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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.
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 the investment, support, and resources to advance your career.
You'll provide the talent, ambition, and drive.
You will join a team of data scientists and data analysts whoare responsible fordesigning analytics that underpins our products.
This typically involve exploratory data analysis, model development (Rule based & AI), model maintenance & Integration to product, compliance related activities, documentation Liaising/Coordination with different tech partners.
As a
Senior Data Scientist
, you will apply your expertise and skills to improve our value definitions, produce optimal design and build out our product design capability.
In support of these goals, you will be conducting research and analysis, problem solving with the team, prototyping solutions, and reporting on our solutions.
You will be part of a team supporting these goals as well.
Primary Responsibilities
Define analytics that underpins product design and contribute to various tasks related to it such as ideate, define & build related processes throughout product lifecycle
Research methods and solutions, analyze data, prototype solutions and critically evaluate designs to optimize product development
Advocate for both technical and procedural changes and shepherd them through to delivery
Ensure quality in design, coding outputs and artefacts produced
Collaborate with the team and partners to solve problems
Collaborate with other teams who will integrate prototype solutions into product delivery
Work independently and with focus when needed
Explore, analyze and interpret large datasets to identify patterns, trends and anomalies
Build data pipelines, models and dashboards to demonstrate value proposition
Maintain your knowledge of latest technologies and techniques relating to analytics and data science
Guide and support other team members
Work within the solution delivery methods and standards set out
You will be rewarded and recognised 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's Degree (or higher) in engineering, data science, computer science or a related field
A high standard of programming experience with Python ,PySpark and SQL
Experience using collaborative cloud-based environments such as Databricks and Azure
Experience building machine learning and prediction models
Experience with production system change delivery methods and techniques including Agile delivery framework, deployment practices, version control and testing practices
Experience with data analysis and problem solving
Knowledge of best practices for optimization
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with embedding analytics in commercial product development
Experience working on large scale and high impact projects
Experience leading process improvement/optimization activities
Ability to quickly build subject matter expertise
Familiarity with the HealthCare/Pharmaceutical industry
Masters degree or PhD in a technical field (e.g.
computer science, science, engineering, math, statistics, physics etc.)
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 marginalised 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.
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