Optum, the fastest growing part of UnitedHealth Group, is a leading
information and technology-enabled health services business. Our teams
are dedicated to modernizing the health care system and improving the
lives of people and communities.
Serving virtually every dimension of the health system, we work with a
diverse set of clients across **Apply on the website** countries ?
from those who diagnose and treat patients to those who pay for care,
deliver health services, and those who supply the cures. Optum
maintains operations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia
Pacific and the Middle East. Our innovative partnerships provide
technology and tools that enable unprecedented collaboration and
efficiency. As a result, we can tap into valuable health care data to
uncover insights and develop strategies for better care at lower
costs.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
As a DIRECTOR, DATA SCIENCE within our Naviguard Analytics team you
will oversee a multi-disciplinary function focused on improving Out of
Network affordability, with a drive towards unprecedented growth and
medical cost reduction. Major projects will include building out a
suite of analytics tools to monitor our out of network cost and
affordability, improving our competitive analysis and decision making
capabilities for our Naviguard business.
You will play a key leadership role in a team motivated by innovation,
developing solutions that leverage data in new and exciting ways. This
is an opportunity to have a significant impact on the healthcare
delivery for millions of people, all while doing YOUR LIFE?S BEST
WORK ? .
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Provide people and thought leadership to the Naviguard Analytics
team to harness the value of talent and processes to deliver
high-quality solutions
* Responsible for delivery of large-scale program execution. Large
scale programs are defined as high cost, high complexity and/or high
risk
* Collaborate with the wider team in the US and Ireland to create
effective working relationships and build data-fuelled solutions that
drive the business closer to its overall goals and objectives
* Provides mentorship, training and guidance to team while
simultaneously guaranteeing statistical integrity, accuracy, and
adequacy within the department
* Analyze, review and interpret complex data through the development
of case-studies, enabling the data to tell a story
* Understand and identify drivers of patterns/behaviors uncovered in
data
* Contribute to the design and realization of analytical based
tools/assets to identify and monitor non-standard patterns
* Collaborate with Clinical subject-matter experts to explore
business problems and design solutions
* Share analysis and interpretation for operational and business
review and planning
* Support short and long term operational/strategic business
activities through analysis
* Lead business solutions and recommendations through research and
analysis of data and business process and implement when appropriate
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 a relevant discipline (i.e. applied
mathematics, physics, computer science) or relevant work experience
* Demonstrable success within a Data Science environment focused on
agile thinking and innovative solutions, delivering complex and
challenging projects
* Experience applying computational algorithms, statistical and
programming methods using (R and Python) to structured and
unstructured data
* Proven experience in understanding complex problems and data-sets
and driving data testing and strategic testing of ideas to come up
with first-class solutions
* Demonstrated ability to own and lead projects that deliver real
business value
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Existing management experience
* MS/PhD in applied mathematics, physics, computer science,
engineering, statistics, bioinformatics, actuarial science or similar
numerical degree
* Experience and understanding of US healthcare system, billing of
medical claims and associated data environments
* Experience creating Machine learning solutions to solve complex
issues
Position: Director Data Science (Naviguard)
Optum, the fastest growing part of UnitedHealth Group, is a leading
information and technology-enabled health services business. Our teams
are dedicated to modernizing the health care system and improving the
lives of people and communities.
Serving virtually every dimension of the health system, we work with a
diverse set of clients across **Apply on the website** countries ?
from those who diagnose and treat patients to those who pay for care,
deliver health services, and those who supply the cures. Optum
maintains operations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia
Pacific and the Middle East. Our innovative partnerships provide
technology and tools that enable unprecedented collaboration and
efficiency. As a result, we can tap into valuable health care data to
uncover insights and develop strategies for better care at lower
costs.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
As a DIRECTOR, DATA SCIENCE within our Naviguard Analytics team you
will oversee a multi-disciplinary function focused on improving Out of
Network affordability, with a drive towards unprecedented growth and
medical cost reduction. Major projects will include building out a
suite of analytics tools to monitor our out of network cost and
affordability, improving our competitive analysis and decision making
capabilities for our Naviguard business.
You will play a key leadership role in a team motivated by innovation,
developing solutions that leverage data in new and exciting ways. This
is an opportunity to have a significant impact on the healthcare
delivery for millions of people, all while doing YOUR LIFE?S BEST
WORK ? .
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Provide people and thought leadership to the Naviguard Analytics
team to harness the value of talent and processes to deliver
high-quality solutions
* Responsible for delivery of large-scale program execution. Large
scale programs are defined as high cost, high complexity and/or high
risk
* Collaborate with the wider team in the US and Ireland to create
effective working relationships and build data-fuelled solutions that
drive the business closer to its overall goals and objectives
* Provides mentorship, training and guidance to team while
simultaneously guaranteeing statistical integrity, accuracy, and
adequacy within the department
* Analyze, review and interpret complex data through the development
of case-studies, enabling the data to tell a story
* Understand and identify drivers of patterns/behaviors uncovered in
data
* Contribute to the design and realization of analytical based
tools/assets to identify and monitor non-standard patterns
* Collaborate with Clinical subject-matter experts to explore
business problems and design solutions
* Share analysis and interpretation for operational and business
review and planning
* Support short and long term operational/strategic business
activities through analysis
* Lead business solutions and recommendations through research and
analysis of data and business process and implement when appropriate
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 a relevant discipline (i.e. applied
mathematics, physics, computer science) or relevant work experience
* Demonstrable success within a Data Science environment focused on
agile thinking and innovative solutions, delivering complex and
challenging projects
* Experience applying computational algorithms, statistical and
programming methods using (R and Python) to structured and
unstructured data
* Proven experience in understanding complex problems and data-sets
and driving data testing and strategic testing of ideas to come up
with first-class solutions
* Demonstrated ability to own and lead projects that deliver real
business value
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Existing management experience
* MS/PhD in applied mathematics, physics, computer science,
engineering, statistics, bioinformatics, actuarial science or similar
numerical degree
* Experience and understanding of US healthcare system, billing of
medical claims and associated data environments
* Experience creating Machine learning solutions to solve complex
issues
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
