The Role
Designs, develops, validates, deploys, and monitors predictive, prescriptive, machine learning, statistical, and generative AI solutions. Responsibilities include exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, model validation, production monitoring, model drift management, MLOps, NLP, LLMs, RAG, agentic AI, and translating business needs into scalable analytical solutions.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2377381
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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.
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Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, validate, and deploy predictive and prescriptive analytics solutions to address complex business problems
- Build, optimize, and operationalize machine learning models across classification, regression, forecasting, recommendation systems, clustering, and optimization use cases
- Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA), feature engineering, and data preparation to uncover patterns, trends, and actionable insights
- Develop and validate statistical models using appropriate methodologies, ensuring model robustness, reliability, and interpretability
- Apply statistical techniques such as hypothesis testing, experiment design, sampling, regression analysis, and time-series modeling to solve business challenges
- Monitor model performance in production, identify model drift, and implement continuous improvement and retraining strategies
- Translate business requirements into analytical frameworks and scalable ML solutions
- Develop and operationalize AI/ML solutions leveraging both traditional machine learning and Generative AI techniques
- Apply Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic AI frameworks to solve real-world business problems
- Evaluate, benchmark, and compare model performance using industry-standard evaluation frameworks, metrics, and best practices
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
- 6+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, Applied Statistics, or a related field
- Hands-on experience with Python, SQL, and leading ML frameworks such as Scikit-learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, or PyTorch
- Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms, statistical modeling techniques, model validation, and model risk management practices
- Familiarity with MLOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, and production deployment frameworks
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with cloud-based AI/ML platforms (Azure ML, AWS SageMaker, or GCP Vertex AI)
- Experience working with Generative AI, LLMs, RAG architectures, and AI agents
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.
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Skills Required
- 6+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, Applied Statistics, or a related field
- Hands-on experience with Python and SQL
- Experience with leading machine learning frameworks such as Scikit-learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, or PyTorch
- Understanding of machine learning algorithms, statistical modeling, model validation, and model risk management
- Familiarity with MLOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, and production deployment frameworks
- Experience with cloud-based AI/ML platforms such as Azure ML, AWS SageMaker, or GCP Vertex AI
- Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, RAG architectures, and AI agents
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave (six weeks), paid caregiver leave (up to two weeks), Bright Horizons back-up care, and adoption assistance up to $10,000 are prominently included. Feedback suggests these family supports meaningfully aid work-life balance and are often highlighted as strengths.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is available to all employees, including part-time staff, alongside other financial protections like disability and life insurance. Feedback suggests broad access and matching make retirement support a core pillar of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan offers discounted company stock, with some roles also eligible for sign-on or performance bonuses. Feedback suggests the ESPP is a standout financial perk that helps employees build ownership over time.
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The Company
What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Optum Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
Typical time on-site:
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