UnitedHealthcare · 13 hours ago
Data Scientists - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$92K/yr - $164K/yr
8+ years expUnitedHealthcare is focused on simplifying the health care experience and creating healthier communities. They are seeking a Data Scientist to accelerate the AI agenda across UHC Consumer Operations, combining data science with healthcare innovation and AI ethics. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to refine AI methodologies, develop testing protocols, and advocate for responsible AI practices.
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Responsibilities
Design and write new guidelines for AI testing and ongoing monitoring
Design and document improved testing methodologies, especially for novel use cases
Clearly communicate with diverse teams including legal, compliance, and AI development over a wide variety of AI methods including Generative AI and traditional ML
Document findings, create reports related to KPOs, and present results to stakeholders
Develop job aids and guidance documentation for best practices of responsible AI
Help identify vulnerabilities related to PII/PHI exposure in AI interactions
Stay abreast of the latest developments in AI/ML research and incorporate relevant findings into work
Be in lock step with AI strategy counterpart in delivering against AI strategy and product vision and roadmap that is focused on company goals and consumer needs
Support AI program office, setting clear priorities, success metrics and cross functional alignment
Build and enforce consistent AI lifecycle management process (ideation, model development, testing, deployment, monitoring, retirement) including rinse and repeat playbook for AI Review Board (AIRB)
Enforce policies for data quality, lineage, accuracy and security across AI pipelines
Build in partnership with data engineering and platform teams best-in-class data models and maintenance programs to set the foundation for scalable AI growth
Establish data validating protocols to reduce the risk of integrity related incidents
Build, converge and deliver data API's that prevent data drift, model decay and data hygiene related risks
Design and oversee AI performance reporting dashboards covering accuracy, bias, fairness, operational health, real time anomaly detection and more
Establish and lead the AI incident management framework, including severity levels, response times and escalation protocols
Drive adoption of AI risk management practices
Support key priorities of increasing employee and management engagement by promoting Our United Culture and DEI concepts and activities with leaders and within the organization
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in computer science, applied mathematics, applied statistics, linguistics or related quantitative fields
Experience in establishing data integrity and governance frameworks at scale
Extensive experience with advanced natural language processing models and clinical natural language processing, clinical de-identification, and clinical annotation
Deep understanding of AI ethics and fairness considerations
Proficiency in the full machine learning lifecycle including development, deployment, and monitoring
Proven solid analytical and problem-solving skills
Legally authorized to work in the US without any restrictions. Proof will be required
Preferred
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including product managers and business stakeholders
Experience partnering with AI forward companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft and the likes
Knowledge of large language models, conversational AI, prompt engineering, and adversarial testing
Familiarity with regulatory frameworks relevant to AI healthcare systems including claims payment and call centers
History of delivering production systems that include clinical natural language processing, sentiment analysis, text classification, medical/health informatics, clinical de-identification, and clinical annotation
Proven ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
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
UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare helps people live healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Beth Soberg
CEO West Region, Local Markets
Bobby Gregoire
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