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About the role

Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, is a global healthcare and technology organization focused on helping people live healthier lives. The company supports better health outcomes by connecting individuals with care, pharmacy benefits, data, and practical resources. Its culture emphasizes inclusion, collaboration, strong benefits, and career growth, with a focus on improving health equity around the world.

Within Optum Rx, the business specializes in prescription medication delivery, clinical management, and affordability solutions for consumer health products. The team serves more than 65 million consumers in the United States and works to improve care quality, reduce costs, and create a better overall experience through smarter healthcare connections.

This opening is for an analyst to join the Network Pricing team in an intermediate-level analytics position. The role involves learning the fundamentals of drug pricing, client performance management, data flows, and the tools and systems used for this kind of work. You will collaborate closely with analysts and data science teams, while also partnering with departments such as Underwriting, Legal, Account Management, Operations, and Clinical.

What the job involves

You will support provider network contracting and cost management through financial modeling, network pricing analysis, and reporting. The role includes evaluating unit costs, reviewing contract values, assisting with contracting negotiations, and helping shape cost management strategies. You will also manage performance reporting, maintain financial models, and investigate claim adjudication to confirm members are charged correctly. Ad hoc analysis and other related tasks will also be part of the role.

Work arrangement

Employees in the Republic of Ireland may split monthly working hours between the Dublin or Letterkenny office and a home office under a hybrid setup.

Primary responsibilities

Identify client needs in advance and create practical solutions that address them.
Act as a dependable point of support for complex or high-priority issues.
Use strong investigative ability to keep work moving even when information is incomplete or uncertain.
Review the work of others and suggest ways to improve quality or approach.
Apply analytical tools and techniques, especially for data mining and data analysis, across medium to large datasets.
Potentially lead small functional teams or specific projects.
Explain difficult issues clearly to others and provide useful context.
Encourage and support teammates through motivation and positive leadership.
Present the results of complex analysis in a clear and concise way.
Spot emerging customer needs and help develop new solutions to meet them.
Contribute ideas for new products, processes, or working methods.
Identify unusual patterns in pricing, performance, and utilization.
Work directly and independently with subject matter experts and cross-functional partners.

Required qualifications

Extensive hands-on experience in analytics within healthcare, network management, healthcare economics, or a closely related area.
Intermediate-level ability in pricing setup analysis, risk management, and data manipulation.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred qualifications

Experience in data analysis, healthcare pricing, or healthcare economics.
Intermediate experience with SQL or similar relational database tools.
Background in PBM or a wider healthcare industry setting.

Soft skills

Ability to work independently toward clearly defined goals.
Strong investigative approach with the ability to follow leads and turn findings into meaningful insights.
Good project management skills and the ability to influence across functions in a fast-changing environment while handling multiple projects at once.
Ability to communicate ideas clearly and succinctly to management, business partners, and external stakeholders.
Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and complex reasoning ability.
Excellent organizational habits and attention to detail.

Eligibility

Applicants must currently be eligible to work and remain in the country of application on an indefinite basis without restrictions. Proof of this eligibility will be required.

Equal opportunity and workplace information

Optum and UnitedHealth Group state that they are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equitable care. All qualified applicants are considered without discrimination based on gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, or membership of the Traveller community, as well as any other legally protected characteristic. The workplace is drug-free.

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