Associate AI/ML Engineer

Role Overview

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. AI/ML Engineers code and develop software that deploys ML models and algorithms in production. This role involves applying deep learning technologies, natural language processing, and computer vision to solve complex problems and translate research findings into practical AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, development, testing, and deployment of AI/ML solutions using Python and modern machine learning frameworks
• Support data preparation, exploratory data analysis (EDA), feature engineering, model training, and validation activities
• Develop and maintain machine learning models using tools such as Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch
• Collaborate with data engineers and data scientists to build scalable data pipelines and AI-enabled applications
• Participate in model performance monitoring, drift analysis, and continuous improvement of deployed models
• Support implementation of ML workflows, experiment tracking, and model documentation
• Contribute to the adoption of Responsible AI practices, ensuring fairness, reliability, and explainability

Requirements

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Statistics, or Engineering
• 1+ years of hands-on experience in AI/ML, Data Science, or Analytics
• Working knowledge of SQL and data manipulation libraries such as Pandas and NumPy
• Understanding of machine learning concepts including supervised and unsupervised learning
• Exposure to machine learning frameworks such as Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch
• Proven solid programming skills in Python

Skills

• Python
• TensorFlow
• PyTorch
• SQL
• Scikit-Learn