Job Description
Lead a team of pricing analysts to deliver financial modelling and analytics for effective rate pricing guarantees in network pharmacies.
Optum is a global organisation that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives.
As a Director, Data Analytics, you will lead an established team within Optum Rx responsible for managing our network pharmacy pricing guarantees.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering on targets related to effective rate pricing guarantees, within network pharmacies, for Optum's Commercial and Medicare book of business.
- Leading a team of pricing analysts responsible for day-to-day pricing management and pharmacy performance tracking and analysis.
- Overseeing the development of relevant financial modelling and driving ongoing iteration as required, to maintain the highest level of efficacy in projections.
- Delivering insightful analysis and scenario modelling to drive key business decisions.
- Leading the collaboration with internal teams to incorporate all relevant insights to modelling and subsequent pricing decisions.
- Leveraging analytics and business information to provide solutions to complex problems.
- Providing insights and recommendations to leadership and relevant stakeholders on emerging risks or trends.
- Proactively engaging with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure appropriate application of contractual and regulatory obligations.
- Leading regular cadence update meetings with key stakeholders.
Required qualifications include:
- Extensive experience in Data Analytics / Finance / Pricing roles or similar.
- SQL and/or Python, with the ability to perform effective and efficient querying involving multiple tables and subqueries.
- Advanced MS Excel.
- Experience in financial modelling or assessing financial scenarios.
- Strong communication skills, able to work with stakeholders from multiple levels and disciplines.
- Experience in working with and analyzing financial data to develop business insight and strategy.
- Complex problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to work well and collaboratively, with multiple teams or departments for business growth or profitability goals.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to translate complex analytic results into meaningful insight, conveying complex or technical information in a manner that others can understand.
Preferred qualifications include:
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (finance, accounting, mathematics, engineering).
- Experience leading a team of data analysts.
- Experience in managed health care or pharmacy benefit management.
- Experience creating visualizations using Tableau or similar.
- Experience in MS Azure.
- High energy, detail-oriented with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects to ensure their quality and on-time delivery.
- Self-managed, self-starter, able to work in a rapidly changing environment.
At Optum, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes.
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.