AI ML Engineer
unitedhealthgroup
Job Description
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable AI/ML solutions, leveraging Python, SQL, pandas, numpy, and modern ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit‑Learn)
- Oversee end‑to‑end ML workflows-from data preparation, feature engineering, EDA, and model development to evaluation, deployment, and continuous monitoring
- Guide model selection, optimization, and tuning, ensuring solutions balance performance, explainability, cost, and Responsible AI principles
- Build and maintain production‑grade ML pipelines with orchestration and experiment‑tracking tools such as MLflow, Feature Stores, ONNX, and vector databases
- Lead drift analysis, observability, and model health monitoring to ensure ongoing accuracy, reliability, and robustness in production environments
- Design and support scalable, multi‑cloud ML infrastructure (Azure/GCP primary, AWS optional), incorporating best practices for compute, storage, networking, and distributed data processing
- Collaborate with data engineering teams to integrate real‑time and batch pipelines built on Synapse/BigQuery, Dataflow/Databricks, and Kafka/EventHub/PubSub
- Work closely with engineering, product, data science, and UX to translate business requirements into actionable technical solutions and architecture patterns
- Review and guide the creation of architecture diagrams, C4 models, ADRs, and technical specifications as part of engineering governance
- Analyzes and investigates
- Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise
- 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:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field
- 12+ years of experience in Data Science, AI/ML, or a similar role, with 2+ years in leadership roles
- Experience with the full life cycle of AI/ML projects, including EDA, model development, tuning, and drift analysis
- Hands-on experience in delivering production-grade AI/ML projects
- Proven solid programming skills in Python, with experience in pandas, numpy, and SQL