Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The Lead AI/ML Engineer will be a hands-on, customer-facing AI builder responsible for shaping opportunities, rapidly prototyping solutions, and defining architectures to help customers envision and adopt AI solutions.
Responsibilities
- Partner with GTM and Industry Leaders to shape strategic pursuits across Payor, Provider and Life Sciences
- Lead customer discovery workshops, executive presentations and technical solutioning sessions
- Track and manage the technical opportunity pipeline and support pursuit prioritization
- Design end-to-end AI/GenAI solution architectures
- Rapidly prototype proofs-of-value, demos and AI applications
- Leverage reusable UHG AI assets and create reusable accelerators
- Support RFP/RFI responses, effort estimation and solution strategy
- Partner with AI Engineering & Delivery for seamless implementation handoff
- Participate in selective delivery rotations to remain close to production implementations
Skills
- Solid hands-on AI/ML/GenAI engineering experience
- Experience with Python, LLMs, RAG, AI agents and modern AI frameworks
- Customer-facing experience leading workshops and executive discussions
- Healthcare experience across Payor, Provider and/or Life Sciences
- Proven solid product and design sensibility with an eye for elegant user experiences
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype and iterate using AI-assisted software engineering workflows
- Proven builder mindset with a bias for action, experimentation and ownership
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, TN, F-1/OPT, CPT, or other employment-based visa status)
- Experience with Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or similar AI-assisted development tools
- Experience building customer-facing AI demonstrations and accelerators
- Startup, innovation lab or product engineering experience
- Experience creating reusable AI assets and solution patterns
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
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