Data Analyst 2
1 week ago• Dublin, Ireland
Letterkenny, Ireland
Data Analyst 2- Dublin / Letterkenny
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:
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 talent, ambition, and drive.
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You will join a team of data scientists and data analysts who are responsible for building the pricing engine on our pricing platform. We build algorithms that find the optimal combination of prices to achieve multiple targets, given multiple constraints and uncertain future outcomes. We are accountable to build pricing in one of the most complex areas of UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest companies in the world. We bring initiative, innovative thinking and curiosity to constantly evolve in a changing regulatory and competitive environment. The changes we make impact the prices on over 150 million prescriptions in the US market annually. Our team culture is built on trust. We give our team the space they need to deliver results and the environment to ensure they can have fun doing it.
As a Data Analyst, you will apply your expertise and skills to develop automated testing capabilities in our pricing engine as your primary goal. In addition, exploratory data analysis and interpretation of large complex datasets is a key requirement of the role. In support of these goals, you will be producing testing frameworks, conducting data analysis, and collaborating with the team.
Primary Responsibilities of the Data Analyst:
- Build out the automated pricing optimization test suite and capability.
- Explore, analyze and interpret large datasets to identify patterns, trends and anomalies.
- Perform exploratory analysis to explain pricing drivers and quantify client/business impact; present findings to non-technical stakeholders.
- Monitor performance of clients across the book of business, tracking client-level KPIs, identify clients that require intervention, and make recommendations to partners for action.
- Collaborate closely with business and technical colleagues in an agile-driven environment to solve problems and develop solutions through to completion.
- Support production releases through testing, monitoring, and collaboration with stakeholders across multiple teams.
- Execute manual and automated release testing. Define and refine test criteria, test cases, and test scenarios in detail.
- Work independently and with focus when needed.
- Ensure quality in design and coding outputs.
- Maintain your knowledge of the latest technologies and techniques relating to data analytics.
- Work within the solution delivery methods and standards set out
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 (or higher) in any degree where analysis, mathematics, and coding are a major component or equivalent experience
- Experience, enthusiasm and curiosity for problem solving using analytics
- Proven collaborator who enjoys working across business and technical teams to solve problems, conduct analyses and iterate based on feedback
- Ability to interpret large datasets, troubleshoot issues, and translate findings into actionable insights
- Proficient writing SQL scripts including more advanced functions
- Intermediate proficiency in Python; producing clean, maintainable code and following best practice
- Experience utilizing databases and data management
- Aptitude and experience in applying logic and mathematical concepts
- Entry level / intermediate BI development training or experience (e.g. Tableau, Power BI)
Preferred qualifications of the Data Analyst:
- Experience contributing production code
- Experienced with version control (e.g. Git) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
- Experience with at least one relational database (e.g. PGSQL) and exposure to a modern data warehouse or cloud compute environment (e.g. Azure databricks)
- Understanding of data pipeline engineering, testing frameworks, or containerization (e.g. Docker) is a plus
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. © 2025 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.
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Client-provided location(s): Dublin, Ireland, Letterkenny, Ireland
Job ID: UHG-2313528
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-10-20T20:11:00
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- HSA
- On-Site Gym
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
Parental Benefits
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
Work Flexibility
- Remote Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Commuter Benefits Program
Vacation and Time Off
- Leave of Absence
- Personal/Sick Days
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
Financial and Retirement
- Relocation Assistance
- Performance Bonus
- Stock Purchase Program
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- 401(K)
Professional Development
- Promote From Within
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Tuition Reimbursement
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
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