Lead Data Scientist – Autonomous Goal Management

Humana

Lead Data Scientist focusing on autonomous goal management and AI solutions at Humana. Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to innovate healthcare through AI technologies.

Posted 5/31/2026full-timeRemote • California, Illinois, Montana, South Dakota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $142,300 - $195,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

dynamic planning systemshierarchical planningcurriculum learningself-refinement loopsevaluation frameworksAPI integrationMCP serverssearch enginesdatabasesAI/ML systems

Soft Skills

collaborationgoal settingproblem-solvingleadership

Certifications

Master's Degree