Principal AI/ML Engineer

Optum; United States; Remote; USD 122,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to improving health outcomes through innovative AI/ML solutions. As a member of the AI team, you will develop cutting-edge models that enhance healthcare delivery and engage in groundbreaking research. This role offers the flexibility to work remotely while tackling complex challenges in a collaborative environment. With a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on communities and contribute to the advancement of health equity globally. Embrace this chance to grow your career while making a difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in AI/ML/NLP solutions delivery.
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML frameworks and tools.
• Experience leading AI/ML projects from ideation to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop machine learning models for health outcomes prediction.
• Mentor data scientists and engineers on AI/ML projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on AI applications.

Skills

AI/ML/NLP solutions delivery

Python

Machine Learning

Statistical Analysis

Presentation Skills

Education

Masters in Computer Science, Math, or Statistics

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MLFlow

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Azure

AWS

Databricks

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Optum

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:

• Develop novel machine learning models for prediction of health outcomes and improved care, engagement models, and other applications from both structured and unstructured data
• Develop and execute the vision for engineering platforms, and reusable code that will be used by thousands of other engineers for automation and improved efficiency of AI/ML development
• Stay up to date with latest technologies and literature recommending solutions to improve business goals
• Mentor data scientists, AI/ML scientists, and engineers to ensure the delivery of the AI/ML projects, and provide guidance on how to best use specific tools or technologies to achieve the desired results
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine applicability of AI to business problems
• Closely collaborate with the Responsible Use of AI (RUAI) team to ensure that the delivered solutions are compliant with the company policies and standards
• Write both internal and external documentation of the novel algorithms, including patents and publications in machine learning and other scientific conferences and journals as well and/or infrastructure design and deployment procedures
• Evangelize the benefits of the AI models and platforms built in our team to drive adoption for employees and functional roles across the UHG enterprise including technology, operations, marketing, legal, compliance, people team, internal infrastructure, and more

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.

Qualifications - External

Required Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, or a related field and 10+ years experience OR a PhD in Computer Science or a related field and 5+ years experience
• 3+ years experience focused on AI/ML/NLP solutions delivery
• Hands-on experience implementing AI/ML and/or NLP solutions
• Experience leading and implementing AI/ML projects from ideation to delivery, evaluation, and maintenance in production
• Experience in Python and AI/ML frameworks and tools (e.g., MLFlow, TensorFLow, PyTorch)
• Experience developing and deploying data pipelines, machine learning models, or applications on cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, Databricks, AzureML)
• Experience with Gen AI solution pipelines (e.g., RAG) and Large Language Modeling and Transformer Architectures (e.g., BERT, GPT, etc.)
• Presentation experience with the ability to explain complex AI/ML concept and results to technical and non-technical audiences
• Understanding of mathematical foundations of machine learning, including statistics, linear algebra, and computer science

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline
• Experience in healthcare (AI)
• Experience working with cross-functional and distributed teams in a global and diverse environment
• Experience in establishing AI/ML best practices, standards, and ethics
• Experience with model observability tools for insights into the behavior, performance, and health of your deployed ML models (tracking, alerting, compliance monitoring, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Software Development tools and practices including DevOps and CI/CD tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Security and vulnerability management (package scans, remediation)
• Familiarity with data versioning tools (Delta Lake, DVC, LakeFS, etc.)

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $122,100 to $234,700 annually. 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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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