Senior Data Scientist - Remote AI & Impact

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

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a strategic enterprise program focused on transforming complex business processes through AI and ML. Role offers remote work within the U.S.

with in-office days in some locations. The candidate will design predictive and prescriptive models, analyze diverse data, and deliver actionable insights that drive measurable outcomes across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Data Science, Advanced Analytics, ML, or AI roles.
• 3+ years programming in Python, R or SQL for modeling/analysis.
• 2+ years working with large-scale enterprise datasets.
• 2+ years with experimental design and hypothesis testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges, collaborating with research, engineering, and product teams to translate cutting-edge AI advancements into scalable, production-ready capabilities
• Analyze large, complex, and diverse datasets to identify trends, anomalies, hidden relationships, and previously undiscovered insights across the enterprise
• Develop predictive, prescriptive, and optimization models to improve business performance and operational effectiveness using machine learning, deep learning, NLP, and generative AI capabilities
• Formulate hypotheses, conduct experiments, and validate findings using rigorous analytical and statistical methodologies
• Evaluate emerging AI/ML trends to inform solution design, strategic innovation, and continuous improvement across enterprise applications
• Uphold ethical AI principles by embedding fairness, transparency, and accountability throughout the model development lifecycle
• Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement
• Partner with business, product, operations, and technology teams to translate complex analytical findings into clear business recommendations and executive-level insights
• Design and implement scalable analytical frameworks, reusable models, and decision-support solutions
• Mentor junior data scientists and analysts on analytical techniques, experimental design, and model development

Skills

Data Science

Python/R/SQL

ML frameworks

Large datasets

Experimental design

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

XGBoost

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a strategic enterprise program focused on transforming complex business processes through AI and ML. Role offers remote work within the U.S.

with in-office days in some locations. The candidate will design predictive and prescriptive models, analyze diverse data, and deliver actionable insights that drive measurable outcomes across the enterprise.