Pharmacy Contract Strategy Leader – Associate Director

UnitedHealth Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum in Ireland is seeking a senior-contracts professional to lead management and interpretation of healthcare contracts with payers and pharmacies. You will analyze financial and operational impact, oversee performance, and partner with finance, legal and operations to drive agreement success.

The role requires extensive stakeholder engagement, strong negotiation skills and experience guiding teams through complex negotiations in a hybrid Dublin-based setting.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent healthcare industry experience.
• Significant management experience in healthcare contracting.
• Experience communicating with executive leadership and external stakeholders.
• Ability to understand financial concepts and convey them clearly.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains relationships with payers and pharmacies.
• Interprets complex contract language and assesses financial/operational impact.
• Evaluates contract proposals and predicts effects on cost and performance.
• Monitors provider financial performance to identify improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrates market intelligence on competitors and products.
• Engages stakeholders and leads cross-functional teams to align objectives.
• Mentors junior team members and interfaces with senior leadership.

Skills

Undergraduate degree or healthcare exp

Healthcare contracting management

Executive stakeholder engagement

Financial concepts communication

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent healthcare industry experience

Job description

Optum in Ireland is seeking a senior-contracts professional to lead management and interpretation of healthcare contracts with payers and pharmacies. You will analyze financial and operational impact, oversee performance, and partner with finance, legal and operations to drive agreement success.

The role requires extensive stakeholder engagement, strong negotiation skills and experience guiding teams through complex negotiations in a hybrid Dublin-based setting.