Senior Principal Data Scientist – Remote

Knowledge, Skills And AbilitiesOptum 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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Blue Platform is a UHG enterprise data-centric platform that integrates and unifies proprietary and 3rd party data to provide users with easy-to-access insights to drive sustainable growth. This is a C-level priority for UHG to build out the “third leg” of the business, complementing our existing strengths in UHC and Optum. It will involve building strong cross-group, cross-functional collaboration with a wide variety of stakeholders and delivering a viable growth platform for 2024 and beyond.
The Innovation and Growth Platforms and Blue Program Leadership are seeking proactive and innovative data scientists with experience in all steps of the data science lifecycle to join our central product development team. The Blue Platform will provide enabling capabilities, and work with the lines of business to develop innovative, ambitious new product concepts, to be developed and launched on top of Blue. We are looking for data scientists to help take those new products from ideation and concept design through to POC – and potentially beyond. You will lead data exploration, develop product proof of concepts, create and recommend advanced modeling and analytics approaches to solve problems, and ensure all methods meet rigorous performance and responsible use metrics. You will be at the forefront of the data science initiatives on a strategic growth platform, driving proof of concepts, rapid prototyping and research and development activities.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the enterprise to understand the business challenges we are trying to solve, the value/outcomes they will drive, and provide expertise on the data and data products that could support those ambitions

Lead data analysis to understand data capabilities, patterns and insights followed by recommendation of data set attributes to be used in data products and analytics

Describe strategies for proprietary and third-party data acquisition, cleaning, transformation (including linking) and preparation for use case and products

Use advanced statistical techniques, machine learning and deep learning approaches to create products and analytics that solve challenges for customers

Recommend, mentor, provide guidance and support teams in use of data and data science for use cases

Develop proof of concepts and prototypes to demonstrate the value of data-driven solutions and/or validate hypotheses and feasibility

Keep up to speed with the latest research on methodologies and modeling advances by reading research publications, blogs and attending presentations and webinars

Contribute to development of intellectual property and patents

Additional responsibilities as required

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:

Proficiency in programming languages such as a Python, R or Scala

Expertise in machine learning frameworks and libraries (e.g. Tensorflow, PyTorch)

Experience with big data and cloud data technologies, and cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS)

Experience leading data science projects from conception to deployment

Ability to manage 2-3 concurrent projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment

Ability to work collaboratively in a matrixed, multi-team environment (e.g. Product, Engineering, Legal)

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $122,100 to $234,700 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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