Job Description
Optum 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.
We are looking for a Principal Data Scientist - AI/Deep Learning to help drive a growing Data Science team to develop new analytic products. You will work with other Data Scientists and subject matter experts to conduct and manage outcomes of various analytic studies.
This position will report to the Director Data Science in Ireland. This role will support the development of an exciting new product which will form part of the OptumInsight product suite.
Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin or Letterkenny offices and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Provide strategic and technical direction aligned to analytic efforts around AI/machine learning
* Optimize deep learning models for performance, scalability and efficiency
* Analyze, review and interpret complex data through the development of case-studies, enabling the data to tell a story
* Build and maintain production-ready machine-learning models
* Identify drivers of patterns / behaviors uncovered in data and use these to explain business trends
* Understanding of business strategy and ability to identify and champion opportunities for data science projects
* Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects, while meeting deadlines
* Contribute to the design and realization of analytical based tools/assets to identify and monitor non-standard claim patterns
* Stay current on internal and external technological advances in AI and advanced analytics that can be applied to the Optum Insight business
* Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior engineers and other team members
* Managing complex data science projects within a cross-functional team