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.
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.
About the Role:
As a Senior Data Analyst, you will play a key role in enabling next-generation analytics and AI-driven solutions across Optum Health. You will help design and operationalize data products that power advanced analytics, machine learning, generative AI, and agentic AI use cases. Working with modern cloud technologies including Snowflake and Snowflake Cortex, you will transform complex healthcare and operational data into trusted, scalable assets that support intelligent decision-making, automation, and digital innovation.
In this role, you'll design and implement robust data solutions, contribute to data planning, and collaborate cross-functionally with business and analytics teams. Your work will directly support Optum's mission to lower healthcare costs and help people live healthier lives.
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.
What you will do:
- Partner with the OH Risk Principal to deliver analytics that support improvement in risk adjustment (RAF), quality performance, and financial outcomes
- Design data models to efficiently connect data across data domains to support customer targeting analytics
- Support the development and operationalization of agentic AI solutions, intelligent assistants, and recommendation engines
- Analyze large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights that support business decision-making
- Ensure data accuracy and relevance: Collaborate with data scientists and other cross-functional teams to ensure the accuracy and relevance of data used in sales strategies
- Bridge the gap between raw data and business insights by transforming complex datasets into usable formats for analysis
- Perform exploratory and advanced analytical techniques to uncover opportunities, patterns, and predictive insights
- Collaborate with data scientists and AI engineers to evaluate model outputs and improve business adoption of AI solutions
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.
What you will bring:
If you don't meet every single requirement, don't let that hold you back - we're just as excited about potential as we are about qualifications and experience, and you could be exactly who we're looking for.
- Bachelor's degree in Data Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field
- Proven experience working with business intelligence and analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms, with the ability to deliver insights through dashboards, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled solutions
- Demonstrated proficiency in SQL for data querying, transformation, and optimization
- Demonstrated solid understanding of data modeling, data quality, and feature engineering concepts
- Proven experience working with modern cloud data platforms such as Snowflake
- Proven experience working with data integration tools and platforms
- Demonstrated solid communication skills, with the ability to convey complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders
- Demonstrated solid analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
- Proven ability to work collaboratively within team-oriented environments
Other useful skills and experience include:
- Proven experience working within healthcare provider or payer environments
- Proven experience within the U.S. healthcare industry
- Demonstrated exposure to large-scale performance management or value-based care programs
- Demonstrated familiarity with data warehousing solutions such as Snowflake
- Proven experience working on projects utilizing Agile and Scrum methodologies
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.
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