Data Analyst 2

Data Analyst 2 – Dublin or Letterkenny, Hybrid

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

About the role:

As a Fortune 5 business, we’re one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you’ll have or the challenges you’ll encounter. 
We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we’re on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding team’s healthcare system work better for everyone.

As a Data Analyst 2, this individual will help with setting effective drug pricing within our provider networks to meet client and pharmacy contract guarantees through financial and network pricing modeling, analysis and reporting. As you do, you’ll find that you can make a real impact while enjoying the resources, backing and opportunities that you’d expect from a Fortune 6 leader.

Primary Roles & Responsibilities of a Data Analyst 2:

• Work alongside other Data Analysts to implement pricing models, including data ingestion and preparation, analysis and modelling, performance tracking and documentation
• Assist with managing client & pharmacy performance by completing pricing updates
• Owning and maintaining in house analytics
• Prepare reports and present these to various levels of internal staff
• Identify new ways of automation and streamlining business processes
• Communicate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand data content and business requirements

Required Qualifications of a Data Analyst 2:

• Experience in analytical roles (e.g. business analysis, data science, data analytics)
• Experience monitoring data quality and building data validations
• SQL programming with the ability to perform effective and efficient querying involving multiple tables and subqueries
• Experience working with and creating databases and visualizations using all relevant data to inform decisions
• Strong problem solving, quantitative and analytical abilities
• Experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines
• Experience in developing production-level code in Python

Preferred Qualifications of a Data Analyst role:

• Master’s in a technical discipline
• Experience working as part of an agile delivery model
• Experience using Python data science/engineering libraries
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills
• Strong ability to plan and manage numerous processes, people, and projects simultaneously
• Experience with Azure or other cloud platforms

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2024 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.

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