Optum is looking to solve the problem of improving health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best, through the use of AI/ML solutions.
Requirements
- Masters degree in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, or a related field and 10+ years experience OR a PhD in Computer Science or a related field and 5+ years experience
- 3+ years experience focused on AI/ML/NLP solutions delivery
- Demonstrated experience leading and implementing AI/ML projects from ideation to delivery, evaluation, and maintenance in production
- Hands-on experience implementing AI/ML and/or NLP solutions
- Proven experience in Python and AI/ML frameworks and tools (e.g., MLFlow, TensorFLow, PyTorch)
- Experience developing and deploying data pipelines, machine learning models, or applications on cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, Databricks, AzureML)
- Experience with Gen AI solution pipelines (e.g., RAG) and Large Language Modeling and Transformer Architectures (e.g., BERT, GPT, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Develop novel machine learning models for prediction of health outcomes and improved care, engagement models, and other applications from both structured and unstructured data
- Develop and execute the vision for engineering platforms, and reusable code that will be used by thousands of other engineers for automation and improved efficiency of AI/ML development
- Stay up to date with latest technologies and literature recommending solutions to improve business goals
- Mentor data scientists, AI/ML scientists, and engineers to ensure the delivery of the AI/ML projects, and provide guidance on how to best use specific tools or technologies to achieve the desired results
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine applicability of AI to business problems
- Closely collaborate with the Responsible Use of AI (RUAI) team to ensure that the delivered solutions are compliant with the company policies and standards
- Write both internal and external documentation of the novel algorithms, including patents and publications in machine learning and other scientific conferences and journals as well and/or infrastructure design and deployment procedures
Other
- Travel requirements not specified
- Must adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
- Must pass a drug test before beginning employment
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
- Must have excellent communication and presentation skills
