Lead AI Engineer - Remote
Optum/UHG · Charleston, West Virginia, United States · US
Software Engineering
Remote
Not yet analysed
Demand90
Career growth85
Healthcare fit25
Remote potential75
5-year outlook
Senior AI engineering leadership at a large healthcare enterprise is likely to remain well-compensated and in demand as AI adoption grows; exact salary depends on location, level, and total compensation structure.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
lead
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-03
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Eligible countries
- United States
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Only consider if you already have 10+ years of enterprise software engineering and AI leadership experience; this is not an entry point for clinicians without a strong engineering background.
Who should apply
Clinician-engineers, physician-executives with software/AI leadership, health informatics leaders, or technical leads with regulated healthcare/government domain experience.
CV angle
Frame clinical background as domain expertise in regulated healthcare, but lead with enterprise software engineering, AI/ML architecture, SDLC transformation, cloud/DevSecOps, and measurable AI adoption outcomes. Avoid overstating clinical duties as engineering experience.
Skills to highlight
- Enterprise software engineering leadership
- AI-enabled SDLC transformation
- Generative AI / LLMs / RAG / agentic AI
- Cloud architecture (AWS)
- DevSecOps / CI/CD automation
- Responsible AI governance and model evaluation
- Regulated healthcare/government domain experience
- Technical mentorship and team leadership
Role summary
Lead AI engineer to define AI-first engineering vision and roadmap for Optum/UHG's PATH initiative, driving AI-enabled SDLC, GenAI/agentic AI adoption, governance, and enterprise software delivery for health and human services platforms.
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