Lead Data Scientist – Autonomous Goal Management

🕒 4 days ago

🏄 California, Illinois, +2 more states – Remote

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💵 $142.3k - $195.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📊 Data Scientist

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Humana

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1961

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare Insurance

Humana is a healthcare company dedicated to making a positive impact on the health of individuals, communities, and the healthcare system as a whole. With a focus on putting health first, Humana serves a diverse range of populations, including seniors and the military, providing Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS plans. Humana is committed to fostering a culture of belonging and mutual respect, offering competitive and flexible benefits to ensure the financial security of its employees and their families. The company prides itself on creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

📋 Description

• Architect goal setting and goal decomposition mechanisms for autonomous agents operating in uncertain or open-ended environments • Design and implement dynamic planning systems (e.g., hierarchical planning, curriculum learning, scratchpad/self-refinement loops) • Collaborate on memory, tool-use, and feedback-loop designs enabling multi-step, self-directed agent behavior • Develop evaluation frameworks for alignment with human intent, consistency, progress against long-horizon objectives • Prototype agents that interface with APIs, MCP servers, search engines, databases, or real-world actuators to pursue goals safely and efficiently • Explore mechanisms to detect and mitigate goal misalignment, looping behavior, or undesirable emergent strategies • Work across teams to integrate goal alignment with safety, alignment, and operational reliability mechanisms

🎯 Requirements

• Master's Degree and 4+ years of experience in research/ML engineering or an applied research scientist position preferably with a focus on developing production-ready AI solutions • 2+ years of experience leading development of AI/ML systems

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous PTO package • Health benefits effective day 1 • Annual Incentive Plan • 401K - Excellent company match • Well-being program • Paid Volunteer Time Off