Senior Data Analyst

Senior Data Analyst – Dublin/Letterkenny, 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 teams. healthcare system works better for everyone.

As a Senior Data Analyst, this role will be responsible to deliver enhanced financial and operational performance, as well as delivering analytics, data solutions and data strategy plans. The successful candidate will collaborate cross-functionally with various business and data analytics teams, have proven data engineering and data analysis experience, and the ability to manage multiple competing projects at one time.

Primary Roles & Responsibilities of a Senior Data Analyst:

• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, manage multiple priorities and deadlines, be detail-oriented and work independently as well as in groups.
• Responsible for detailed and continuous data analysis, identifying problems and opportunities, and recommending solutions for building data products.
• Identify, design, and implement functional/non-functional requirements such as:
  • Data De-Identification to ensure data security,
  • Automating manual processes,  
  • Optimizing data delivery,  
  • Tuning and optimizing data processes for greater scalability.
• Participate in the development of the team’s business strategy and the technical project delivery / roadmap.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand data requirements and business needs and develop dashboards and data visualizations.
• Translate highly complex data problems and observations in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences.
• Present analysis clearly and consistently using various BI tools (e.g. Tableau and Streamlit).
• Evaluate gaps in processes and opportunities for automation.
• Stay current on available software and analytical environments and influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products, and/or approaches.

Required Qualifications of a Senior Data Analyst:

• Degree Qualified (BA, BS) in relevant field (analytics, mathematics, economics, business, statistics, engineering, or finance) or equivalent experience.
• Data analytics: proven experience in
  • Identifying trends in large data sets
  • Visualizing data using tools like Tableau, Streamlit, PowerBI (or equivalent)
  • Delivering analytical reports and dashboards
• Data warehousing:
  • Understanding of principles, architecture, and its implementation in Cloud or OnPrem environments
  • Prior experience in dealing effectively with large data sets (on cloud or on-premises).
• Databases: prior experience in:
  • Writing complex queries,
  • Optimizing queries and solutions for performance when querying and processing large data sets.
  • Complex data models, RDBMS. (Experience in Databricks and/or Snowflake is a plus)
• Programming languages: prior experience and proficiency in:
  • SQL is a must have.
  • An object-oriented programming language (Python preferred)
• Strong communication skills, able to work with stakeholders from multiple levels and disciplines
• Demonstrated effective project ownership, management, drive & delivery.
• Excellent analytical reporting skills
• Experience working as part of an agile delivery model.
• Adaptable and keen to learn new technology/ programming language.
• The interview process will include an assignment to be delivered using a programming language and cloud platforms that you have possibly not used before.
• Adaptability and flexibility to thrive in a dynamic business environment
• Experience in prioritizing work on multiple complex assignments with ongoing deadlines

Preferred Qualifications of a Senior Data Analyst:

• Experience or knowledge of cloud-based data engineering and analytics e.g. (AWS, Azure, Azure data factory, Databricks, Snowflake)
• Experience in healthcare domain is a plus (not mandatory)
• Experience in tools such as Databricks, Airflow, GitHub actions, Azure cloud environment – Data factory, Data Lake
• Experience in big data tools like Spark and Hadoop is a plus
• Experience working within technical and business professionals in a matrix management environment.

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 Optum Ireland 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. © 2023 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.

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