Engin K.

About Engin K.

As Senior Director of Data Science, Data Engineering and Machine Learning Engineering at Unite Us, I lead a team of data engineers and machine learning engineers, driving AI-driven innovation to enhance healthcare accessibility. I’ve spearheaded four distinct LLM initiatives and led the deployment of 182 machine learning models, optimizing data processing and decision-making at scale. My focus extends beyond technical execution to aligning AI strategy with business goals, ensuring our models drive measurable impact.At Signify Health, I worked across the full data science lifecycle—from data engineering and pipeline development to model deployment, monitoring, and stakeholder management—integrating machine learning seamlessly into business workflows.At Amazon Alexa, I built an end-to-end, fully automated MLOps pipeline for model development and deployment, alongside designing data augmentation strategies to improve speech model robustness across diverse accents.Beyond work, I’m passionate about mentoring the next generation of data scientists and fostering a culture of innovation. Always open to discussing AI, MLOps, and the evolving role of machine learning in healthcare—feel free to connect!Core Skills:Data Science | Machine Learning | AI Strategy | Cloud Computing (AWS & Azure)| MLOps | Data Engineering | Automation & Optimization

Experience

1. Head of Data Science

   Forum Health

   Nov 2025 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   AI Lead at Forum Health, driving AI strategy and implementation across a nationwide network of 400 integrative and functional medicine clinics serving patients daily. Focused on operationalizing clinical AI—from document intelligence and entity extraction to clinical decision support—using AWS Bedrock, healthcare NLP, and rigorous evaluation frameworks.

Education

• The University of Texas at Dallas

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  2013 — 2016

• The University of Texas at Dallas

  Master of Arts - MA

  2011 — 2013