Senior AI/ML Engineering Lead - Remote

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. As a Senior Manager of AI/ML Engineering within Optum Technology, you will lead high-performing engineering teams in building, scaling, and operationalizing cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions across the enterprise.

In this role, you will drive strategic technical initiatives, leverage modern MLOps practices, and foster responsible AI innovation to address complex healthcare challenges.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or machine learning engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience developing, scaling, and deploying machine learning models or AI solutions in production environmentsimal
• 3+ years of technical leadership or direct people management experience driving engineering deliverables
• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native AI/ML frameworks/architectures
• 3+ years of experience implementing MLOps frameworks, automated CI/CD pipelines, and model monitoring tools

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI
• Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement
• Evaluate emerging trends to inform solution design and strategic innovation
• Lead and manage engineering teams in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable AI/ML pipelines, models, and platforms
• Establish MLOps best practices for model deployment, monitoring, continuous integration, and performance tuning at enterprise scale
• Partner with cross-functional technical leaders, product managers, and business stakeholders to define technical roadmaps and deliver business value
• Mentor, coach, and support professional growth for team members while advocating for architectural quality and engineering excellence

Skills

Software engineering

Data engineering

Machine learning engineering

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in relevant field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. As a Senior Manager of AI/ML Engineering within Optum Technology, you will lead high-performing engineering teams in building, scaling, and operationalizing cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions across the enterprise.

In this role, you will drive strategic technical initiatives, leverage modern MLOps practices, and foster responsible AI innovation to address complex healthcare challenges.