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Senior Principal Data Scientist - Remote

Requisition number: 2373203

Job category: Business & Data Analytics

Primary location: San Diego, California

Date posted: 07/23/2026

Overtime status: Exempt

Travel: No

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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. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. This is a senior AI leadership role focused on advancing Clinical Documentation Improvement and coding intelligence solutions through state-of-the-art machine learning and generative AI technologies. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise across traditional ML, deep learning, LLMs, RAG, and agentic systems, coupled with a proven ability to translate research into scalable healthcare products. Success in this position requires solid technical leadership, stakeholder influence, healthcare data experience, and the ability to drive measurable business and model performance improvements in a highly regulated environment. You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four