You9ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.
Primary Responsibilities:- Developing and implementing models and methods that extend and improve LLM capabilities and reliability
- Research, design and implement scalable machine learning models for real-time processing
- Developing new solutions and science best practices in Responsible AI
- Developing our research and innovation agenda
- Defining the strategies, priorities, and metrics for technical progress in Deep Learning, RAG and LLMs
- Collaborating with the Optum AI team and fellow scientist and engineers
- Driving adoption of new science and best practices among service teams
You9ll 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:- Master degree in computer science or related quantitative field
- 5+ years of experience using ML to solve problems in natural language processing (NLP), multimodal RT processing, and/or other AI domains
- 3+ years of DL frameworks such as PyTorch and/or TensorFlow
- 3+ years of developing machine learning applications
- 3+ years of experience in developing Responsible AI metrics, best practices and/or solutions
- 3+ years of solid ML and RL research and developing experience
Preferred Qualifications:- Ph.D. in Machine Learning with focus on NLP and/or GenAI
- Experience with Advanced Deep Learning, applied math and statistics
- Experience in fine-tuning LLMs and/or improving pre-train LLM9s performance
- Solid technical and scientific knowledge in generative AI
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group9s Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you9ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $130,000 - $162,500 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
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.
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