UnitedHealth Group Hiring for Data Scientist at Hyderabad, Telangana, India Full Time

Job Description

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that’s improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn’t about another gadget, it’s about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There’s no room for error. Join us and start doing your life’s best work.(sm) Primary Responsibilities:

• Gather and analyze business requirements and transform it into a specific data science problem
• Undertake business specific and research projects, with the goal of transforming healthcare
• Develop tools, techniques and theories to facilitate ongoing research activities of an organization
• Use predictive and prescriptive analytics tools to forecast what might happen using probabilities and confidence levels
• Maintain latest knowledge of existing and emerging scientific principles/theories/techniques and applies them to identify and develop innovative solutions, products and projects
• Contribute to the body of research within and/or outside the organization within area of expertise
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• BE/B Tech/MS/MCA/MSc (full time only) in Computer Science or related area
• 3 – 10 years of total experience
• Minimum 2 years of hands on experience along with in-depth knowledge in Machine Learning and data science
• Experience in exploratory analysis, statistical modeling for predictive analytics
• Proficient in R, Python, H2O, Mahout, Spark-MLlib, Databases and Visualization tools, etc.
• Proficiency with agile or lean development practices
• Understanding for data, schema, data model, machine learning and how to bring efficiency in big data related life cycle
• Strong object-oriented design and analysis skills

Careers with Optum. Here’s the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world’s large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life’s best work.(sm) Job Keywords:Data Scientist, Data Science, Machine Learning, Hyderabad, TG, Telangana