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About the Role
As a Principal Data Scientist, you will lead the design and execution of advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and machine learning solutions to solve complex challenges. You will collaborate closely with product leaders, business partners, and engineering teams to transform vast datasets into actionable intelligence. This role offers the opportunity to drive innovative data strategies and establish best practices that shape the future of healthcare data science.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of end-to-end data science and machine learning models to solve strategic business problems
- Partner with business stakeholders and technical leadership to translate business priorities into data science roadmaps and quantitative solutions
- Extract, clean, and analyze complex multi-dimensional healthcare datasets to deliver actionable insights and predictive capabilities
- Establish technical standards, best practices, and repeatable frameworks for statistical modeling, machine learning, and data analytics
- Evaluate emerging technologies, algorithms, and methodologies to continuously enhance solution efficiency and performance
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to data science team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience developing data science, machine learning, and advanced statistical models
- 5+ years of experience programming in Python, R, or Scala for analytical solution development
- 4+ years of experience writing complex SQL queries and extracting data from relational or enterprise databases
- 3+ years of experience deploying machine learning models into production environments (MLOps)
- Demonstrated experience communicating technical concepts and analytical findings to non-technical stakeholders and business leaders
Skills
- Python
- R
- Scala
- SQL
- MLOps
- Data Science
- Machine Learning
- Advanced Statistical Models
- Cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Enterprise big data frameworks (e.g., Spark, Databricks)
- Deep learning framework experience (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)
Location
- Remote (US)
- Onsite (Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area)
Work Type
- Remote
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Principal
Education Level
- Master's or Ph.D. degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
Salary/Compensations
- $112,700 - $193,200 annually
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
About the Company
- Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation.
- Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone.
- From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care’s most complex challenges.
- Your contributions here have the potential to change lives.
- Ready to build the next breakthrough?
- Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
- At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone.
- Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
Equal Opportunity
- UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
- UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.