✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

Lead Machine Learning Engineer

at WellCare Health Plans (Centene)

📍 Remote-FL Hybrid 💰 $121K – $224K USD / year Posted April 03, 2026
Salary $121K – $224K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 5-7 years
Education Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, economics, engineering, computer science) required or equivalent experience
Category AI & Machine Learning

Lead data science efforts to design and productionize AI/ML models using healthcare data, with emphasis on scalable valuation and predictive analytics.

  • Lead ML design and research
  • Build scalable ML models
  • Translate methods for executives
  • Deploy with CI/CD
  • Collaborate with internal customers

Strong SQL, Python/R ML, DataBricks; CI/CD pipelines; containerization with Kubernetes/Docker; version control with Git; healthcare data focus.

The ideal candidate is a lead data scientist with 5-7 years of hands-on ML experience in healthcare, strong Python/R skills, and demonstrable ability to deliver scalable ML solutions within a regulated environment.

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field5 - 7 years of related experienceExperience with one or more of the following: C#Database DesignJavaJavaScriptMachine Learning and Machine Learning AlgorithmsPythonR (Programming Language)SQLStatisticsExperience with Continuous IntegrationLinux and Predictive ModellingExperience with compute cloudscreating database schemascontinuous deploymentExperience building ML/AI models using common methods within R and PythonKnowledge of Open CV Linux
DataBricks platform experienceVBC data scienceincluding shared savings modelsrisk adjustmentor clinical efficacy evaluationCI/CD pipelinesHigh-stakes environment translation of data into executive strategy
DataBricksKubernetesDockerGitCI/CD
SQLPythonRMachine LearningGitDataBricksKubernetesDockerCI/CDOpenCVLinuxPredictive ModellingStatistics
C#Database DesignJavaJavaScriptMachine LearningMachine Learning AlgorithmsPythonRSQLStatisticsContinuous IntegrationLinuxPredictive ModellingCloud Computingcompute cloudsOpenCVLinuxOpenCV
Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialtyAbility to identify basic problems and procedural irregularitiescollect dataestablish factsand draw valid conclusionsAbility to work independentlyDemonstrated analytical skillsDemonstrated project management skillsDemonstrates a high level of accuracyeven under pressureAbility to communicate and make recommendations to upper managementAbility to drive multiple projects to successful completion
Industry Healthcare & Medical
Job Function Lead design, development, and deployment of AI/ML models for healthcare data into production
Role Subtype Lead Data Scientist
Tech Domains Python, R, SQL / PostgreSQL, Git, DataBricks, Kubernetes, Docker
lead data scientistdata sciencemachine learningpythonrsqlgitDataBricksKubernetesDockerCI/CDdata visualizationhealthcareAI/ML modelspredictive modelsclinical efficacy evaluationrisk adjustmentOpenCVLinuxdata scientist

Lack of 5-7 years of data science experience, Inability to work in hybrid remote Florida setting, No experience with data visualization or healthcare data

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