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 perks 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.

As a Senior Data Scientist (SG 29), you will hands on design, build, and productionize Agentic AI and GenAI solutions on top of a Healthcare Core Data Platform. You will deliver reliable, compliant, and scalable AI systems that work across large healthcare datasets (claims/clinical/provider/member) and enable measurable improvements in quality, cost, and operational efficiency.
- Primary Responsibilities:
- Agentic AI & GenAI Delivery
- Design and implement agentic AI systems (multi step, tool using agents)



that can plan, execute, and verify outcomes under defined guardrails for healthcare workflows
- Build GenAI solutions using enterprise approved LLMs including Claude 4.6 and OpenAI Codex (and equivalents) for:
- intelligent data exploration and analytics assistance
- automated insight generation and summarization
- engineering productivity accelerators (code generation, refactoring, test creation)
- workflow automation and triage support
- Develop hybrid systems combining LLMs with classical ML (predictive/prescriptive models) for robust performance on healthcare use cases
- Core Data Platform Integration
- Implement AI solutions tightly integrated with the Core Data Platform (curated datasets, standardized semantics, governed access, reusable components)
- Partner with data engineering/platform teams to implement scalable patterns for:
- secure tool-calling and controlled data access
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