Senior Data Science Lead — Hybrid Pricing Platform

UnitedHealth Group; Ulster; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Optum in Ireland is seeking a Senior Manager Data Science to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering pricing analytics for a large-scale enterprise pricing platform.

You will guide solution design, platform integration, and production delivery, ensuring scalable, reliable pricing solutions while aligning with business objectives across Ireland and the U.S. The role offers hybrid work between Dublin/Letterkenny and home-based offices.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required in a quantitative field such as Analytics/Data Science/Finance/Economics/Math/related.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional technical teams delivering enterprise-scale systems.
• Proven programming in Python and SQL.
• Experience in people management.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience delivering data science solutions and financial models in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of data scientists, analysts, and engineers to integrate pricing models into the pricing platform.
• Guide technical design decisions and integration patterns across the platform.
• Leverage analytics infrastructure to architect and deploy integrated analytics solutions.
• Allocate resources to meet program deadlines and business objectives.
• Coach teams on modern software engineering and pricing platform integration practices.
• Partner with business, product, and engineering leaders to translate strategy into execution.
• Identify opportunities for new pricing/technical strategies and influence decisions.
• Monitor industry trends to keep practices current and competitive.
• Drive continuous improvement in standards, quality and delivery.
• Engage with internal business and system delivery practices to align priorities.
• Communicate analytic plans and model results clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Python

SQL

Leadership

Data analysis

Agile

Education

Undergraduate degree in Advanced Analytics/Data Science/Finance/Economics/Mathematics

MSc or PhD in Advanced Analytics, Data Science, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or related field

Job description

Optum in Ireland is seeking a Senior Manager Data Science to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering pricing analytics for a large-scale enterprise pricing platform.

You will guide solution design, platform integration, and production delivery, ensuring scalable, reliable pricing solutions while aligning with business objectives across Ireland and the U.S. The role offers hybrid work between Dublin/Letterkenny and home-based offices.