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 perks, 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:
- Technical Leadership
- Define and drive the AI/ML architecture, platform, and roadmap
- Oversee development of scalable ML systems, models, and pipelines
- Ensure performance, reliability, and production readiness of AI solutions
- Team & Delivery Management
- Lead and mentor a team of AI/ML engineers, data scientists, and MLOps professionals
- Own end-to-end delivery of AI initiatives-from ideation to deployment
- Establish best practices, coding standards,



and development processes
- Strategy & Business Alignment
- Translate business problems into AI/ML solutions and roadmaps
- Align AI initiatives with enterprise priorities and measurable outcomes
- Partner with product, data, and leadership teams to drive adoption
- MLOps & Platform Engineering
- Build and scale ML pipelines, CI/CD, monitoring, and model governance
- Drive adoption of cloud-native and data platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Talent & Organization Development
- Hire, coach, and retain top AI/ML talent
- Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and engineering excellence
- Stakeholder Communication
- Present technical strategies, progress, and impact to senior leadership
- Bridge gap between technical teams and business stakeholders
- 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, trans

📌 Lead Ai/ml Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 UnitedHealth Group
📍 Chennai