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:
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.
The Stars Quality team uses analytics to improve the overall experience and quality of care for our members. As a Data Analyst within the team, you will be responsible for building out processes to ensure that our business partners have the information and confidence they need to make crucial business decisions. You will work closely with our business users to understand their needs and priorities with the autonomy to propose new solutions and leverage new technologies, while being supported by a wider team of Data Engineers, Business Analysts and Data Scientists.
Primary Responsibilities of the Data Analyst:

• Design, build, and maintain architecture pertaining to data processing
• Support data processing, preexisting reporting, applications and customer facing reports, or data
• Develop views for end users utilizing reporting platforms such as SSRS or any other reporting tools
• Responsible for maintaining existing data load process building blocks and customizations
• Validate new or enhanced technical development and implementation and work closely with Quality Assurance Engineers to achieve quality and accuracy
• Demonstrate data literacy and be resourceful in terms of understanding Medicare overall, STAR measures, gap closures and claims
• Learn about the products, share ideas and be able to train or influence other team members

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 Data Analyst:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience working with relational data and SQL programming (SQL Server, Teradata, Snowflake or similar databases)
• Proven experience in building simple to complex SSIS packages for data processing, that involves data movement between various servers (SQL/ Teradata/ Hive), working with text files, and other data sources
• Experience with the software development life cycle (i.e. Business Requirements, Technical Documentation, Quality Assurance)
• Self-guided in terms of understating data in physical tables or views, and ability to create/ enhance stored procedures or functions pertaining to report feeds, or any input/output
• Ability to perform system investigation, reverse engineering, and new development while adhering to development standards and good change control practice
• Ability to develop and manage multiple projects with minimal direction and supervision

Preferred Qualifications of the Data Analyst:

• Advanced or higher level of proficiency in SQL programming, data analysis and data management
• Experience of building reports in SSRS
• Experience with automating ETL packages
• Experience in Healthcare, Financial Services, or Insurance Industry
• Knowledge of Medicare

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 United Health Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
At United Health 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.

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