Senior Data Analyst

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.

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Data Analyst to join our Analytics Ireland team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with the Client Rebate Analytics US team to deliver enhanced value to OptumRx clients. Together, both teams work to provide data-driven insights that help clients optimize their pharmacy benefit programs, optimize drug spending, reduce healthcare costs, and align rebates with strategic goals.

You will play a key role in driving modernization efforts by developing cutting-edge analytics automation capabilities and leveraging advanced technologies such as Azure, Databricks, and AI to transform how rebate data is analysed, reported, and shared with clients. By fostering trust through accurate reporting and actionable insights, you will empower clients to make informed decisions about their pharmacy benefit plans while contributing to operational efficiency and innovation within the organization. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how we deliver insights and transparency across healthcare and prescription management strategies.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

As a Senior Data Analyst, your primary responsibilities will include:

Automating Report Creation

• Streamline and automate the generation of multiple types of reports that are shared with OptumRx clients
• Ensure automation delivers accurate, branded, and standardized reporting formats tailored to client needs
• Build scalable processes to support the delivery of both scheduled and ad hoc reports

Modernizing Automation Pipelines

• Lead efforts to migrate existing automation pipelines to the Azure cloud and Databricks, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
• Integrate these pipelines with a new state-of-the-art automation platform to modernize reporting infrastructure
• Collaborate with technical teams to optimize processes and workflows for long-term sustainability

Ad Hoc Reporting with AI Integration

• Develop advanced capabilities that leverage AI and other emerging technologies to enable the generation of ad hoc reports based on user input
• Build systems that dynamically adapt to user-defined parameters, such as data columns and formats, while maintaining company branding and standards
• Ensure flexibility, accuracy, and efficiency in responding to client-specific reporting requests

Supporting Analytics Innovation

• Partner with the Client Rebate Analytics team to deliver state-of-the-art analytics tools that empower them to work more efficiently and generate deeper insights
• Contribute to ongoing projects aimed at enhancing rebate performance analysis and driving client value

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.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven solid Python Skills: Advanced Python (or PySpark) programming skills
• Demonstrated SQL Skills: Knowledge of SQL with the ability to perform effective and efficient querying involving multiple tables and subqueries
• ETL and Data Workflows: Proven solid experience in building and optimizing ETL pipelines and data workflows for seamless data integration
• Quality Assurance (QA): Proven ability to implement and manage QA processes to ensure systems are reliable and accurate
• Data Analysis: Demonstrated experience analysing and interpreting large datasets from disparate sources, with an emphasis on ensuring accuracy and reliability of results
• Demonstrated solid interpersonal skills to partner effectively across global teams
• Proven ability to translate technical concepts into business-friendly language for stakeholders
• Demonstrates accuracy and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Proven experience or familiarity with AI and LLM tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Databricks Genie, OpenAI API) 
• Demonstrated familiarity with financial reporting and performance analysis
• Demonstrated knowledge of data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or similar

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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