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:
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data scientists, fostering innovation and excellence across teams
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical and AI/ML-driven initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, budget, and quality standards
- Own and prioritize the product backlog, translating business needs into user stories, including AI/ML use cases with explicit success criteria
- Drive AI/ML adoption across products and platforms,



ensuring integration into workflows, scalable deployment, and alignment with enterprise strategy
- Establish real-time measurement frameworks (KPIs, ML metrics, adoption rates, model performance, business impact) using dashboards and analytics tools
- Partner with business, data science, engineering, and architecture teams to define product vision, roadmap, and value-driven prioritization
- Ensure seamless collaboration across engineering, other Tech partners, data, DevOps, and operations for secure, scalable, and compliant solution delivery
- Drive adoption of modern technologies including Java, Python, cloud platforms (Azure/GCP), MLOps
- 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 r

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