Remote AI/ML Scientist — HealthTech Innovator

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 130,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's Optum AI team is seeking AI/ML researchers and engineers to design and deploy agentic and generative AI systems for healthcare, using structured and unstructured data, within distributed computing environments. You will work on cutting-edge AI techniques, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to ethical AI practices while advancing health outcomes across the enterprise.

This role supports remote work from anywhere in the U.S.

Qualifications

• MS in computer science or a related quantitative field with 2+ years of AI/ML experience OR a PhD focusing on AI/ML
• 2+ years of experience with Python, LLMs and other deep learning models and frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow

Responsibilities

• Develop novel AI approaches for healthcare using both structured and unstructured data
• Build and test agentic and generative AI systems as well as deep learning and traditional ML models in distributed computing environments
• Design and plan experiments, conduct statistical analysis and create data visualizations
• Communicate findings with business stakeholders and collaborate to develop solutions that meet customer needs
• Collaborate with the Responsible Use of AI (RUAI) team to ensure that the delivered solutions are compliant with company policies and standards
• Develop code and model documentation, patents and publications in scientific conferences and journals
• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop robust data pipelines for MLOps, LLMOps and Agentic Ops procedures for new solutions
• Stay up to date with latest technologies and literature

Skills

Python

LLMs

Deep learning

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Technical communication

Education

MS in computer science or related quantitative field

PhD in computer sciences or related quantitative field focusing on AI/ML

Tools

Spark

Snowflake

GitHub

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's Optum AI team is seeking AI/ML researchers and engineers to design and deploy agentic and generative AI systems for healthcare, using structured and unstructured data, within distributed computing environments. You will work on cutting-edge AI techniques, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to ethical AI practices while advancing health outcomes across the enterprise.

This role supports remote work from anywhere in the U.S.