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. AI/ML Engineers code and develop software that deploys ML models and algorithms in production.

Communicate and present complex analytics results and concepts to leadership and internal stakeholders. Employee AI and/or ML that may include natural language processing (NLP), natural language understanding (NLU), semantic understanding, intent classification, computer vision, deep learning, and automatic speech recognition (ASR). Applies deep learning technologies to give computers that capability to visualize, learn and respond to complex situations.

May adapt machine learning to areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics and other products that allow users to have an interactive experience. Work with large scale computing frameworks, data analysis systems. Employees in this role are expected to apply knowledge of experimental methodologies, statistics, optimization, probability theory and machine learning using code for tool building, statistical analysis, using both general purpose software and statistical languages.





AI/ML Applied Scientists specialize in advancing and applying artificial intelligence through research-driven, experimental research, and translate research findings into practical AI solutions for the organization.

Primary Responsibilities Programming & Data Science: Python, SQL, Pandas, NumPy

Machine Learning: Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Feature Engineering, EDA, Model Development, Model Optimization

Generative AI: LLM Applications, RAG, Prompt Engineering, Vector Databases, Enterprise AI Solutions

MLOps: MLflow, Model Deployment, Feature Stores, Experiment Tracking, CI/CD for ML

Model Reliability: Drift Detection, Monitoring, Observability, Model Health Management

Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker, Distributed Computing, Scalable ML Infrastructure

Data Engineering: Databricks, Synapse, BigQuery, Dataflow, Batch & Real-Time Pipelines

Streaming Systems: Kafka, Event Hub, Pub/Sub

AI Engineering: Production ML Systems, Responsible AI, Explainable AI, Cost-Optimized AI Solutions

System Design: Enterprise Architecture, Scalable ML Platforms, Secure & Reliable AI Systems

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Product, Engineering, Data Science, UX Collaboration

Leadership: Technical Leadership, AI Strategy, Mentoring ML Engineers & Data Scientists

Governance & Operations: Security, Automation, Scalability, Operational Excellence





Basic, structured, standard approach to work

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 Bachelors or Master in Computer Science

AI/ML Engineering Lead with solid MLOps, Cloud, GenAI, Production AI, and Team Leadership experience Preferred Qualifications Cloud Platforms: Azure (Primary), GCP (Primary), AWS 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 valuable 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.

📌 Associate AI/ML Engineer (Noida)
🏢 Optum India
📍 Noida