Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)
Optum Labs is the research and development arm of UnitedHealth Group. We're a diverse team of curious thinkers and experts in big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and scientific and clinical research searching for new ways to help people live healthier lives. We partner with world leaders in health care delivery, research, and technology to create disruptive solutions that serve patients, caregivers, providers, and commercial and government payers.
More equitable, effective, and affordable health care - that's our goal. We aren't just trying to improve the care an individual receives. We're building a future where the health care system works better for everyone.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Take lead on data science projects to design and implement models and experiments from end to end, including data ingestion and preparation, feature engineering, analysis and modeling, model deployment, performance tracking and documentation.
• Lead-by-example junior data scientists around mature data science practices e.g. narrative-based ML specification, readable code, thorough documentation, comprehensive experimentation
• Work with a great deal of autonomy to convert ambiguous business problems in clear data science/ML specifications - Use contextual business acumen to convert model predictions/results into impactful insights and provide actionable guidance on risks and limitations
• Work hand-in-hand with product managers, software engineers, data engineers, subject matter to ship new models, algorithms and improvements continuously and collaboratively into production
• Use combination of machine learning knowledge and contextual business acumen to convert results into impactful insights and provide actionable guidance on risks and limitations from inference and chosen methods
• Write narrative documents for model specification and performance analysis to communicate findings and recommendations to teammates, stakeholders and executive leadership

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in data science and machine learning (specific areas of interest include anomaly detection, time-series/sequence models, NLP, uncertainty quantification, explainability methods, deep learning]
• Solid demonstrable proficiency in advanced data science tools such as Python, Spark, SQL
• Experience implementing predictive algorithms and associated statistical analysis/inference in a data science/ML workflow manipulating both structured and unstructured data
• Experience crafting and communicating highly technical results to a diverse audience
• Comfort working as part of a team and taking the lead, as opposed to solo projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading data science projects end-to-end including reviewing and elevating the work of others
• Experience with developing and deploying ML models in cloud environments e.g. Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud
• Expertise in healthcare data, e.g. medical and pharmacy claims, EMR/clinical data, lab data, etc.
• Experience with tools/libraries such as Github, Airflow, Streamlist etc.
• Experience with deploying ML models in Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud
• Experience with agile product development
• Collaborating with the team and working on code refactoring, cleaning data.
• Participation in community data science/ML activities such as hackathons, Kaggle, Stack Overflow and other such activities.

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only : The Salary range for Colorado residents i s $82,100 to $146,900. The Salary range for Connecticut/Nevada residents is $90,500 to $161,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.