Senior Responsible AI Data Scientist

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Humana is seeking a Senior Responsible AI Data Scientist to champion the ethical development of artificial intelligence across our organization. This is a highly cross-functional position requiring deep technical expertise in AI and machine learning and a passion for advancing Responsible AI initiatives through collaboration with diverse stakeholders across the enterprise, including legal, compliance, education, and IT. In this role, you will contribute to both research and development (R&D) and software development efforts while supporting the implementation of scalable frameworks for ethical, transparent, fair, and organizationally-aligned AI solutions. You will help ensure that our AI systems are innovative, high-impact, and always guided by Humana’s core values and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Support initiatives to ensure responsible use of AI across the enterprise, including model risk assessments, fairness evaluations, and compliance with ethical and regulatory standards. Champion transparency, accountability, and trust in all AI and data science practices.

• Drive and contribute to R&D efforts to advance innovative, high-impact, and ethically-grounded AI solutions in healthcare.

• Design and implement processes, tools, and frameworks for the evaluation, monitoring, and documentation of AI systems to ensure ongoing compliance with ethical and regulatory standards.

• Stay current with emerging research, regulations, and industry best practices in Responsible AI, translating learnings into actionable recommendations for Humana’s AI ecosystem.

• Partner cross-functionally with legal, compliance, IT, education, and other teams to operationalize Responsible AI principles throughout the organization.

• Support and help evolve Humana’s Responsible AI governance initiatives, policies, and standards.

• Serve as an internal consultant and subject matter expert on Responsible AI topics such as fairness, transparency, privacy, safety, and risk mitigation.

• Facilitate Responsible AI education and awareness initiatives, including the development of training materials and guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience, Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience, or PhD in a quantitative field.

• Proficiency in development of Python software tools and applications for data scientists.

• Demonstrated proficiency in applying software development best practices, including code versioning, testing, documentation, and secure coding standards

• Hands-on experience developing and deploying Generative AI and traditional machine learning applications

• Experience with analysis of structured and unstructured data, and building end-to-end analytical workflows.

• Demonstrated experience developing tools, frameworks, or processes that operationalize Responsible AI principles (e.g., fairness, transparency, privacy, safety, accountability) in real-world projects.

• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to address complex governance challenges.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical and ethical considerations to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in healthcare, health tech, or highly regulated industries.

• Record of publication or thought leadership in Responsible AI or related fields.

Additional Information

Work Style: This position will have a hybrid work style, with 3 days per week in office and 2 days per week remote/home.

Office Location Options:

• Louisville, KY

• Boston, MA

• New York, NY

• Dallas, TX

• Tampa, FL

• Washington, DC (Arlington, VA)

Why Humana?

At Humana, we know your well-being is important to you, and it’s important to us too.  That’s why we’re committed to making resources available to you that will enable you to become happier, healthier, and more productive in all areas of your life. Just to name a few:

• Work-Life Balance

• Generous PTO package

• Health benefits effective day 1

• Annual Incentive Plan

• 401K - Excellent company match

• Well-being program 

• Paid Volunteer Time Off

If you share our passion for helping people, we likely have the right place for you at Humana.

Work at Home Guidance

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates must meet the following criteria:

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested

• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership

• Associates who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.

• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.

• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

SSN Alert Statement

Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants may be asked to provide their Social Security Number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from Humana@myworkday.com with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana’s secure website.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

 

$117,600 - $161,700 per year

 

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us
 

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.