Senior Data Scientist - Health ML Impact, Remote

Optum; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to advance healthcare analytics by designing and deploying predictive models. You will work with cross-functional teams, translate business goals into scalable data science solutions, and leverage cloud platforms to deliver actionable insights.

This role requires strong Python/R, SQL, and deployment experience, with a focus on model validation, governance, and clear communication to stakeholders. Telecommuting from anywhere in the U.S. is supported.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data science, predictive modeling, or ML.
• 3+ years Python or R for statistics and ML.
• 3+ years SQL querying and data extraction.
• 2+ years deploying ML models to production.
• 2+ years using ML libraries (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy predictive models, machine learning algorithms, and advanced statistical analyses to solve complex healthcare and business problems
• Query, clean, and analyze large volumes of complex structured and unstructured data across enterprise data repositories
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable, production-ready data science solutions
• Review the work of other data scientists and analysts, providing constructive technical feedback, code reviews, and mentorship
• Develop innovative analytical approaches and establish best practices for data science workflows, model validation, and governance
• Anticipate business and stakeholder needs, proactively identifying high-impact opportunities for advanced analytics
• Design validation, performance tracking, and monitoring frameworks to evaluate model accuracy, fairness, and reliability in production
• Synthesize and present complex analytical findings and model results clearly to technical and non-technical audiences

Skills

Data Science

Predictive Modeling

Machine Learning

Python/R

SQL

Model Deployment

Communication

NLP/LLMs

Education

Master's or PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP

Databricks

Spark

Docker

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Job description

Optum is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to advance healthcare analytics by designing and deploying predictive models. You will work with cross-functional teams, translate business goals into scalable data science solutions, and leverage cloud platforms to deliver actionable insights.

This role requires strong Python/R, SQL, and deployment experience, with a focus on model validation, governance, and clear communication to stakeholders. Telecommuting from anywhere in the U.S. is supported.