Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UnitedHealth Group is a global organization that delivers care aided by technology to improve health outcomes. The Principal AI Data Analyst will lead AI-driven investigations and analysis of workplace incidents and data events, focusing on automation and advanced analytics while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead AI assisted analysis of data events and incident investigations using structured and unstructured data
- Design and implement automated pipelines to ingest, normalize, deduplicate, enrich, and classify large scale datasets
- Apply machine learning, entity resolution, and data fingerprinting techniques to identify impacted individuals and data elements
- Build and maintain production analytics solutions using Python, PySpark, and Databricks
- Develop and deploy AI driven workflows (including Generative AI use cases) to improve investigative speed, accuracy, and scalability
- Secure, preserve, and validate data sources to maintain analytical integrity and evidentiary standards
- Partner with security, legal, and privacy teams to translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable insights
- Create dashboards, visualizations, and analytical summaries for executive and technical stakeholders
- Operate effectively in time sensitive environments while maintaining analytical rigor, objectivity, and confidentiality
- Contribute to the evolution of Optum's AI and analytics capabilities within the cybersecurity and data protection space
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or 6+ years of equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years of experience in advanced data analytics, data science, or AI focused analytical roles
- 5+ years of experience developing, testing, and deploying production grade Python code
- 3+ years of experience with DevOps and CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform)
- 3+ years of experience with distributed data processing using PySpark and Databricks
- Proven experience working with data lake architectures and medallion schemas
- Proven solid expertise in SQL, data modeling, and data integration
- Proven ability to transform unstructured data (e.g., documents, images, OCR-derived content) into structured, enriched, and model-ready datasets
- Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field
- Hands on experience with machine learning, predictive analytics, and classification models
- Experience delivering AI driven analytics within a cybersecurity or incident response environment
- Experience deploying Generative AI solutions into production analytics workflows
- Experience with entity resolution, MDM technologies, or identity matching
- Experience building AI models for file classification, data fingerprinting, or anomaly detection
- Demonstrated familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Demonstrated familiarity with eDiscovery platforms and large scale data investigations
- Proven solid understanding of modern analytics platforms and scalable data architectures
- All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
- Flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S.
- W2 option
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