✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

Lead Machine Learning Engineer

at Centene

📍 16 Locations Hybrid 💰 $121K – $224K USD / year Posted April 02, 2026
Salary $121K – $224K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 5 - 7 years
Education Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science)
Category AI & Machine Learning

Lead Machine Learning Engineer to design, develop, and deploy ML models and AI systems in a healthcare setting, leveraging cloud compute and data visualization to drive health outcomes.

  • Leads the design, development, and research around complex Machine Learning systems and models
  • Identifies data distribution differences affecting model performance
  • Analyzes large ML use cases and derives business insights via data visualization
  • Maintains and supports ML software platforms; reviews and solves issues
  • Communicates objectives and develops complex models with measurable metrics

Role covers end-to-end ML development including data prep, model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring on cloud platforms, with emphasis on OpenCV and Linux environments and CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate is a lead ML engineer with 5+ years of experience, strong Python/R/SQL skills, and proven ability to deploy production ML models in cloud environments, capable of guiding end-to-end ML initiatives in healthcare.

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g.statisticsmathematicsengineeringcomputer science)5 - 7 years of related experience
MLOps experienceTensorFlow or PyTorchexperience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
PythonRSQLJavaJavaScriptOpenCVLinuxCI/CDCloud Computing
Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g.statisticsmathematicsengineeringcomputer science)5 - 7 years of related experiencePythonRSQLJavaJavaScriptOpenCVLinuxCI/CDCloud ComputingMachine Learning
PythonR (Programming Language)SQL / PostgreSQLJavaJavaScriptC#OpenCVLinuxCI/CDCloud ComputingMachine Learning
self-motivatedanalytical thinkingcommunicationproject managementproblem solving
Industry Healthcare & Medical
Job Function Lead the design, development, and deployment of ML solutions to enable data-driven decisions in healthcare
Role Subtype Lead ML Engineer
Tech Domains Python, SQL / PostgreSQL, R (Programming Language), Java, JavaScript, Linux, OpenCV, Cloud Computing, CI/CD, Data Visualization
Lead Machine Learning Engineermachine learningMLPythonR (Programming Language)SQLJavaJavaScriptC#OpenCVLinuxCI/CDcloud computingMLOpsdata visualizationBig Datamodel trainingpredictive modelingOpenCV LinuxEmbedded MLRCloud computing

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or related field, 5-7 years of ML experience, Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

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