Data Scientist 2

1 week ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland UnitedHealth Group Full time

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, talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we're on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding teams.

Data Scientists working within the Optum Ireland R&D team supporting Optum Home and Community are developing cutting edge analytical products from one of the world's richest healthcare datasets. You will be at the intersection of business, technology and data science. This role will play a critical part in developing the next generation value-based care analytic engine. 

Schedule: Full-time position, Monday – Friday with standard working hours.

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 and Letterkenny Officesand telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Be an independent thinker and advocate of data science methods and applicationsResearch, develop and apply new innovative analytics methods and technologies from other domains to healthcare dataThe ability for critical thinking outside your immediate sphere of responsibilityWork with autonomy and in partnership with other Data Scientists to find solutions to complex problemsLeverage technical / analytical expertise across the enterprise to architect, deploy and oversee analytics and technology solutionsPrototype new products and solutions that have the capability to transform the industryAbility to articulate and paint a vision, with strong communication and presentation skills, as well as strengths in translating highly complex concepts, results, models and technologies in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiencesBe familiar with the state-of-the-art around big data analytics and associated technologies and techniquesHave experience with Commercial environments and/or Products (not just internal focused)Be a leader for a variety of projects including proofs of concept, new product / component development, and reengineering initiatives among othersWork as part of a small team, sharing ideas and contributing to the strategic goals

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: 

Bachelor degree in engineering/computer/statisticsExperience in analytics / data science in a business or academic contextExperience using programming to solve complex technical problemsExperience accessing data from various data environments

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters degree pr PhD in a technical field (e.g. computer science, science, engineering, math / stats, physics etc.)Core knowledge of statistics, machine-learning and numerical / computational methods with experience in the application of these methods to business problemsExtensive programming experience with Python/Pyspark or other analytics languagesExperience working within a software development team and using version control systems such as Git..Experience of large-scale distributed computing environments (Hadoop, Hive, Databricks etc)Experience developing analytical solutions on cloud computing platforms i.e. AzureExperience applying deep learning methods to business problems using TensorFlow, Keras, etc.Experience with supervised and unsupervised learning methods for model build and deploymentExperience applying computational algorithms and statistical methods to structured and unstructured dataExperience of the US Healthcare sector

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 will be 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. Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.

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