Senior Director, Applied AI & Data Science

About this role

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges

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Growing together. The Senior Director, Applied AI & Data Science is a strategic business and technology leader responsible for identifying, shaping, and delivering AI-driven transformations across the Medicare & Retirement business. This role partners closely with senior business leaders to uncover high-impact opportunities where AI [Data Science, Machine learning and Agentic AI ] can materially improve cost, operational efficiency, and member outcomes, and to translate those opportunities into funded, enterprise-scale initiatives

This leader curates and prioritizes a portfolio of AI use cases, defines clear value propositions and success metrics, and builds executive-ready proposals grounded in business value, risk, and feasibility. The role requires strong executive presence to influence investment decisions, secure funding, and champion initiatives from concept through approval and scaled delivery Primary Responsibilities: Define and lead AI/ML strategy for Medicare & Retirement, driving end-to-end AI enabled software delivery aligned to business transformation with measurable outcomes Partners with business leaders to identify and shape high impact opportunities where AI can drive transformative outcomes. Develops executive ready use cases with clear value propositions and presents them to senior leadership to secure alignment and funding

Requires strong business acumen, executive presence, and the ability to position AI as a lever for transformation-not just technology Own end-to-end lifecycle delive

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