Director Data Analytics

UnitedHealth Group; Dublin; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, seeks a Director of Data Analytics in Ireland to lead end-to-end analytics, reporting, and data management across a complex environment. You will shape strategy, partner with senior stakeholders, and drive data-driven decision making.

You will build and mentor a team of data professionals, champion data quality, governance, and AI-first improvements, and operate in a hybrid Dublin-based setup with flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related discipline.
• Significant experience leading data analytics, BI, reporting, data operations, or related functions in complex environments.
• Experience leading teams delivering BI, dashboards, reporting, data quality, insights, and performance analytics.
• Solid understanding of data governance, metric definition, reporting controls, and reliable information.
• Ability to partner with senior stakeholders to translate needs into scalable reporting solutions.
• Strong leadership, communication, and execution skills in a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, delivery, and improvement of BI, analytics, and data management capabilities.
• Define metrics, dashboards, and insights for consistent business information.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to translate needs into scalable analytics solutions.
• Oversee analytics delivery, prioritisation, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Drive data quality, automation, and AI-first improvements in reporting.
• Lead and develop a team of data and analytics professionals.

Skills

Leadership

Data governance

Stakeholder partnering

Analytics delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, BI, IS, Business, Tech

Job description

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.

The Director, Data Analytics is a senior leadership role within the Clinical Solutions Data Operations team, responsible for the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of end-to-end business analytics, reporting and data management across a complex, matrixed environment.

The Director, Data Analytics will collaborate cross-functionally with business, operations, data analytics, and technology teams, to set priorities, manage competing initiatives, and deliver actionable insights into business performance. This role will be responsible for building and managing solid partnerships with key stakeholders to align priorities, resolve dependencies, and support effective delivery across the end-to-end data operations ecosystem. The Director will maintain high standards for data quality and consistency, support operational decision-making, and directly lead a team of data and analytics specialists.

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

• Lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of business intelligence, reporting, analytics, and data management capabilities that support operational and strategic decision-making
• Define and govern key metrics, reporting standards, dashboards, and performance insights to ensure leaders have clear, consistent, and reliable business information
• Partner with senior stakeholders across business, operations, data engineering, and technology teams to translate business needs into scalable analytics and reporting solutions
• Oversee analytics delivery, prioritisation, dependencies, risks, and issue resolution across a portfolio of data and reporting initiatives
• Drive data quality, consistency, automation, and AI-first improvement opportunities to enhance reporting effectiveness and business insight
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of data and analytics specialists, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, inclusion, and performance

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

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Information Systems, Business, Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Proven significant experience leading data analytics, business intelligence, reporting, data operations, or related functions within complex environments
• Proven experience leading teams responsible for business intelligence delivery, dashboarding, reporting, data quality, insight generation, and business performance analytics
• Demonstrated solid understanding of data governance, metric definition, reporting controls, and the importance of consistent and reliable business performance information
• Proven ability to partner with senior stakeholders, business teams, data engineering teams, and technology teams to translate business needs into scalable reporting and analytics solutions
• Demonstrated solid leadership, communication, and execution skills, with the ability to influence across a matrixed organization, manage competing priorities, and deliver measurable outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of the U.S. healthcare services industry
• Demonstrated familiarity with U.S. healthcare Risk Adjustment and population health management
• Demonstrated certification or formal training in Data Analytics or a related discipline

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.

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 Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2026 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.

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