Principal AI/ML Engineer - Remote
Company: Optum
Location: Minnetonka
Posted on: October 15, 2024
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Job Description:
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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers,
comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come
make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance
health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring.
Connecting. Growing together.
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Optum AI is chartered to drive value on high impact enterprise AI
problems, democratize AI through the enterprise ML platform,
accelerate the adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen
AI) and drive Responsible AI. Projecting to deliver $8.4B of
benefit value over the next 5 years through these efforts as well
as reduce risk through safe, accurate, and unbiased AI, this is a
key focus of the enterprise. -
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As the Principal AI/ML Engineer, you will be responsible for the
development and execution of the vision for enabling the design and
deployment of high impact enterprise AI problems, including
problems related to disease prediction and identification, patient
engagement, and optimization of clinical trials using both
structured and unstructured (text) data. As a thought leader, you
will establish guidance on how to develop, execute, and deploy AI
models in compliance with enterprise standards. As a subject matter
expert, you will work closely with other engineering teams and
leaders to drive the adoption of quality and efficiency standards.
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You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere
within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
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Primary Responsibilities:
Develop and execute the vision for data science platforms, and
reusable code that will be used by thousands of other AI/ML
engineers in UHG
Develop novel machine learning models for prediction of health
outcomes and improved care, engagement models, and other
applications from both structured and unstructured data
Implement machine learning algorithms from the literature and
evaluate their performance
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
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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:
PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field and
5+ years industry experience in a hands-on technical role (ideally
focusing an AI/ML solutions)
Demonstrated experience leading and implementing AI/ML projects
from ideation, development, evaluation, and delivery
Hands-on experience in implementing and training machine learning
algorithms and statistical analysis, including for example
non-parametric tests, mixed linear models, modern supervised and
unsupervised machine learning algorithms such as SVM, random
forest, PCA, t-SNE, clustering, and neural networks
Proven experience in Python and its libraries, including numpy,
pytorch/tensorflow, pandas, matplotlib or similar, etc.
Demonstrated experience in Gen AI solution pipeline engineering,
(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 deep understanding of mathematical foundations of machine
learning, including statistics, linear algebra, and computer
science
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Preferred Qualifications: -
Experience in healthcare (AI)
Experience working with cross-functional and distributed teams in a
global and diverse environment
Experience in mentoring and coaching AI/ML talent
Experience in establishing AI/ML best practices, standards, and
ethics
Demonstrated portfolio of AI/ML publications, patents, or
awards
Security and vulnerability management experience (package scans,
remediation)
Demonstrated familiarity with data versioning tools (Delta Lake,
DVC, LakeFS, etc.)
Experience with model observability tools for insights into the
behavior, performance, and health of your deployed ML models
(tracking, alerting, compliance monitoring, etc.)
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*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to
UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
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California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New
York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only:
The salary range for this role is $122,100 to $234,700 annually.
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). No matter
where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll
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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. -
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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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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.
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UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are
required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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