Lead AI/ML Engineer

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:

Technical Leadership

Define and drive the AI/ML architecture, platform, and roadmap

Oversee development of scalable ML systems, models, and pipelines

Ensure performance, reliability, and production readiness of AI solutions

Team & Delivery Management

Lead and mentor a team of AI/ML engineers, data scientists, and MLOps professionals

Own end-to-end delivery of AI initiatives-from ideation to deployment

Establish best practices, coding standards, and development processes

Strategy & Business Alignment

Translate business problems into AI/ML solutions and roadmaps

Align AI initiatives with enterprise priorities and measurable outcomes

Partner with product, data, and leadership teams to drive adoption

MLOps & Platform Engineering

Build and scale ML pipelines, CI/CD, monitoring, and model governance

Drive adoption of cloud-native and data platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Talent & Organization Development

Hire, coach, and retain top AI/ML talent

Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and engineering excellence

Stakeholder Communication

Present technical strategies, progress, and impact to senior leadership

Bridge gap between technical teams and business stakeholders

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 Qualification:

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualification:

Working experience in Health care related Network / Pricing applications

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.