4 Database Management jobs in Ireland
Data Scientist -Financial Modeling

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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 talent, ambition, and drive.
You will join a team of data scientists and data analysts who?are responsible for?building the pricing engine on our pricing platform. We build algorithms that find the optimal combination of prices to achieve multiple targets, given multiple constraints and uncertain future outcomes. We are accountable to build pricing in one of the most complex areas of UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest companies in the world?We?bring initiative, innovative thinking and curiosity to?constantly evolve in a changing regulatory and competitive environment?The changes we make impact the prices on over 150 million prescriptions in the US market annually.
Our team culture is built on trust. We give our team the space they need to deliver results and the environment to ensure they can have fun doing it?
As a **Data Scientist -Financial Modeling** **,** you will apply your expertise and skills to develop new pricing logic and algorithms to get more pricing done through our pricing engine as your primary goal. In support of this goal, you will be conducting research and analysis, prototyping solutions, and collaborating with the team.
**Primary Responsibilities** **:**
+ Developlogic and algorithms in our Pricing Enginetooptimize morepricing on our pricing platform
+ Research methods and solutions, analyze data,prototype solutionsand critically evaluate designs tooptimizepricing
+ Ensure qualityin design and coding outputs
+ Collaborate with the teamto solve problems
+ Work independently and with focuswhen needed
+ Explore,analyzeand interpret large datasets toidentifypatterns,trendsand anomalies
+ Maintain your knowledge oflatesttechnologies and techniquesrelating to analytics and data science
+ Work within thesolution deliverymethods and standards set out
You will be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions 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
+ Programming experience with Python and SQL
+ Proven hands-on experience in Financial Modeling
+ Experience with data analysis and problem solving
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Experience with production system change delivery methods and techniques including experience working with the Agile delivery framework, deployment practices, version control and testing practices
+ Knowledge of optimization and prediction model development
+ Experience with Azure analytics solutions
**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. © 2024 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved._
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Principal Data Scientist / Financial Modeling

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**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.
Optum is looking for an experienced, curious and self-motivated individual to join a team that will be responsible to partner with the business, build strong relationships, collaborate on opportunities, and provide subject matter expertise in terms of Reporting, Analytics and Business Intelligence solutions. The successful candidate will contribute bringing reporting solutions to our customers and support our organization creating and maintaining clear, strategic vision and a plan for bringing actionable, innovative analytics and reporting solutions to market.
We are looking for people who can collaborate cross-functionally, demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, have proven experience, and the ability to operate flexibly in a rapidly changing work environment.
_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:**
- Ability to apply modelling techniques to specific therapeutic classes, individual clients and at a macro level for all clients.
- Collaborate with various internal teams to ensure accurate rebate calculations and payments
- Work with other departments to align modelling methodologies across our business.
- Embed forecasting models to predict future trends in drug utilization, costs, and savings.
- Provide insights into market dynamics that impact rebate strategies.
- Continuously improve forecasting accuracy through advanced statistical techniques.
- Design predictive models to anticipate future healthcare trends, patient behavior, and treatment outcomes.
- Utilize machine learning algorithms to enhance model performance.
- Interpret model results to inform strategic decision-making for our organization and our clients.
- Conduct comprehensive data analysis using large datasets from various sources (claims data, clinical data, etc.).
- Identify patterns, trends, and insights that drive business value
- Develop dashboards and visualizations to communicate findings effectively.
- Present findings and scenarios in a clear manner to internal and external audiences.
- Conduct in-depth analysis of different therapeutic classes to inform drug coverage options.
- Understand and evaluate the clinical effectiveness and economic impact of pharmaceutical products.
- Provide recommendations based on evidence-based medicine principles.
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:**
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across a matrix environment to deliver business goals.
- Experience in working with and analyzing diverse datasets to develop business insight and strategy.
- Proven ability to work on projects with accountability of work to senior management level stakeholders.
- Understanding of competitive landscape and familiarity with pharmaceuticals or healthcare industry.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to speak clearly and concisely, conveying complex or technical information in a manner that others can understand, as well as ability to understand and interpret complex information.
- Very good knowledge of at least one data modelling, scripting or statistical language such as R or Python
- Advanced data modelling and data manipulation skills and proficiency in at least SQL and Excel
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Experience in managed health care or pharmacy benefit management
- Master's, M.B.A., or PhD in a relevant field
- Business Acumen, customer facing mindset and/or relevant experience
- Ability to operate flexibly in a rapidly changing work environment
**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.
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Principal Data Analyst-Workforce modeling and planning

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**About the Role:**
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.
Are you a self-starter with a passion for innovation, adaptability, and solving complex problems? If so, this opportunity could be the next big step in your career. We're building powerful data capabilities to uncover breakthrough solutions and unlock untapped opportunities in the marketplace.
The **Principal Data Analyst** will be responsible for developing and maintaining the CHS business intelligence suite intended to drive excellence in financial and operational performance as well as delivering analytics, data solutions and data strategy support. The successful candidate will collaborate cross-functionally with various business, data analytics and data engineering teams, have proven business analysis experience, and the ability to manage multiple competing business projects at one time.
In addition to core responsibilities, this role will play a key part in workforce modeling and planning-leveraging data to forecast staffing needs, optimize resource allocation, and support strategic workforce decisions. The ideal candidate will bring experience in building predictive models and scenario analyses that inform hiring strategies, productivity benchmarks, and organizational design. This work will directly influence how CHS scales its teams and aligns talent with business goals.
_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._
**Primary Responsibilities:**
- Engage in business intelligence initiatives by developing and maintaining a robust BI suite for broader operational and financial performance tracking.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to gather business requirements, define technical specifications, and deliver scalable data solutions.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation through data analysis and continuous feedback loops.
- Communicate insights clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, influencing strategic direction and operational execution.
- Lead workforce analytics and modeling efforts to forecast staffing needs, optimize resource allocation, and support strategic workforce planning across the organization.
- Develop predictive models and scenario analyses to evaluate the impact of business changes on workforce requirements, productivity, and capacity.
- Design and maintain dashboards and visualizations that track key workforce metrics such as headcount, utilization, attrition, and skills gaps.
- Collaborate with HR, Finance, and Operations to align workforce strategies with business goals, financial planning, and organizational design.
- Translate complex workforce data into actionable insights for senior leadership, enabling data-driven decisions on hiring, team structure, and talent deployment.
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.
- Experience working within technical and business professionals in a matrix management environment.
- Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language such as R or Python.
- Proven track record in driving change and influence individuals at all levels of the organization and to take appropriate risks.
- Understanding of IT systems, databases, and other technology
- Proven track record in developing strong networks and ensure collaboration and consensus building.
- Demonstrated effective project ownership, management, drive & delivery.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills.
- Excellent analytical reporting skills
**Preferred qualifications:**
- Experience or knowledge of cloud-based data analytics e.g. (AWS, Azure, Snowflake)
- Masters and/or PhD in Finance, Analytics, Economics, Mathematics, Econometrics, or other relevant field of study
- Experience in medical claims data including hospital, ancillary, and physician
- Creative problem solving and critical thinking
- Adaptability and flexibility to thrive in a dynamic business environment
- Experience in prioritizing work on multiple complex assignments with ongoing deadlines
**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.
Senior Manager Data Analytics ( Pharmacy Pricing Financial Modeling )

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**About the Role:**
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.
As our **Senior Manager- Pharmacy Pricing Financial Modeling** , you will join an established team within OptumRx responsible for managing our network pharmacy pricing guarantees. You will lead a team to provide financial modelling and analytics related to the performance of effective rate pricing guarantees, specific to the Commercial line of business. You will work with internal stakeholders to drive to best outcomes and ensure alignment with our pharmacy contractual obligations.
Within the role, you will build relationships with our partners and stakeholders across many functions, including Network Contracting, Client Contract Management, Finance, Legal and more.
We're looking for someone with a quantitative mindset, a strong aptitude for complex problem solving, industry experience, and well-developed communication and technical skills.
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 and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
**Primary Responsibilities:**
- Lead a team responsible for managing the performance of effective rate pricing guarantees, within network pharmacies, for Optum's Commercial book of business.
- Ownership of the relevant financial modeling and ensuring ongoing iteration as required, to maintain highest level of efficacy in projections.
- Manage a critical process forming the foundation for pricing modelling and reporting. This involves the maintenance and manipulation of structured data to develop business intelligence tools, track trends, and conduct analyses related to effective rate pharmacy reimbursement.
- Responsible for the timely and accurate delivery of contractually required performance reporting, provided externally on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
- Lead and mentor a team of data engineers with a strong focus on DevOps best practices, code quality through rigorous code reviews, and deep expertise in designing, building, and optimizing scalable data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and related services.
- Oversee the team in developing analysis and scenario modelling related to pharmacy reimbursement and drive iteration of this analysis to drive key business decisions.
- Actively communicate to leadership and relevant stakeholders on emerging risks or trends.
- Actively consult with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure appropriate application of contractual and regulatory obligations.
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:**
- 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.
- Previous experience a managing a team for direct reports
- Strong communication skills, able to work with stakeholders from multiple levels and disciplines.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- MS Azure.
- Comfortable analyzing and interpreting large volumes of data.
- Ability to understand complex scenarios and quickly provide effective decisions.
- PBM, Medicare or Pharma experience
- Experience in Data Quality
**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.
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