Senior Manager Data Analytics, Pharmacy PDL Analytics

Optum is a global organization 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.

The PDL Analytics team is responsible for the analytics output in support of the PDL (Prescription Drug List) process. This involves partnering with the business and strategy teams to define the analytics needs for individual initiatives and overall strategy for drug management. The team is US based and remote made up of Healthcare Economics analysts. Example projects include modelling impact of changing co-pay amount on specific drugs, and market sizing based on diagnoses.

The Senior Manager Data Analytics will lead a team of 7 analysts responsible for developing financial analytics that evaluate both new and existing drugs. These insights inform strategic initiatives-such as drug exclusions, step therapy, and tiering-that drive affordability and cost savings. Provide business and technical leadership to increase the impact of analytics, and to expand the insights delivered and opportunities identified to meet evolving business needs. 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.

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:

• Lead a team of analysts ensuring the individual and team goals meet business needs and are delivered on time
• Own the process to calculate affordability impacts end-to-end: from scenario modelling to post implementation measurement, aligning with the Finance team to provide accurate metrics
• Track and proactively identify implementation issues, and ensure issues are resolved
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams, manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Responsible for detailed and continuous business analysis, identifying problems and opportunities, and recommending solutions for a business
• Collaborate with business development and product development managers on roadmap planning, prioritization, business requirements sessions and other key activities
• Contribute to the development of the team's business strategy and the technical project delivery/roadmap
• Develop and manage business plans to achieve objectives
• Translate complex analytical concepts into clear, actionable insights for varied audiences
• Support the design and development of data products and data driven solutions
• Identify process gaps and opportunities for automation to improve efficiency and scalability
• Influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas, tools, and approaches that enhance business outcomes

You will be rewarded and recognized 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:

• Degree Qualified (BA, BS) in relevant field (analytics, mathematics, economics, business, statistics, engineering, or finance) or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language such as R or Python
• Proven experience working within technical and business professionals in a matrix management environment
• Proven track record in driving change and influence individuals at all levels of the organization and to take appropriate risks
• Demonstrated understanding of IT systems, databases, and other technology
• Demonstrated ability to build solid networks, drive collaboration, and foster consensus
• Proven experience in leading and developing high-performing teams
• Demonstrated effective project ownership, management, drive & delivery
• Demonstrated excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
• Demonstrated excellent analytical reporting skills
• Proven previous people management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters and/or PhD in Finance, Analytics, Economics, Mathematics, Econometrics, or other relevant field of study
• Demonstrated proficiency in a visualisation tool like Excel, Tableau, PowerBI or QlikView/QlikSense etc.
• Proven experience or knowledge with cloud-based data analytics e.g. (AWS, Azure, Snowflake)
• Proven experience in healthcare industry, either from a pharmaceutical background or consulting firm

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. © 2026 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.

Client-provided location(s): Dublin, Ireland, Letterkenny, Ireland

Job ID: UHG-2344330

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-02-18T20:05:05