Ireland Job Openings
Optum
Director-Data Analytics
Dublin
FULL TIME
September 20, 2024
Director- Data Analytics- Dublin or Letterkenny/ Hybrid
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.
As our Director, Data Analytics, you will lead an established team within Optum Rx responsible for managing our network pharmacy pricing guarantees. You will deliver financial modelling and analytics related to the performance of effective rate pricing guarantees, covering all lines of business. You will lead collaboration with internal stakeholders to drive to best outcomes and ensure alignment with our pharmacy contractual obligations.
Within the role, you will build relationships with our partners and stakeholders across many functions, including Network Contracting, Client Contract Management, Finance, Legal and more.
We’re looking for someone with excellent leadership skills, a quantitative mindset, a strong aptitude for complex problem solving, industry experience, and well-developed communication and technical skills.
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.
Primary Responsibilities:
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:
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.
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.
As our Director, Data Analytics, you will lead an established team within Optum Rx responsible for managing our network pharmacy pricing guarantees. You will deliver financial modelling and analytics related to the performance of effective rate pricing guarantees, covering all lines of business. You will lead collaboration with internal stakeholders to drive to best outcomes and ensure alignment with our pharmacy contractual obligations.
Within the role, you will build relationships with our partners and stakeholders across many functions, including Network Contracting, Client Contract Management, Finance, Legal and more.
We’re looking for someone with excellent leadership skills, a quantitative mindset, a strong aptitude for complex problem solving, industry experience, and well-developed communication and technical skills.
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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Responsible for delivering on targets related to effective rate pricing guarantees, within network pharmacies, for Optum’s Commercial and Medicare book of business.
- Lead a team of pricing analysts responsible for day-to-day pricing management and pharmacy performance tracking and analysis.
- Oversee the development of the relevant financial modeling and driving ongoing iteration as required, to maintain highest level of efficacy in projections.
- Deliver insightful analysis and scenario modelling to drive key business decisions.
- Lead the collaboration with internal teams to incorporate all relevant insights to modelling and subsequent pricing decisions. Leverage analytics and business information to provide solutions to complex problems.
- Provide insights and recommendations to leadership and relevant stakeholders on emerging risks or trends.
- Proactively engage with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure appropriate application of contractual and regulatory obligations.
- Lead regular cadence update meetings with key stakeholders.
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:
- Extensive experience in Data Analytics / Finance / Pricing roles or similar.
- SQL and/or Python, with the ability to perform effective and efficient querying involving multiple tables and subqueries.
- Advanced MS Excel
- Experience in financial modelling or assessing financial scenarios
- Strong communication skills, able to work with stakeholders from multiple levels and disciplines
- Experience in working with and analyzing financial data to develop business insight and strategy.
- Complex problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to work well and collaboratively, with multiple teams or departments for business growth or profitability goals
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to translate complex analytic results into meaningful insight, conveying complex or technical information in a manner that others can understand.
- The ability to work a portion of monthly work hours from our Dublin or Letterkenny office is required.
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (finance, accounting, mathematics, engineering)
- Experience leading a team of data analysts
- Experience in managed health care or pharmacy benefit management
- Experience creating visualizations using Tableau or similar,
- Experience in MS Azure
- High energy, detailed oriented with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects to ensure their quality and on-time delivery
- Self-managed, self-starter, able to work in rapidly changing environment
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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