Executive Director, Data Analytics & Applied AI

UnitedHealth Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, Dublin, is seeking a Director of Data Analytics & Applied AI Solutions to own the data operations roadmap and scale AI-enabled capabilities across Clinical Solutions. You will lead BI, analytics and decision-support while accelerating AI/ML, automation and production-ready delivery.

You will collaborate with data science, engineering and product teams to translate operational challenges into scalable analytics, while building an inclusive, high-performing team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Analytics, Business, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience leading BI, reporting, dashboards, data quality and analytics.
• Proven experience delivering AI/ML, automation, or advanced analytics from PoC to production and value realization.
• Demonstrated fluency to partner with data science, engineering, product and technology teams.
• Ability to translate complex business challenges into data/AI-enabled roadmaps that drive outcomes.
• Strong leadership, communication and execution skills with stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Own the Data Operations roadmap for data, analytics, automation and applied AI.
• Drive AI/ML, predictive analytics, automation, data mining and LLM-enabled solutions to production and adoption.
• Lead BI, reporting, analytics, data management and decision-support capabilities.
• Partner with engineering, product and business teams on solution direction and production readiness.
• Define metrics, dashboards, data quality controls and performance insights for reliable information.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of data and analytics specialists.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Execution

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

BI tools

Data visualization

AI/ML tooling

Job description

Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, Dublin, is seeking a Director of Data Analytics & Applied AI Solutions to own the data operations roadmap and scale AI-enabled capabilities across Clinical Solutions. You will lead BI, analytics and decision-support while accelerating AI/ML, automation and production-ready delivery.

You will collaborate with data science, engineering and product teams to translate operational challenges into scalable analytics, while building an inclusive, high-performing team