Director, Analytics, Healthcare Economics

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.

This individual will report to the Optum Health Healthcare Economics (HCE) VP and serve as a key HCE leader within the Optum Health Ireland team.  This role will be instrumental in executing against the Optum Health Ireland HCE priorities. The emphasis for this position is on analytics, data science, statistics, and program design, managing complex analytical projects and portfolios. The ideal candidate will have solid stakeholder management experience, along with proven ability to manage engineering teams developing scalable analytics solutions.   

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 office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.

What you will do:

• Work with stakeholders to refine business priorities roadmap and high-level business requirements; presenting at weekly and monthly executive steering committee meetings; working with stakeholders to deliver business solutions, drive change, and resolve any roadblocks  
• Provide insight and guidance into actionable analytic findings through clear, succinct written and oral summaries, tables, charts, reports or presentations, that can be understood by a variety of audiences  
• Set standards related to data, data governance, project planning and execution, define approach and methodology for the team to deliver and exceed client needs  
• Architect the analytic solutions; take accountability for socializing the change  
• Evolve the existing Data Strategy; define how the organization can leverage data in support of making business decisions, and building a workplan that includes people, processes, and technology to make the plan a reality  
• Drive innovation by testing new technology and approaches to continually advance the capability of the engineering teams  
• Identify gaps, quality, process improvement, and automation opportunities, and lead such activities to execution  
• Utilize a broad range of analytic approaches including predictive analytics, issue detection, trend analysis, and data visualization to best address the business priorities  

You will be rewarded and recognized 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.

What you will bring:

If you don't meet every single requirement, don't let that hold you back - we're just as excited about potential as we are about qualifications and experience, and you could be exactly who we're looking for. 

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (data science, analytics, mathematics, economics, business, statistics, engineering, or finance)  
• Proven track record of developing strategic plans and deploying analytic products to improve business performance   
• Proven effective data analysis and interpretation skills, able to draw and present quantitative conclusions  
• Proven experience with statistical models, demonstrated understanding of different statistical methods and approaches  
• Demonstrated passion for innovation and a desire to make a significant impact on the healthcare industry  
• Proven expert proficiency in SQL, and at least one scripting language such as, R, or Python  
• Proven track record in driving change and influence individuals at all levels of the organization and to take appropriate risks  
• Demonstrated high degree of proficiency with Data Visualization / Dashboard tools (e.g., Power BI/Tableau/Looker)  

Other useful skills and experience include:

• Master's Degree or a PhD in relevant field (data science, analytics, mathematics, economics, business, statistics, engineering, or finance) or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience or knowledge of cloud-based data analytics e.g. (AWS, Azure, Snowflake)   
• Proven advanced experience in Machine Learning or AI model development and deployment
• Proven experience in prioritising work on multiple complex assignments with ongoing deadlines

What We Offer:

• Opportunities for professional development  
• Inclusive and supportive team culture  
• Key benefits: Private health insurance, wellness programs, matching pension contribution, lunch provided by the company, training opportunities, employee donations matching and others

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.  

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 marginalized 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. © 2026 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.

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