18 Data Science Positions jobs in Ireland

Job Description
**Have you ever wanted to make a difference?**
At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.
**Abbott Ireland**
In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.
**Diabetes Care Kilkenny**
Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies that enable people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can. At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
**This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:**
We currently have a requirement for a Data Scientist to join our New Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny site. The following is required for this role:
**What You'll Do**
As a key member of our team, you'll:
+ Provide real-time data analysis to support manufacturing operations-helping optimize processes, improve material performance, and enhance yield.
+ Develop documentation that maps critical quality attributes to manufacturing systems, ensuring traceability and compliance.
+ Maintain and enhance our Manufacturing Execution System (POMS), including database schemas, reports, and recipe configurations.
+ Collaborate cross-functionally with QA, Engineering, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, and Purchasing to ensure timely and effective execution of initiatives.
+ Support site-wide reporting, including monthly metrics and quarterly product quality monitoring.
+ Independently explore and analyze large, complex datasets to uncover insights and support investigations.
+ Translate statistical findings into actionable business strategies.
+ Lead projects to advance statistical methodologies and contribute to the site's data strategy.
+ Provide mentorship and consulting on statistical tools and data analysis to junior analysts and engineers.
+ Build automated solutions to streamline reporting and analysis.
+ Communicate complex statistical results in a clear, compelling way to non-technical audiences.
**Education and Experience:**
+ A degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Mathematics, Data Science, Statistics, Biostatistics) or equivalent industry experience.
+ Experience with relational databases (Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft Access, etc.).
+ Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, Scala, C++, and R in Linux/Unix environments.
+ Familiarity with statistical software like JMP or SAS is a plus-training will be provided if needed.
+ Strong foundation in statistical concepts including hypothesis testing, regression analysis, time series, and SPC.
+ A strategic mindset with the ability to apply analytics in a business context.
+ Experience in manufacturing or working with Manufacturing Execution Systems is beneficial but not essential.
+ Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to problem-solving.
**What we Offer**
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
+ Family health insurance,
+ Excellent pension scheme
+ Life assurance
+ Career Development
+ Fantastic new facility
+ Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
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**Job Description:**
Hertz is one of the world's largest global mobility organizations and is currently undergoing a major digital transformation. As the operator of the largest electric vehicle (EV) rental fleet, Hertz is combining its brand strength and global fleet management expertise with cutting-edge technology and innovation to redefine the future of travel, mobility, and the automotive industry. Hertz is committed to becoming a key player in the modern mobility ecosystem, with a focus on electrification, shared mobility, and delivering a digital-first customer experience.
As a Data Scientist at Hertz, you'll have the opportunity to work on high-impact strategic initiatives and solve complex challenges using state-of-the-art technologies. You'll play a critical role in enabling and optimizing our digital, connected fleet, pricing, and ridesharing products. This includes fostering collaboration, building partnerships, co-developing innovative solutions, and delivering actionable insights to leadership to inform strategy, surface opportunities, and highlight potential risks. Your work will help drive data-informed decisions across the organization, fuel operational efficiency and revenue growth, and support our broader vision for the future of mobility.
**What You'll Do:**
+ Build and maintain descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models to optimize existing processes and uncover market opportunities for new products and services.
+ Define and analyse success and performance metrics for current and upcoming business initiatives, with a strong emphasis on A/B testing.
+ Integrate and curate data from a variety of internal and external sources to develop detailed reports, datasets, and advanced analytics that support data-driven decision-making across the business.
+ Use data visualization tools to clearly communicate insights to technical, non-technical, and senior stakeholders.
+ Break down and solve complex business challenges using quantitative and analytical approaches, identifying patterns and correlations within large, complex datasets.
**What We're Looking For:**
+ Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in a data science role.
+ Minimum 2 years of experience with cloud-based big data, machine learning, and analytics technologies - preferably with Databricks.
+ Experience working with Google Tag Manager clickstream data is a strong plus.
+ Proficient in SQL, with experience handling both structured and unstructured data.
+ Strong experience in Python or similar scripting languages.
+ Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working in agile/scrum environments.
+ Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking abilities, with a proven track record of identifying root causes and delivering simple, logical solutions to complex problems.
+ Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate both technical and non-technical information across all levels of the organization.
+ A bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or a related field.
**What you Get:**
+ Employee Friends & Family rental discount (40% discount for employee & partner; 30% discount for up to 8 additional family/friends).
+ Hybrid/flexible working arrangements.
+ 22 days holidays on hire rising to 27 days with service.
+ Occupational Pension Scheme with up to 5% company matched contribution.
+ Life Cover payable at 4 times base salary.
+ Profit Share Scheme.
+ Tuition support plus access to compressive online learning platform.
+ 10 days paid study leave & paid exam leave where exams fall during work hours.
+ Income protection for long term illness.
+ Professional membership fees paid in full annually where membership relates directly to role.
+ Bike to Work & Travel Pass schemes.
+ Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
+ Occupational Health support.
+ Christmas savings scheme.

**Job Description:**
Hertz is one of the world's largest global mobility organizations and is currently undergoing a major digital transformation. As the operator of the largest electric vehicle (EV) rental fleet, Hertz is combining its brand strength and global fleet management expertise with cutting-edge technology and innovation to redefine the future of travel, mobility, and the automotive industry. Hertz is committed to becoming a key player in the modern mobility ecosystem, with a focus on electrification, shared mobility, and delivering a digital-first customer experience.
As a Data Scientist at Hertz, you'll have the opportunity to work on high-impact strategic initiatives and solve complex challenges using state-of-the-art technologies. You'll play a critical role in enabling and optimizing our digital, connected fleet, pricing, and ridesharing products. This includes fostering collaboration, building partnerships, co-developing innovative solutions, and delivering actionable insights to leadership to inform strategy, surface opportunities, and highlight potential risks. Your work will help drive data-informed decisions across the organization, fuel operational efficiency and revenue growth, and support our broader vision for the future of mobility.
**What You'll Do:**
+ Build and maintain descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models to optimize existing processes and uncover market opportunities for new products and services.
+ Define and analyse success and performance metrics for current and upcoming business initiatives, with a strong emphasis on A/B testing.
+ Integrate and curate data from a variety of internal and external sources to develop detailed reports, datasets, and advanced analytics that support data-driven decision-making across the business.
+ Use data visualization tools to clearly communicate insights to technical, non-technical, and senior stakeholders.
+ Break down and solve complex business challenges using quantitative and analytical approaches, identifying patterns and correlations within large, complex datasets.
**What We're Looking For:**
+ Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in a data science role.
+ Minimum 2 years of experience with cloud-based big data, machine learning, and analytics technologies - preferably with Databricks.
+ Experience working with Google Tag Manager clickstream data is a strong plus.
+ Proficient in SQL, with experience handling both structured and unstructured data.
+ Strong experience in Python or similar scripting languages.
+ Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working in agile/scrum environments.
+ Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking abilities, with a proven track record of identifying root causes and delivering simple, logical solutions to complex problems.
+ Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate both technical and non-technical information across all levels of the organization.
+ A bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or a related field.
**What you Get:**
+ Employee Friends & Family rental discount (40% discount for employee & partner; 30% discount for up to 8 additional family/friends).
+ Hybrid/flexible working arrangements.
+ 22 days holidays on hire rising to 27 days with service.
+ Occupational Pension Scheme with up to 5% company matched contribution.
+ Life Cover payable at 4 times base salary.
+ Profit Share Scheme.
+ Tuition support plus access to compressive online learning platform.
+ 10 days paid study leave & paid exam leave where exams fall during work hours.
+ Income protection for long term illness.
+ Professional membership fees paid in full annually where membership relates directly to role.
+ Bike to Work & Travel Pass schemes.
+ Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
+ Occupational Health support.
+ Christmas savings scheme.

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 2,100 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.
**Working Schedule** :
This is a full-time position with standard working hours of Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.
_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 or Letterkenny office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model._
**Primary Responsibilities:**
+ Be an independent thinker and advocate of data science methods, software engineering, and applications
+ Research, develop and apply new innovative analytics methods and technologies from other domains to healthcare data
+ The ability for critical thinking outside your immediate sphere of responsibility
+ Work with autonomy and in partnership with other Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Software Engineers, and Infrastructure Engineers to find solutions to complex problems
+ Leverage technical / analytical expertise across the enterprise to architect, deploy and oversee analytics and technology solutions
+ Prototype new products and solutions that have the capability to transform the industry
+ Ability 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 audiences
+ Be familiar with the state-of-the-art around big data analytics and associated technologies and techniques
+ Have 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 others.
+ Work as part of a small team, sharing ideas and contributing to the strategic goals
_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 of a Senior Data Scientist:**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Computer/Statistics or equivalent experience
+ Experience in analytics / data science in a business or academic context
+ Demonstrated experience using programming to solve complex technical problems
+ Demonstrated experience accessing data from various data environments
**Required Qualifications of a Senior Data Scientist:**
+ Master's Degree or 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 problems
+ Extensive programming experience with Python/Pyspark/Pandas/Polars or other analytics languages
+ Experience 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. Azure
+ Experience 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 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. © 2025 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved._
#RPO #BBMEMEA

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.
**About the Role:**
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.
The **Principal Data Scientist** will partner with Pharmacy business units to build scalable solutions to business problems. The role requires strong collaboration with internal partners to set the analytics direction and to deliver on identified opportunities. The successful candidate will contribute to creating and maintaining clear, strategic vision and a plan for bringing actionable, innovative analytic solutions to fruition.
_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 or Letterkenny office and telecommuting from a home-based office._
**Primary Responsibilities:**
* Direct and implement analytic activities to support decision-making for UnitedHealthcare Pharmacy.
* Collaborate with different lines of business to understand their analytic needs, propose & deliver business solutions and drive change.
* Solve high visibility & high complexity problems, requiring strong domain knowledge & statistical understanding.
* Provide technical leadership across the department to support various teams with their data science challenges, helping code and review where appropriate.
* Build scalable data solutions for core business functions
* Anticipate customer needs, proactively develop & deliver solutions to meet them, and forecast/predict the impact of business strategies.
* Research, interpret, and analyse diverse and complex data and communicate findings to influence the business direction.
* Utilise a broad range of analytic approaches including predictive analytics, issue detection, trend analysis, and data visualisation to best address the business priorities.
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:**
* Degree Qualified (BA, BS) in relevant field (analytics, mathematics, economics, business, statistics, engineering, or finance) or equivalent experience
* Significant experience in data analytics or data science, ideally with experience working with financial or healthcare-related data (e.g. pharmaceuticals, medical claims).
* Experience working with messy data and imputation techniques. The ideal candidate will be able to identify and address data quality issues and use imputation techniques to fill in missing data where appropriate.
* Proficient in researching, interpreting, and analysing diverse and complex data.
* Extensive data manipulation skills across structured and unstructured sources/repositories such as relational and non-relational databases, CSV's, API's, text, Excel, etc.
* Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language such as R or Python.
* Demonstrated effective project ownership, management, drive & delivery
* Stakeholder management experience, dealing with multiple stakeholders, and forming effective partnerships.
* Strong business acumen, with the ability to strategically consult with the business.
* Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely in writing and orally to individuals and groups.
**Preferred Qualification:**
* Proficiency in a visualisation tool like Excel, Tableau, PowerBI or QlikView/QlikSense etc.
* Experience or knowledge with cloud-based data analytics e.g. (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks)
* Masters and/or PhD in Finance, Analytics, Economics, Mathematics, Econometrics, or other relevant field of study
* Experience in healthcare industry, especially drug pricing
**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. © 2025 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.
#BBMEMEA

**Principal Data Scientist- Dublin & Letterkenny, Ireland**
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.**  
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 investment, support, and resources to advance your career. You'll provide the talent, ambition, and drive. 
Are you ready to take the next step in your data science and engineering career? We're seeking a highly motivated **Principal Data Scientist** to join our dynamic Data Analytics team. In this senior role, you'll architect and implement scalable analytics and AI solutions that drive business strategy, deliver actionable insights, and enable data-driven decision-making across the organization. As part of this role, you will also have opportunities to work on the deployment and operationalization of advanced analytics solutions including AI and large language models (LLMs) to accelerate innovation and advance key organizational strategies.
You'll thrive in a start-up-like environment that values agility, experimentation, and rapid iteration. We operate with a strong sense of ownership and urgency-delivering quick, high-quality results while continuously improving our solutions based on feedback. The ideal candidate is comfortable balancing speed with accuracy and enjoys working in an atmosphere where priorities can shift rapidly to address new opportunities.
We value curiosity, initiative, and passion for problem-solving. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in designing, building, and optimizing data pipelines and analytical data models that empower business insights and drive strategic decision-making. They excel at transforming complex, raw data into well-structured, reliable datasets that serve as the foundation for impactful analytics initiatives. This candidate thrives in environments that require both independent work and close cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders such as data scientists, analysts, engineers, and business leaders to align technical solutions with organizational strategy.
If you enjoy engaging with stakeholders to understand their needs, communicating insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, and using advanced analytics to solve pressing business problems-this could be the perfect next step for you.
**Schedule** : This is a full-time position with standard working hours of Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.
_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 or Letterkenny office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model._
**Primary Responsibilities of the Principal Data Scientist:**
+ Lead the end-to-end development of scalable data and ML pipelines, ensuring data and model infrastructure directly supports organizational strategy, analytical models, and critical business decisions.
+ Architect high-performance data models and integrate them seamlessly with ML model development, optimizing for analytics platforms such as cloud-based data warehouses (Snowflake/Redshift/BigQuery).
+ Translate complex business requirements into robust engineered datasets that drive decision-making at all levels of the organization.
+ Rapidly iterate on analytics solutions based on stakeholder feedback; deliver quick turnaround without sacrificing accuracy or quality.
+ Partner with stakeholders across teams (including IT, product owners, operations) to identify opportunities where analytics and ML model can add strategic value.
+ Ensure best practices in code quality documentation standards, testing procedures (unit/integration), data quality checks.
+ Drive stakeholder engagement: facilitate discussions and communicate impact of project goals/results; manage expectations throughout project lifecycle.
+ Develop tools or reusable components that empower other analysts to perform self-service analytics efficiently.
+ Mentor team members on engineering best practices within analytics contexts. _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:**
**Required Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline or equivalent experience
+ Previous experience/ success within an Analytics/Data Engineering/Machine Learning environment focused on agile thinking and innovative solutions
+ Experience designing/building scalable data and ML pipelines using Python/SQL/Spark/Airflow or equivalent frameworks
+ Proven ability to understand complex problems/datasets-and engineer scalable data architectures enabling strategic insights
+ Demonstrated ability to own/lead projects delivering real business impact
**Preferred Qualifications of the Principal Data Scientist:**
+ MS/PhD in Computer Science/Data Engineering/Statistics/Applied Mathematics or similar numerical discipline
+ Hands-on experience developing and fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) or similar advanced AI models
+ Experience collaborating with Data Scientists/Product Managers/Business Stakeholders delivering end-to-end analytical solutions
+ Experience architecting cloud-based analytical environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) including CI/CD pipelines
+ Familiarity with US healthcare system/billing of medical claims/data environments
**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. © 2025 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved._
#RPO

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 who are responsible for designing 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. © 2024 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved._
#RPO #BBMEMEA

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.
As a **Principal Data Scientist** within our Network Pricing team, you will play a key role in analyzing and optimizing pricing strategies across our provider networks. By leveraging data insights and market trends, you'll develop innovative solutions to enhance member experience and drive improved financial performance. Your work will involve collaboration with stakeholders, managing pricing models, and supporting pricing operations to achieve measurable outcomes.
Ready for a challenge? You will need all your leadership skills and creativity as you manage and develop provider networks that achieve performance objectives. As a result, there is a high level of visibility and accountability for results.
You've been working your way to this opportunity for some time now. Now that you've learned to lead and build a deep analytics expertise, it is time to set your sights on having an impact in more ways. Join our leadership team and help UnitedHealth Group meet the challenge of shaping where health care will go.
**Schedule** : Full-time position with standard working hours of Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.
_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 office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model._ _ _
**Primary Responsibilities:**
+ Provide data-driven insights, critically analyze challenges and test hypotheses to inform key business decisions
+ Engage with stakeholders at various levels to gather requirements, incorporate feedback, manage expectations, and ensure alignment with the financial goals of client performance management
+ Design and develop custom pricing models tailored to specific products or client segments as needed. Review the performance of existing pricing models, identifying opportunities for enhancement or optimization based on stakeholder feedback and evolving business needs. Communicate proposed changes and their potential impact clearly to non-technical stakeholders
+ Break down pricing model functionalities into detailed components; formulate technical and business requirements for deployment to production systems. Work closely with engineering teams to deploy pricing models in production environments
+ Drive automation and streamline pricing processes by identifying gaps or inefficiencies in current workflows; design solutions that enhance efficiency and accuracy
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to map out existing procedures and gather feedback on pain points. Design and implement automated solutions-such as scripts, dashboards, or workflow tools-that reduce manual intervention, minimize errors, and accelerate pricing operations. Develop clear documentation and provide training for end-users to ensure successful adoption of new processes
+ Identify opportunities for more comprehensive, multi-dimensional pricing that consider a variety of factors such as up-to-date, market relevant, alignment with regulations, market events. Support development and tracking of network performance KPI's to quantify impact of these pricing initiatives
+ Thoroughly learn the business and educate those around you, both on your team and more broadly, on the mechanics of network pricing and the PBM business model
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:**
+ Extensive experience in business focused analytical roles (e.g. finance, business analysis, data analytics)
+ Extensive experience leading projects autonomously
+ Intermediate level of SQL experience with experience querying large volumes of transactional data
+ Advanced level of proficiency in Python in data manipulation and analysis
+ Experience working with visualization software such as Tableau and/or PowerBI
+ Experience in MS Office, including proficiency with MS Excel
+ Experience with managing others
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Experience communicating and presenting complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
+ Undergraduate Degree in a numerical subject (e.g. Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, or Economics)
+ Experience with Azure Databricks & the Azure Ecosystem
+ Experience working in industries such as Healthcare, Financial Services, Banking or Telco
**Soft Skills:**
+ Communication skills, able to work with stakeholders from multiple levels and disciplines
**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._
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