Senior AI/ML Engineer — Healthcare Impact & Production AI

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase program

401k contribution

Incentive and recognition programs

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Sr AI/ML Engineer to architect, develop, and deploy production-ready AI models and data pipelines across enterprise healthcare workflows. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and clinical stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable AI solutions using modern cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes responsible AI and real-world impact in Behavioral Health and related domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/DS/SE or related field
• 5+ years software or ML engineering in an enterprise setting
• 2+ years owning AI capabilities with business stakeholders and users
• 2+ years building and deploying AI/ML or analytics solutions
• 2+ years Python development and RESTful APIs
• 2+ years MLOps and cloud deployment (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Hugging Face

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior hands-on AI/ML engineer embedded with Behavioral Health teams
• Prototype, develop, test, and refine AI capabilities with business partners and users
• Own complex AI components under architectural direction
• Design, develop, and deploy production-ready AI models and end-to-end data pipelines
• Focus on responsible AI and secure, scalable cloud solutions
• Collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and domain leaders
• Establish coding standards and drive AI software engineering best practices

Skills

Python

REST APIs

MLOps

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

PyTorch

TensorFlow

scikit-learn

Hugging Face

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

scikit-learn

Hugging Face

Job description

Optum is seeking a Sr AI/ML Engineer to architect, develop, and deploy production-ready AI models and data pipelines across enterprise healthcare workflows. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and clinical stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable AI solutions using modern cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes responsible AI and real-world impact in Behavioral Health and related domains.