Lead Machine Learning Engineer

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose: Designs and develops scalable solutions using AI tools and machine-learning models. Performs research and testing to develop machine learning algorithms and predictive models. Utilizes big data computation and storage tools to create prototypes and datasets. Conducts model training and evaluation. Integrates, tests, tunes, and monitors solutions.

• Leads the design, development, and research around complex Machine Learning (ML) systems, models, and schemes to apply to appropriate datasets for data modeling and statistical analysis

• Identifies differences in data distribution that could affect model performance in real-world situations

• Analyzes large and complex use cases of ML algorithms and apply findings to enable business decisions by deriving insights through data visualization

• Leads the maintenance and support of ML/AI software platforms by reviewing and solving issues and running ML/AI models

• Communicates business objectives and develop complex models that help to achieve them, along with metrics to track their progress

• Leads the writing of complex software documentation and complex software code to extract data from a variety of databases and data sources

• Manages available resources such as hardware, data, and personnel so that deadlines are met and deploy predictive models using established software patterns

• Leads the analysis of the ML algorithms that could be used to solve a given problem and rank them by their success probability

• Explores and visualizes data to gain an understanding of it and verify data quality, and/or ensure data quality via data cleaning

• Analyzes errors of the model and implements strategies to overcome errors

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience: A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and requires 5 - 7 years of related experience.

Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills:

• One or more of the following skills are desired.

• Experience with one or more of the following C# (Programming Language); Database Design; Java (Programming Language); JavaScript (Programming Language); Machine Learning; Machine Learning Algorithms; Python (Programming Language); R (Programming Language); Software Engineering; SQL (Programming Language); Statistics

• Experience with Continuous Integration; Linux; Predictive Modelling

• Experience with Other: compute clouds, creating database schemas, continuous deployment

• Experience with Other: Building ML/AI models using common methods within R and Python

• Knowledge of Other: Open CV Linux

Soft Skills:

• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty

• Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

• Ability to work independently

• Demonstrated analytical skills

• Demonstrated project management skills

• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure

• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills

• Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management

• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion

• Possesses technical aptitude

Pay Range: $119,100.00 - $220,500.00 per year

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act