solving skills with an emphasis on model development and engineering
• Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
  
  

The salary range for this role is $124,500 to $239,400 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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