Director Data Analytics

Director, Data Analytics

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.

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.