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.

We are seeking a Lead AI/ML Engineer to drive the design, development, and operationalization of AI/ML solutions that improve the reliability, efficiency, and clinical impact of workflows and integrations. This is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for delivering production-grade ML systems end-to-end, data, modeling, MLOps, monitoring, and continuous improvement, while mentoring engineers and partnering closely with product, clinical, platform, and operations teams.





You will help build AI capabilities that support:
- Clinical workflow intelligence (prioritization, recommendations, decision support)
- Operational reliability (anomaly detection, incident prediction, noise reduction)
- Automation and agentic workflows (triage, routing, diagnostics, self-heal where appropriate)
- Improved data quality, latency visibility, and integration observability
- Primary Responsibilities:
- Technical Leadership & Delivery (Hands-On)
- Lead the architecture and implementation of scalable AI/ML solutions integrated into the ecosystem (APIs, event streams, workflow engines, and integration layers)
- Own end-to-end ML lifecycle: problem framing, feature engineering, model development, validation, deployment, monitoring, drift detection, retraining strategy
- Establish best practices for MLOps: CI/CD for ML, model registries, automated evaluation gates, reproducible training, and secure deploym

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