Senior Data Scientist — Remote | AI & Health Analytics

Taleo; Minnetonka (MN); Remote; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Comprehensive benefits

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group invites applications for a Sr Data Scientist role with remote work flexibility nationwide. The position emphasizes advanced analytics, AI, and ML to drive health care innovations and operational improvements.

You will analyze diverse datasets, build predictive models, and collaborate with business units to translate challenges into actionable insights. A strong foundation in statistics, programming, and data storytelling is essential for success.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Data Science, ML, AI, or Advanced Analytics.
• Experience with large-scale datasets and ML frameworks (Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost).
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, or R and data visualization.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze structured and unstructured datasets to identify trends, opportunities, and business insights.
• Develop and deploy predictive, classification, clustering, and optimization models.
• Apply ML, statistics, and AI techniques to solve business problems.
• Identify hidden patterns and relationships within complex datasets.
• Support experimentation, hypothesis testing, and model validation activities.
• Partner with business, operations, and technology teams to define analytical requirements and solutions.
• Translate business challenges into data science use cases and analytical frameworks.
• Generate insights and recommendations that improve operational performance and business outcomes.
• Develop reusable analytical assets, models, and reporting frameworks.
• Utilize AI/ML techniques including predictive analytics, anomaly detection, recommendation systems, NLP, and generative AI where appropriate.
• Monitor and evaluate model performance and recommend enhancements.
• Present analytical findings and business insights to stakeholders.
• Contribute to data science best practices and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Python

SQL

R

Data visualization

Statistics

Tools

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

XGBoost

Job description

UnitedHealth Group invites applications for a Sr Data Scientist role with remote work flexibility nationwide. The position emphasizes advanced analytics, AI, and ML to drive health care innovations and operational improvements.

You will analyze diverse datasets, build predictive models, and collaborate with business units to translate challenges into actionable insights. A strong foundation in statistics, programming, and data storytelling is essential for success.