Job Description
Associate Director of Healthcare Economics
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.
At UnitedHealth Group and Optum, we want to make healthcare work better for everyone. This depends on hiring the best and brightest. With a thriving ecosystem of investment and innovation, our business in Ireland is constantly growing to support the healthcare needs of the future.
Our teams are at the forefront of building and adapting the latest technologies to propel healthcare forward in a way that better serves everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, we use the most advanced development tools, AI, data science and innovative approaches to make the healthcare system work better for everyone.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain financial models to provide actionable insights that support decision-making processes at the executive level.
- Act as a main point of contact for key matters related to assigned customers, communicating actionable strategies, deliverables and timelines to key customers and business stakeholders.
- Contribute to ongoing innovation of analytical capabilities, including refining financial models, conducting pilots, gathering customer feedback to inform future analytic development life cycle.
- Ensure the quality and integrity of all analytical capabilities by monitoring key metrics and trends.
- Lead adhoc analysis and projects as needed.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Proven extensive experience in financial analysis, data analytics, or a related field, including significant experience in leadership positions managing healthcare data or analytics teams.
- Proficiency in major statistical and data analysis tools such as SAS, R, Python, or SQL.
- Familiarity with applicable regulations and standards in risk management relevant to the industry.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of effectively communicating risk management strategies and findings to various stakeholders.
UnitedHealth Group is committed to making healthcare work better for everyone. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone.
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.