Data Analyst 1

Data Analyst 1- Dublin or 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 investment, support, and resources to advance your career. You'll provide talent, ambition, and drive.
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 new pricing logic and algorithms to get more pricing done through our pricing engine as your primary goal. In support of this goal, you will be conducting research and analysis, prototyping solutions, and collaborating with the team.

Primary Responsibilities of the Data Analyst:

• Develop pricing logic and algorithms to expand our drug pricing platform capability.

• Research methods and solutions, analyze data, prototype solutions and critically evaluate designs to improve pricing.

• Explore, analyze and interpret large datasets to identify patterns, trends and anomalies.

• Execute manual and automated testing. Define and refine test criteria, test cases, and test scenarios in detail.

• Support production releases through testing, monitoring, and collaboration with stakeholders across multiple teams.

• Debug and identify root causes of problems, recommend and/or implement corrective measures or solutions, and communicate status/resolution to stakeholders.

• Work independently and with focus when needed.

• Maintain your knowledge of the latest technologies and techniques relating to data analytics.

• Work within the solution delivery methods and standards set out.

• Ensure quality in design and coding outputs.

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 of the Data Analyst:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering, data science, computer science or a related field or equivalent experience

• Experience writing Python and SQL code. Solid foundation in concepts of both languages is required

• Good understanding of core statistics and ML fundamentals

• Ability to interpret large datasets, troubleshoot issues, and translate findings into actionable insights

• Experience utilizing databases and data management

• Enthusiasm and curiosity for learning new technologies and applying data science techniques to solve business problem

• Team player that can successfully manage multiple activities, assess priorities and achieve solutions under tight deadlines
  
  Preferred Qualifications of the Data Analyst:

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  Knowledge of optimization and prediction model development

• 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

• Data visualization skills using Python libraries and/or a BI tool (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)

  
  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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