Job Details

Overview

hackajob is collaborating with UnitedHealth Group to connect exceptional tech professionals for this role. Optum AI is UnitedHealth Groups enterprise AI team. We are AI/ML scientists and engineers with deep expertise in AI/ML engineering for health care. We develop AI/ML solutions for the highest impact opportunities across UnitedHealth Group businesses including UnitedHealthcare, Optum Financial, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. Optum AI also develops and supports an enterprise AI/ML development platform.

Optum AI is focused on transforming the health care journey through responsible AI/ML innovation. The team culture emphasizes diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. You will have the opportunity to contribute to health equity on a global scale.

Base pay range: $106,800.00/yr - $194,200.00/yr

Responsibilities

• Develop novel AI approaches for healthcare using both structured and unstructured data
• Build and test deep learning and traditional ML models in distributed computing environments
• Design and plan experiments, conduct statistical analysis and create data visualizations
• Communicate findings with business stakeholders and collaborate to develop solutions that meet customer needs
• Collaborate with the Responsible Use of AI (RUAI) team to ensure that the delivered solutions are compliant with company policies and standards
• Develop code and model documentation, patents and publications in scientific conferences and journals
• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop robust data pipelines and MLOps procedures for new solutions
• Stay up to date with latest technologies and literature

Qualifications

• MS in computer science or related quantitative field and 5+ years of industry/academic experience in AI/ML or a related field OR a PhD and 2+ years of experience
• 5+ years of AI/ML experience
• 5+ years of experience with Python, classical ML methods and deep learning, including deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensorflow

• Experience with LLM frameworks and/or NLP approaches such as text embedding and text classification
• Experience with distributed computing approaches such as Spark
• Experience with Snowflake and other relational databases
• Experience working on collaborative software projects using GitHub
• Proven solid technical communication skills

Additional information

• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Groups Telecommuter Policy.

Other details

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

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.

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.