Data Scientist – Pharmacy Analytics

Primary Responsibilities of Data Scientist, Pharmacy Analytics:

• Produce analytic output to support decision-making.
• Build scalable data solutions for core business functions.
• Collaborate with different lines of business to understand their analytic needs, propose & deliver business solutions and drive change.
• Implement process improvement initiatives and automation for efficiency where appropriate.
• Research, interpret, and analyse diverse and complex data and communicate findings to influence the business direction.
• Utilise a broad range of analytic approaches including predictive analytics, issue detection, trend analysis, and data visualisation to best address the business priorities.

Required Qualifications of Data Scientist, Pharmacy Analytics:

• Degree Qualified (BA, BS) in relevant field (analytics, mathematics, economics, business, statistics, engineering, or finance) or equivalent experience
• Good experience in data analytics or data science, ideally with experience working with financial or healthcare-related data (e.g. pharmaceuticals, medical claims).
• Experience researching, interpreting, and analysing diverse and complex data.
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language such as R or Python.
• Demonstrated effective project ownership, management, drive & delivery
• Stakeholder management experience, dealing with multiple stakeholders, and forming effective partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely in writing and orally to individuals and groups.

Preferred Qualifications of Data Scientist, Pharmacy Analytics:

• Proficiency in a visualisation tool like Excel, Tableau, PowerBI or QlikView/QlikSense etc.
• Experience or knowledge with cloud-based data analytics e.g. (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks)
• Masters and/or PhD in Finance, Analytics, Economics, Mathematics, Econometrics, or other relevant field of study
• Experience in healthcare industry, either from a pharmaceutical background or consulting firm.

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalised groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

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