Optum is a globalorganization that delivers care, aided bytechnology, 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,dataand resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensivebenefitsand career development opportunities. Comemakes an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to startCaring. Connecting. Growing together.
In healthcare, evolutiondoesn’tjust 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’reexpanding our team in Ireland and creating excellent opportunities for those who want greater purpose and more impact in their work.We’llprovideinvestment, support, and resources to advance your career.You’llprovidetalent, ambition, and drive.
You will join a team of data scientists anddataanalysts whoare responsible forbuilding thepricing engine on ourpricing platform.We buildalgorithmsthatfindtheoptimalcombination of prices to achievemultiple targets,given multipleconstraintsanduncertain future outcomes.We are accountable tobuild pricing inone of the most complex areas of UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest companies in the world.Webring initiative, innovative thinking and curiosity toconstantly evolvein a changing regulatory and competitive environment.The changes we makeimpactthe pricesonover 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 Scientist -Financial Modeling, you willapply yourexpertiseand skills todevelopnewpricinglogic andalgorithmsto get more pricingdone through our pricing engineasyourprimary goal.Insupport of thisgoal,youwill beconducting researchandanalysis,prototypingsolutions,and collaborating with the team.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Developlogic and algorithms in our Pricing Enginetooptimize morepricing on our pricing platform
* Research methods and solutions, analyze data,prototype solutionsand critically evaluate designs tooptimizepricing
* Ensure qualityin design and coding outputs
* Collaborate with the teamto solve problems
* Work independently and with focuswhen needed
* Explore,analyzeand interpret large datasets toidentifypatterns,trendsand anomalies
* Maintain your knowledge oflatesttechnologies and techniquesrelating to analytics and data science
* Work within thesolution deliverymethods and standards set out
You will be rewarded andrecognizedfor your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you cleardirectionson what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in engineering, data science, computer science or a related field
* Programming experience with Python and SQL
* Proven hands-on experience in Financial Modeling
* Experience with data analysis and problem solving
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with production system change delivery methods and techniques including experience working with the Agile delivery framework, deployment practices, version control and testing practices
* Knowledge of optimization and prediction model development
* Experience with Azure analytics solutions
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.
All telecommuters willbe required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
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 Traveler 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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