Principal Quantitative Data Analyst

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:

In healthcare, evolution doesn’t just happen. It takes innovation, imagination, and a passion for solving problems in new and better ways. And innovation is taking place at a lightning-fast pace every day at Optum. 
As the fastest growing part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we’re expanding our team in Ireland and creating excellent opportunities for those who want greater purpose and more impact in their work. We’ll provide the investment, support, and resources to advance your career. You’ll provide the talent, ambition, and drive. 
We are looking for a highly analytical and creative Principal Quantitative Data Analyst with a strong statistical background to support our data analytics initiatives. The ideal candidate will be a critical thinker, driven, and capable of working effectively within a team. This role requires a proactive individual who can turn complex data into actionable insights, driving strategic decisions and enhancing our pharmacy services. Experience in building or creating surveillance or diagnostic tools for user consumption will be advantageous.

Why Join Us:

•    Impact: Make a meaningful impact on patient care and pharmacy operations through data-driven insights.
•    Growth: Opportunities for professional growth and development in a supportive and innovative environment.
•    Culture: Join a collaborative and passionate team dedicated to improving healthcare outcomes.

Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin or Letterkenny and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model. 

Primary Responsibilities:

•    Data Analysis and Reporting: Utilize visualization tools to create, maintain, and optimize interactive dashboards and reports that provide actionable insights into pharmacy operations, patient outcomes, and medication usage. Analyze complex data sets and algorithms to provide actionable insights.
•    Data Management: Collect, clean, and manage large datasets from various sources, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
•    Statistical Analysis: Apply statistical methods to analyze pharmacy data, identify trends, and generate predictive models to support decision-making processes.
•    Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including pharmacists, IT, and management, to understand data needs and deliver tailored analytical solutions. Collaborate effectively with multiple global advanced analytics teams, leveraging IP from each team for solution development.
•    Performance Monitoring: Track and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs) related to pharmacy operations and patient care, providing regular updates and recommendations for improvement.
•    Innovation: Continuously seek opportunities to enhance data analytics processes and tools, staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies. Develop measures based on integrating multiple datasets (both internal and publicly available data).
•    Iterative Development: Comfort in working in a highly iterative development cycle.
•    Business Requirements: Gather and document business requirements to ensure analytical solutions meet stakeholder needs.

You will be rewarded and recognised for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

•    Educational Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Statistics, Data Science, Pharmacy, or a related field.
•    Proven significant  experience in data analysis, with a focus on pharmacy data as an advantage.
•    Technical Skills: High Proficiency in Power BI development.
•    Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and generate actionable insights.
•    Creativity: Ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
•    Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present data findings clearly and concisely to non-technical stakeholders.
•    Drive: Self-motivated and driven, with a strong commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Preferred Qualifications:

•    Geospatial Analytics: Familiarity or interest in learning geospatial analytics and tools is a plus.
•    Predictive Analytics: Ability to develop and test the performance of predictive analytics machine learning algorithms is a plus.
•    AI Capabilities: Interest in eventually incorporating AI capabilities into solutions is a plus.

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.