AI/ML Engineer - Healthcare

About the Company

UnitedHealth Group is a healthcare organization focused on helping people live healthier lives and making the healthcare system work better for everyone. Through its businesses, including UnitedHealthcare, the company delivers health benefits and healthcare services supported by technology, data, and analytics.

About the Role

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Lead AI/ML Engineer to join the High-Cost Claimants Intelligence (HCCI) team within UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Employer & Individual (E&I) Software Development. This role will lead the end-to-end development and deployment of machine learning models designed to identify and price high-cost claims at scale.

The engineer will also lead the design of human-in-the-loop (HITL) safety mechanisms and scalable AI orchestration. This position combines technical leadership, machine learning engineering, and production deployment to support reliable, scalable claims intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development, validation, and deployment of AI and machine learning models.
• Build scalable AI orchestration capabilities to identify and price high-cost claims.
• Design and implement human-in-the-loop safety mechanisms to support appropriate oversight of AI-driven processes.
• Support the development of reliable, scalable machine learning solutions for high-volume claims analysis.
• Contribute technical leadership to the HCCI team's AI/ML initiatives within UHC E&I Software Development.

Required Qualifications

• The provided job description does not specify detailed required qualifications.
• Salary and Work Arrangement Annual salary range: $145,500–$249,500, depending on experience.
• Remote work is available anywhere in the United States.
• For applicable roles based in Minneapolis or Washington, D.C., the position requires working onsite four days per week.