Ireland Job Openings
Optum
Senior Data Scientist
Dublin
FULL TIME
September 8, 2024
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:
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.
We want to achieve more in our mission of health care, and so we have to be really smart about the business of health care. At Optum, we're changing the landscape of our industry. You will put your Data Science skills to work as you empower business partners and team members improve healthcare delivery. You will research cutting edge algorithms and technologies, and design innovative solutions to solve business problems that only a Data Scientist can.
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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Be an active and curious member of the UHC Employer and Individual Advanced Analytics team
- Link with the Network affordability team(s) on adhoc requests and affordability opportunities
- Deliver on tactical data requests & issues for UHC E&I affordability
- Participate in sprints, gather requirements, and deliver results to key partners
- Link with the Data Engineering team to productionize key dashboards and/or data products as required
- Understand existing tools and processes to help create a long-term strategy for sustainable analytics in a scaled business, offering ease and efficiency of data visualization, and transfer for business users.
- Create repeatable processes that are easily replicated by multiple team members
- Document analytics processes and procedures to support training and business continuity
- Interpret analyses for business leaders and equips them with the knowledge to make data-driven decisions
- Prototype new products and solutions that have the capability to transform the industry
- Ability to articulate and paint a vision, with strong communication and presentation skills, as well as strengths in translating highly complex concepts, results, models and technologies in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
- Be familiar with the state-of-the-art around big data analytics and associated technologies and techniques
- Work closely as part of a small team, sharing ideas and contributing to the strategic goals.
Required Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in computer/maths/statistics/actuarial/data science/physics
- Proven experience in analytics/data science/actuarial in a business context
- Demonstrated experience using programming to solve complex technical problems
- Demonstrated experience accessing data from various data environments
- Extensive programming experience with SQL/R/Python/Pyspark or other analytics languages
- Strong communication skills
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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