Lead AI/ML Engineer - Sales Engineering- Remote
Tech Stack
Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Lead AI/ML Engineer - Sales Engineering - Remote
Eden Prairie, Minnesota + Additional locations
Requisition number: 2371606
Job category: Technology
Primary location: Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Date posted: 06/26/2026
Overtime status: Exempt
Travel: No
Responsibilities
- Partner with GTM and Industry Leaders to shape strategic pursuits across Payor, Provider and Life Sciences
- Lead customer discovery workshops, executive presentations and technical solutioning sessions
- Track and manage the technical opportunity pipeline and support pursuit prioritization
- Design end-to-end AI/GenAI solution architectures
- Rapidly prototype proofs-of-value, demos and AI applications
- Leverage reusable UHG AI assets and create reusable accelerators
- Support RFP/RFI responses, effort estimation and solution strategy
- Partner with AI Engineering & Delivery for seamless implementation handoff
- Participate in selective delivery rotations to remain close to production implementations
Requirements
- Solid hands-on AI/ML/GenAI engineering experience
- Experience with Python, LLMs, RAG, AI agents and modern AI frameworks
- Customer-facing experience leading workshops and executive discussions
- Healthcare experience across Payor, Provider and/or Life Sciences
- Proven solid product and design sensibility with an eye for elegant user experiences
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype and iterate using AI-assisted software engineering workflows
- Proven builder mindset with a bias for action, experimentation and ownership
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, TN, F-1/OPT, CPT, or other employment-based visa status)
Nice to Have
- Experience with Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or similar AI-assisted development tools
- Experience building customer-facing AI demonstrations and accelerators
- Startup, innovation lab or product engineering experience
- Experience creating reusable AI assets and solution patterns
We Offer
- Competitive salary ranging from $145,500 - $249,500 annually based on full-time employment
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
- Flexible remote work options
About the Company
Optum.ai is an AI-native healthcare consulting and engineering organization within Optum Insight. Our mission is to commercialize AI innovations developed across UnitedHealth Group and deliver transformative AI solutions to customers across the Payor, Provider and Life Sciences sectors.
Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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.