Senior Director, AI/ML Applied Science — Remote

UnitedHealth Group; Minnetonka (MN); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Remote work flexibility

Equity stock purchase and 401k

Job summary

Optum AI, part of UnitedHealth Group, seeks a senior AI/ML leader to develop models for health outcomes and scalable AI platforms. You will mentor engineers across teams and collaborate with stakeholders to apply AI to critical health challenges.

The role emphasizes strong Python and ML framework skills, cloud deployment, and responsible AI practices. Join a mission-driven team advancing healthcare through cutting-edge AI research.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience delivering AI/ML/NLP solutions
• Proven ability to lead AI/ML projects from ideation to production
• Proven ability to present complex AI concepts to technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Develop novel ML models for health outcomes from structured and unstructured data
• Engineer scalable AI/ML platforms and reusable code
• Stay up to date with latest AI/ML research and literature
• Mentor data scientists, AI/ML scientists, and engineers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to apply AI to business problems
• Ensure solutions comply with RUAI policies and write documentation

Skills

Python

AI/ML frameworks

Cloud platforms

Gen AI / LLM

Transformer architectures

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science/Math/Statistics or related

PhD in CS/related field

Tools

MLFlow

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Optum AI, part of UnitedHealth Group, seeks a senior AI/ML leader to develop models for health outcomes and scalable AI platforms. You will mentor engineers across teams and collaborate with stakeholders to apply AI to critical health challenges.

The role emphasizes strong Python and ML framework skills, cloud deployment, and responsible AI practices. Join a mission-driven team advancing healthcare through cutting-edge AI research.