Job Overview
Senior Data Scientist – Ireland (Dublin or Letterkenny) – hybrid working model.
We're growing our team in Ireland and looking for a Senior Data Scientist to help solve complex pharmacy and healthcare challenges. You'll transform high‑volume data into scalable analytics and decision‑support tools.
What You'll Do
Deliver analytic solutions that support decision‑making for UnitedHealthcare Pharmacy.
Partner with multiple lines of business to understand needs, translate them into clear problem statements, and deliver fit‑for‑purpose solutions.
Solve high‑visibility, high‑complexity problems using domain knowledge and statistical thinking.
Build scalable data and analytics solutions for core business functions.
Develop forecasts and predictive models to estimate the impact of business strategies.
Analyse diverse, complex datasets and communicate insights that influence business direction.
Use a range of approaches (predictive analytics, issue detection, trend analysis, visualisation) to address priority questions.
What You'll Bring
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
Proven experience in data analytics or data science; ideally with financial or healthcare‑related data.
Proven experience working with messy data, identifying data quality issues, and applying imputation techniques.
Demonstrated solid ability to analyse and interpret diverse, complex datasets.
Demonstrated data manipulation across structured and unstructured sources (relational/non‑relational databases, CSVs, APIs, text, Excel, etc.).
Demonstrated proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language (Python or R).
Proven stakeholder management experience, forming effective partnerships across teams.
Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to present ideas clearly and concisely.
Other Useful Skills And Experience Include
Master's and/or PhD in a relevant quantitative discipline.
Proven experience with visualisation tools such as Excel, Tableau, Power BI, or Qlik.
Proven exposure to cloud‑based data/analytics platforms (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks).
Proven healthcare experience, especially drug pricing.
What We Offer
Opportunities for professional development.
Inclusive and supportive team culture.
Key benefits: Private health insurance, wellness programs, matching pension contribution, lunch provided by the company, training opportunities, employee donations matching, and others.
To apply, you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are applying.
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, or membership of the Traveller community.
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