Sr Manager, AI/ML Engineering - Remote Nationwide or Office-Based in MN/DC

Optum; Minnetonka (MN); Remote; USD 149,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum seeks a Sr Manager of AI/ML Engineering to lead an engineering team delivering enterprise AI/ML platforms. The role spans architecture, roadmaps, governance, and hands-on ML model deployment across production environments.

You will collaborate with business, product, and enterprise architects to translate goals into scalable AI-driven solutions while maintaining SDLC rigor and strong security/compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of progressive software, data engineering or AI/ML engineering experience.
• 3+ years leading or mentoring engineering teams.
• 3+ years building and deploying AI/ML models or data pipelines to production.
• 3+ years with core languages (Python, Java or C++) and ML frameworks (TF, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
• 2+ years cloud platform experience (Azure/AWS/GCP) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience delivering SDLC within Agile frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an engineering team focused on enterprise AI/ML solutions.
• Define roadmaps, architectures, and engineering strategy with stakeholders.
• Drive MLOps, testing, CI/CD, and model governance improvements.
• Oversee architecture, resourcing, scheduling and risk across deliverables.
• Ensure AI/ML solutions meet data security, privacy and regulatory standards.
• Establish KPIs to measure model performance and system availability.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

Team leadership

MLOps

Python

Java/C++

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's preferred

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Docker

Kubernetes

Databricks

Spark

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Job Description - Sr Manager, AI/ML Engineering - Remote Nationwide or Office-Based in MN/DC (2384126)

Sr Manager, AI/ML Engineering - Remote Nationwide or Office-Based in MN/DC - 2384126

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a Senior Manager of AI/ML Engineering within the UHC Operations and Experience technology team at Optum Technology, you will lead a high-performing engineering team dedicated to building, scaling, and deploying innovative artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions. In this role, you will partner closely with business leaders, product managers, and enterprise architects to translate operational and customer experience goals into cutting‑edge AI‑driven solutions. You will drive technical direction, foster engineering excellence, oversee MLOps and software development lifecycles, and mentor engineering talent to deliver high‑impact technology that optimizes operations and enhances healthcare experiences.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C . area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage, and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team focused on building, deploying and maintaining enterprise AI/ML solutions and platforms
• Partner with business, product, and architecture stakeholders across UHC Operations and Experience to define technology roadmaps, system architectures, and engineering strategy
• Drive continuous improvement in MLOps, software engineering practices, code quality, automated testing, continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD), and model governance
• Oversee technical architecture, design decisions, resource allocation, project scheduling and risk mitigation across all team deliverables
• Ensure AI/ML solutions adhere to enterprise data security, privacy, governance and regulatory compliance standards
• Establish engineering KPIs and operational metrics to evaluate model performance, system availability and team productivity

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, data engineering or AI/ML engineering
• 3+ years of experience managing, leading or mentoring engineering teams
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience designing building and deploying AI/ML models or data pipelines into production environments
• 3+ years of experience with core programming languages (e.g. Python, Java or C++) and machine learning frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch or Scikit‑learn)
• 2+ years of experience with cloud platform infrastructure (e.g. Azure, AWS or GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g. Docker or Kubernetes)
• Proven track record managing the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) within agile delivery methodologies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering or a related technical field
• Experience in healthcare technology, specifically within healthcare operations, claims processing or consumer digital experience
• Demonstrated expertise in MLOps automation, large‑scale data engineering tools (e.g. Spark, Databricks) or Generative AI / Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Solid executive presentation strategic thinking and cross‑functional stakeholder management skills

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets education work experience certifications etc. In addition to your salary we offer benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package incentive and recognition programs equity stock purchase and 401k contribution all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements. No matter where or when you begin a career with us you’ll find a far‑reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $148,900 - $255,300 annually based on full‑time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race gender sexuality age location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today however there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race national origin religion age color sex sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local state or federal laws rules or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

UnitedHealth Group is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation for any part of the application process please call 1-866-566-8715 to be connected to Recruitment Services Recruitment Services hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

UnitedHealth Group is a registered service mark of UnitedHealth Group Inc The UnitedHealth Group name with the dimensional logo as well as the dimensional logo alone are both service marks for the UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national origin protected veteran status disability status sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug‑free workplace Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.