Director of AIRemote
Senior Director, Applied AI & Data Science
Optum · 📍 Minnetonka, MN
Strategic AI leader to identify, fund, and deliver enterprise-scale AI/ML initiatives across Optum's Medicare & Retirement business, from use-case curation to scaled deployment.
Signals
- ⚠ split mandate — business strategy plus end-to-end software delivery accountability
- ⚠ no reporting line stated
- ✓ clear portfolio scope with funded enterprise initiatives
- ✓ agentic AI + ML mandate signals modern, forward-looking stack
Company history
Optum is actively building out its AI leadership layer across multiple domains (engineering, transformation, applied science), suggesting a coordinated enterprise AI buildout rather than isolated hiring.