Optum ยท 4 months ago
Director, AI/ML Engineering - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$132K/yr - $227K/yr
5+ years expOptum is a global organization that delivers care aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The Director of AI/ML Engineering will develop novel machine learning models and lead the engineering vision for AI/ML platforms, while mentoring teams and collaborating with cross-functional groups to drive innovative solutions in healthcare.
EducationHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
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
Evangelize the benefits of the AI models and platforms built in our team to drive adoption for employees and functional roles across the UHG enterprise including technology, operations, marketing, legal, compliance, people team, internal infrastructure, and more
Qualification
Required
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.)
Proven presentation experience with the ability to explain complex AI/ML concept and results to technical and non-technical audiences
Proven understanding of mathematical foundations of machine learning, including statistics, linear algebra, and computer science
Preferred
PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline
Experience in healthcare (AI)
Experience working with cross-functional and distributed teams in a global and diverse environment
Experience in establishing AI/ML best practices, standards, and ethics
Experience with model observability tools for insights into the behavior, performance, and health of your deployed ML models (tracking, alerting, compliance monitoring, etc.)
Working knowledge of Software Development tools and practices including DevOps and CI/CD tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
Knowledge on security and vulnerability management (package scans, remediation)
Familiarity with data versioning tools (Delta Lake, DVC, LakeFS, etc.)
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
Company
Optum
Optum is a healthcare company that provides pharmacy services, health care operations, and population health management. It is a sub-organization of UnitedHealth Group.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Daniel Castillo
Chief Executive Officer, Optum Care Delivery
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Jay Green
Chief Financial Officer
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