Senior Business Systems Analyst – Data Steward

Senior Business Systems Analyst – Data Steward – Ireland, Hybrid

Optum is a global organisation 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 Senior Business Systems Analyst at Optum, you’ll be responsible for working with business partners to define and monitor the various data sources supporting the build out of our new Payment Integrity Command Centre. This new capability will be the central data and analytics hub that will monitor the millions of pre-payment and post-payment, clinical and non-clinical medical claim reviews that are performed on a daily basis.

Primary Responsibilities:

•    Responsible for defining the data and identifying assets within the own data domains.
•    Creating processes and procedures along with access controls to monitor adherence. This includes establishing internal policies and standards and enforcing those policies.
•    Work with both business and technical SMEs to document business rules and codify them into data quality rules; and support ongoing monitoring, analysis and reporting of data quality metrics.
•    Monitor data usage to assist teams, share best practice trends in data use, and provide insight into how and where teams can use data to help in day-to-day decision-making.
•    Ensure compliance and security of the data. Responsible for protecting the data while providing information on potential risks and offering regulatory guidance.
•    Coordinate data integrity solutioning across data sources
•    Collaborate with Optum Ireland’s Offshore Data Centre of Excellence 

Required Qualifications:

• Strong SQL querying experience
• Prior experience as a Data Steward for an organization
• Experience with Data Governance concepts and approaches
• Proficiency with Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Understand of relational database concepts
• Ability to analyse data to assist in requirement definition
• Excellent time management, organizational and prioritization skills with ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment while demonstrating good level of maturity

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Rally software for agile development
• Healthcare Experience
• Knowledge of Payment Integrity operations
• Intermediate level of proficiency with Tableau / PowerBI

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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