Senior Data Scientist - Remote: Impact & AI Leadership

UnitedHealth Group; Minnetonka (MN); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's UnitedHealthcare division is seeking a highly analytical Senior Data Scientist to advance enterprise AI initiatives across the business. You will design, deploy, and scale AI-powered solutions that drive measurable outcomes and translate complex data into actionable insights for leadership.

You'll work remotely from anywhere in the U.S., with in-office requirements for Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. regions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Data Science, Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, or AI-related roles.
• 3+ years Python, R, or SQL for data modeling and analysis.
• 3+ years with machine learning frameworks (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost).
• 2+ years working with large-scale structured and unstructured enterprise datasets.
• 2+ years of experimental design, hypothesis testing, optimization, and predictive modeling.

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

Big Data Experience

Experimental Design

Tools

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

XGBoost

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's UnitedHealthcare division is seeking a highly analytical Senior Data Scientist to advance enterprise AI initiatives across the business. You will design, deploy, and scale AI-powered solutions that drive measurable outcomes and translate complex data into actionable insights for leadership.

You'll work remotely from anywhere in the U.S., with in-office requirements for Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. regions.