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.

About the AI Data Engineering Team 

We often deliver the entire solution, from healthcare data integration, AI model deployment, processing, results and analytics, to the applications used for reviewing clinical data and AI results. Our current projects involve building cutting edge Generative AI technologies from scratch. The data we work on ranges from patient charts, radiology reports to X-Rays and other clinical data. 

We have the data and resources to make an impact on a scale. When our solutions are deployed, they benefit millions of people.  

We are a globally distributed and diverse team with the shared passion to improve patient outcomes, improve healthcare operations and streamline payments. 

We pay attention to the details to make sure we deliver quality, the first time. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design and implement systems that enables Optum to derive information from patient data in a scalable, reliable, and cost-effective manner 
• Analyze clinical data and determine the best designs on how to process this data 
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, maintainable, and efficient code and specifications 
• Lead by example to deliver product quality, including agile SCRUM methodologies, unit tests, code reviews and engineering design specifications
• Lead systems design to allow customers to effectively ingest and store patient-related data and for data scientists and engineers to access this data with ease 
• Research and recommend new AI technologies 
• Leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation
• 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:

• BS with 7+ years or MS and 5+ years in Computer Science or similar experience 
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in Python programming 
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure or Google) 
• 2+ years of experience with CI/CD, such as GitHub actions 
• 2+ years of experience in a team lead role 
• 1+ years of experience using AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation, such as GitHub CoPilot 
• Proven track record of engaging with customers to design and deliver at least two complete AI products, from ideation to product release 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing real time LLM based cloud systems
• Experience in Healthcare

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 good 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.