Senior Data Analyst – Out of Network Analytics, HybridOptum 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.
The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for developing and maintaining business dashboards and reporting capabilities intended to drive excellence in financial and operational performance as well as delivering analytics and data solutions.
The successful candidate will collaborate cross-functionally with various business and data analytics teams, have proven business analysis experience, and the ability to manage multiple competing business projects at one time.
In addition to having impact on a great team, you'll also discover the career opportunities you'd expect from an industry leader.
Primary Responsibilities of the Senior Data Analyst:• Develops robust reporting capabilities and processes to ensure timely and accurate reporting for management and staff on a wide variety of business metrics.
• 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 business analysis, identifying problems and opportunities, and recommend solutions for a business • Transforms data into meaningful and easy to understand insights for various audiences.
• Participate in the development of the team's business strategy and the technical project delivery/roadmap • Capture Business Requirements and translate into technical specifications o Create specifications to bring data into a common structure, create product specifications and models, developing data solutions to support data analysis o Partner with stakeholders to understand data requirements and business needs and develop tools and models to assist building of dashboards, data visualizations o Work with other analysts to define technical, data and system configuration specifications and business analysis requirements • Translate complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences • Assist in the development of Data products and Data solutions • Develop insights and proposals for improved business processes to enable speedy deployment and testing of future projects o Participate in multiple phases of analytics project delivery o Analyze processes and identify issues and obstacles to make improvements • Evaluate gaps in processes and opportunities for automation • Influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products, and/or approaches 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 of the Senior Data Analyst: • Degree Qualified (BA, BS) in relevant field (analytics, mathematics, economics, business, statistics, engineering, or finance) or equivalent experience • Extensive experience in Data Analysis and/or Business Analysis Proven track record in driving change and influence stakeholders with data driven analysis • Excellent SQL development skills and experience with cloud-based development environments.
Experience with Snowflake and databricks is a plus.
Some experience with Python, R or similar for data analysis is beneficial.• Proven track record in developing strong networks and ensure collaboration and consensus building • Demonstrated effective project ownership, management, drive & delivery • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills • Excellent analytical reporting skills• High degree of proficiency with Data Visualization / Dashboard tools, especially Tableau and / or Power BI • Creative problem solving and critical thinking • Adaptability and flexibility to thrive in a dynamic business environment • Experience in prioritizing work on multiple complex assignments with ongoing deadlines Preferred Qualifications of the Senior Data Analyst:• Masters and / or PhD in Finance, Analytics, Economics, Mathematics, Econometrics, or other relevant field of study • Experience working within technical and business professionals in a matrix management environment• Proven experience with Healthcare Analytics or similar analytic knowledge is preferable• Experience in translating business requirements into reportingPlease 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.
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