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.
Owns end‑to‑end data science strategy and delivery for prioritized PI use cases. Leads problem framing, modeling strategy, and measurable business impact. Mentors Sr/DS team members, partners with AI/ML Engineering for productionization, and sets standards for quality, governance, and explainability in a Databricks environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
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Bachelor's Degree
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8+ years in Data Science with 3+ years leading DS initiatives
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Proven databricks expertise (PySpark, Spark MLlib/scikit‑learn, MLflow, Delta)
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Proven solid statistics and ML (sampling, leakage control, class imbalance, time‑series, anomaly detection)
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Proven model governance, monitoring, data quality practices in PHI‑compliant settings
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Proven excellent stakeholder communication and decision influence
Preferred Qualifications:
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Master's Degree
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Exposure to Call Center (member & provider), Provider‑RCM, and EHR/clinical data
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Proven fraud/Waste/Abuse analytics, graph methods, causal inference, or pricing/actuarial exposure
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Proven feature Store design and model serving patterns
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.
