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As Humana continues its transformation into an AI\-first enterprise, we seek a hands\-on, technically proficient Lead Product Manager to accelerate the design, prototyping, and scaling of advanced AI solutions across our business. In this role, you will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and business leaders to identify opportunities, architect AI\-driven solutions—including those leveraging state\-of\-the\-art LLMs and GenAI—and drive them through Humana’s enterprise AI governance process, from ideation to value realization. You will be empowered to both lead and build, applying deep technical expertise while ensuring responsible, governed, and scalable delivery of AI capabilities.Enterprise Context
Humana is a member\-focused healthcare company committed to transforming insurance and care delivery—spanning Insurance, Pharmacy, Home Health, and Clinics—through technology and innovation. As the organization undergoes a significant transformation into a more efficient, technology\-enabled operation, AI is positioned as a foundational driver of this change.
Humana’s enterprise AI program is structured to ensure strategic alignment, robust governance, and value realization across business segments. The program features cross\-functional leadership from Corporate Strategy, Finance, Law/Risk/Compliance, and Data \& Digital, with a Responsible AI Council (RAIC) overseeing solution design, technical standards, and responsible AI practices. Business teams collaborate with technology and program leaders to advance high\-value use cases through a structured stage\-gate process—from ideation and business case validation to pilot, scale, and management. All AI initiatives are evaluated for business impact, compliance, and scalability, with centralized and segment funding focused on delivering measurable value to members, associates, and leaders.
Key Responsibilities
- End\-to\-End Technical Product Leadership:
Drive technical product vision, solution architecture, and hands\-on prototyping for a major AI product area. Own product outcomes from discovery through pilot, scale, and ongoing optimization.
- Build and Prototype AI Solutions:
Design and co\-develop working prototypes and production\-ready components using leading AI/ML tools and platforms (e.g., Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain, Azure AI, OpenAI). Rapidly iterate on LLM\-based applications, conversational AI, and intelligent automation.
- Business Engagement \& Translation:
Partner directly with business stakeholders to deeply understand operational challenges, map complex processes, and translate them into actionable AI use cases with clear success metrics.
- Enterprise Governance Compliance:
Guide AI solutions through Humana’s multi\-stage governance process—including AIRB, LRC, and Responsible AI reviews—by preparing technical documentation, scorecards, and market scans, and leading technical deep dives at each stage gate.
- Solution Evaluation \& Benchmarking:
Develop and apply robust evaluation frameworks to benchmark AI models, compare platform options, and ensure solutions meet business, technical, and regulatory standards.
- Reusable Frameworks \& Best Practices:
Author and maintain code libraries, reusable solution patterns, and technical playbooks to enable rapid, consistent AI delivery across multiple business lines.
- Mentor and Enable Teams:
Provide technical mentorship to product managers, engineers, and data scientists; foster a culture of hands\-on experimentation and continuous learning.
- Stakeholder Communication:
Communicate technical strategy, risks, and business value clearly and effectively to executive, business, and technical audiences.
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Required Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 7\+ years of relevant experience, with at least 3 years in technical product management or engineering roles focused on AI/ML solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to architect, build, and scale AI applications (including LLM\-based solutions) in an enterprise environment.
- Hands\-on expertise with AI/ML tools, frameworks, and cloud platforms (Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, LangChain, vector databases, RAG architectures, prompt engineering, Azure/OpenAI, etc.).
- Experience with the full lifecycle of AI products: requirements gathering, prototyping, validation, deployment, and post\-launch optimization.
- Familiarity with enterprise AI governance, responsible AI principles, and compliance requirements (including AIRB and LRC\-style stage\-gate reviews).
- Strong communication skills, with proven ability to bridge technical and business contexts.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in healthcare, insurance, or similarly regulated industries.
- Knowledge of security, privacy, and compliance standards for sensitive data and AI solutions.
- Experience building reusable technical assets and leading cross\-functional technical teams.
- Up\-to\-date knowledge of GenAI advancements, LLM fine\-tuning, retrieval\-augmented generation, and AI evaluation methodologies.
Additional Information
All AI solutions must comply with Humana’s Enterprise AI Governance Framework and undergo full review at designated stage gates.
Work Style: This position will have a hybrid work style. Qualified candidates are required to currently live in, or be willing to move to, a commutable distance from one of the talent markets listed below.
Office Location Options:
- Louisville, KY
- Chicago, IL
- New York, NY
- 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 [email protected] with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana’s secure website.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Pay 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.
$126,300 \- $173,700 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
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About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our 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 and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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.
Salary Context
This $126K-$173K range is below the median for AI/ML Engineer roles in our dataset (median: $180K across 1937 roles with salary data).
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About This Role
AI/ML Engineers build and deploy machine learning models in production. They work across the full ML lifecycle: data pipelines, model training, evaluation, and serving infrastructure. The role has evolved significantly over the past two years. Where ML Engineers once spent most of their time on model architecture, the job now tilts heavily toward inference optimization, cost management, and integrating LLM capabilities into existing systems. Companies want engineers who can ship production systems, and the experimenter-only role is fading fast.
Day-to-day, you're writing training pipelines, debugging data quality issues, setting up evaluation frameworks, and figuring out why your model performs differently in staging than it did on your dev set. The best ML engineers are obsessive about reproducibility and measurement. They instrument everything. They know that a model is only as good as the data feeding it and the infrastructure serving it.
Across the 3,823 AI roles we're tracking, AI/ML Engineer positions make up 69% of the market. At Humana, this role fits into their broader AI and engineering organization.
Demand for AI/ML Engineers has been strong and consistent. Unlike some AI roles that spike with hype cycles, ML engineering is a foundational need. Every company deploying AI models needs people who can keep them running, and the gap between research prototypes and production systems keeps growing.
What the Work Looks Like
A typical week might include: debugging a data pipeline that's silently dropping 3% of training examples, running A/B tests on a new model version, writing documentation for a feature flag system that lets you roll back model deployments, and reviewing a junior engineer's PR for a new evaluation metric. Meetings tend to be cross-functional since ML touches product, engineering, and data teams.
Demand for AI/ML Engineers has been strong and consistent. Unlike some AI roles that spike with hype cycles, ML engineering is a foundational need. Every company deploying AI models needs people who can keep them running, and the gap between research prototypes and production systems keeps growing.
Skills Required
Python and PyTorch dominate the requirements. Most roles expect experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and familiarity with ML frameworks like TensorFlow or JAX. RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) has become a top-3 skill requirement as companies integrate LLMs into their products. Docker and Kubernetes show up in about a third of postings, reflecting the production focus of the role.
Beyond the core stack, employers increasingly want experience with experiment tracking tools (MLflow, Weights & Biases), feature stores, and vector databases. Fine-tuning experience is valuable but less common than you'd think from reading Twitter. Most production LLM work is RAG and prompt engineering, not fine-tuning. If you have both, you're in a strong position.
Companies that are serious about AI/ML hiring tend to post specific infrastructure details in the job description: the frameworks they use, their model serving stack, their data pipeline tools. Vague postings that just say 'ML experience required' without specifics are often companies that haven't figured out what they need yet.
Compensation Benchmarks
AI/ML Engineer roles pay a median of $181,170 based on 12,692 positions with disclosed compensation. Mid-level AI roles across all categories have a median of $165,000. This role's midpoint ($150K) sits 17% below the category median. Disclosed range: $126K to $173K.
Across all AI roles, the market median is $200,100. Top-quartile compensation starts at $253,500. The 90th percentile reaches $307,500. For comparison, the highest-paying categories include AI Engineering Manager ($275,000) and AI Safety ($274,200). By seniority level: Entry: $97,880; Mid: $165,000; Senior: $227,400; Director: $247,800; VP: $250,000.
Humana AI Hiring
Humana has 7 open AI roles right now. They're hiring across Data Scientist, AI/ML Engineer, AI Software Engineer, AI Product Manager. Positions span Remote, US, New York, NY, US, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US. Compensation range: $173K - $284K.
Location Context
AI roles in New York pay a median of $211,000 across 2,643 tracked positions. That's 5% above the national median.
Career Path
Common paths into AI/ML Engineer roles include Data Scientist, Software Engineer, Research Engineer.
From here, career progression typically leads toward ML Architect, AI Engineering Manager, Principal ML Engineer.
The fastest path into ML engineering is through software engineering with a self-directed ML education. A CS degree helps, but production engineering skills matter more than academic credentials. Build something that works, deploy it, and measure it. That portfolio project is worth more than a Coursera certificate. For career growth, the fork comes around the senior level: go deep on technical complexity (staff/principal track) or move into managing ML teams.
What to Expect in Interviews
Expect system design questions around ML pipelines: how you'd build a training pipeline for a specific use case, handle data drift, or design A/B testing infrastructure for model deployments. Coding rounds typically involve Python, with emphasis on data manipulation (pandas, numpy) and algorithm implementation. Take-home assignments often ask you to build an end-to-end ML pipeline from raw data to deployed model.
When evaluating opportunities: Companies that are serious about AI/ML hiring tend to post specific infrastructure details in the job description: the frameworks they use, their model serving stack, their data pipeline tools. Vague postings that just say 'ML experience required' without specifics are often companies that haven't figured out what they need yet.
AI Hiring Overview
The AI job market has 3,823 open positions tracked in our dataset. By seniority: 112 entry-level, 1,798 mid-level, 1,516 senior, and 397 leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level). Remote roles make up 15% of the market (590 positions). The remaining 3,217 roles require on-site or hybrid attendance.
The market median for AI roles is $200,100. Top-quartile compensation starts at $253,500. The 90th percentile reaches $307,500. Highest-paying categories: AI Engineering Manager ($275,000 median, 41 roles); AI Safety ($274,200 median, 55 roles); Research Engineer ($260,000 median, 434 roles).
Demand for AI/ML Engineers has been strong and consistent. Unlike some AI roles that spike with hype cycles, ML engineering is a foundational need. Every company deploying AI models needs people who can keep them running, and the gap between research prototypes and production systems keeps growing.
The AI Job Market Today
The AI job market spans 3,823 open positions across 15 role categories. The largest categories by volume: AI/ML Engineer (2,629), Data Scientist (322), AI Software Engineer (279). These three account for the majority of open positions, though smaller categories often have higher per-role compensation because of specialized skill requirements.
The seniority mix tells a story about where AI teams are in their maturity. Entry-level roles (112) are outnumbered by mid-level (1,798) and senior (1,516) positions, reflecting that most companies are past the 'build a team from scratch' phase and need experienced engineers who can ship production systems. Leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level) total 397 positions, representing the bottleneck between technical execution and organizational strategy.
Remote work availability sits at 15% of all AI roles (590 positions), with 3,217 requiring on-site or hybrid attendance. The remote share has stabilized after the post-pandemic correction. Senior and specialized roles (Research Scientist, ML Architect) are more likely to be remote-eligible than entry-level positions, partly because experienced hires have more negotiating power and partly because these roles require less hands-on mentorship.
AI compensation is structured in clear tiers. The market median sits at $200,100. Top-quartile roles start at $253,500, and the 90th percentile reaches $307,500. These figures include base salary with disclosed compensation. Total compensation (including equity, bonuses, and sign-on) runs 20-40% higher at companies that offer those components.
Category matters for compensation. AI Engineering Manager roles lead at $275,000 median, while Prompt Engineer roles sit at $140,000. The spread between highest and lowest-paying categories reflects the premium on specialized technical skills versus broader analytical roles.
The most in-demand skills across all AI postings: Python (1,979 postings), Aws (1,190 postings), Azure (899 postings), Rag (839 postings), Gcp (726 postings), Pytorch (595 postings), Prompt Engineering (595 postings), Claude (540 postings). Python dominates, appearing in the vast majority of role descriptions regardless of category. Cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) is the second most common requirement. The newer entrants to the top skills list (RAG, vector databases, LLM APIs) reflect the shift from traditional ML toward generative AI applications.
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