Director, Data Analytics & Applied AI Solutions 2395386 | Dublin, Leinster

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

About the Role:

The Director, Data Analytics & Applied AI Solutions is a senior leadership role within Clinical Solutions Risk Adjustment & Quality, responsible for owning, building and scaling data, analytics, automation and applied AI capabilities. The successful candidate will lead a team of capable, technical data analysts. They will be responsible for rapidly accelerating the organization's ability to uncover business insight, manage data and support decisions. They will do this by proactively uncovering areas where applied AI can significantly improve the status quo. These applications include, but are not limited to, machine-learning, agentic production, semantic model design and LLM integration.

It is envisaged that the role will display a solid entrepreneurial spirit. A key expectation is moving opportunities beyond experimentation, identifying high-value AI/ML, automation and advanced analytics use cases, progressing proofs of concept into production, driving adoption and ensuring measurable operational, commercial, quality or productivity impact.

The Director will partner across business, operations, product, data science, engineering and technology teams to translate operational challenges into secure, scalable analytics and AI-enabled solutions, including coding agents, intelligent automation, predictive models, data mining, LLM-enabled voice/text query and advanced decision support. Requirements gathering, needs assessment, stakeholder management and consensus building will all be key skills.

This role suits a leader who combines operational understanding, product thinking and applied AI delivery experience, while building a high-performing and inclusive team culture.

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:

• Own the Data Operations roadmap for data, analytics, automation and applied AI, prioritising opportunities that improve performance, insight, productivity, quality and decision-making
• Proactively uncover opportunities for AI to augment and improve status quo analytics delivery
• Deliver AI/ML, predictive analytics, coding agents, automation, data mining and LLM-enabled solutions from idea or proof of concept through production, adoption, scaling and measurable impact
• Lead BI, reporting, analytics, data management and decision-support capabilities across Clinical Solutions Data Operations
• Build solid technical partnerships with engineering, technology, product and business teams, shaping solution direction, trade-offs and production readiness
• Define key metrics, reporting standards, dashboards, data quality controls and performance insights for reliable business information
• Lead, coach and develop a team of data and analytics specialists, fostering 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 Computer Science, Statistics, Data Analytics, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Proven experience leading business intelligence, reporting, dashboarding, data quality, analytics delivery, and business performance teams
• Proven experience building AI, machine learning, automation, advanced analytics, or agentic solutions from proof of concept through production, adoption, scaling, and value realization
• Demonstrated and quantified business impact through the delivery of analytics, reporting, artificial intelligence, or data-driven solutions
• Demonstrated technical fluency to partner effectively with data science, engineering, product, and technology teams on solution feasibility, design, and production-ready delivery
• Proven ability to translate complex and ambiguous business challenges into data, analytics, and AI-enabled roadmaps that drive efficiency, quality, outcomes, or financial performance
• Demonstrated solid leadership, communication, and execution skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, balance priorities, and deliver measurable outcomes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification or formal training in Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Product Management, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated knowledge of the U.S. healthcare industry, Risk Adjustment, or population health management
• Proven experience delivering AI, machine learning, automation, or advanced analytics solutions within complex, regulated environments

What We Offer:

• Opportunities for professional development
• Inclusive and supportive team culture
• Key benefits: Private health insurance, wellness programs, matching pension contribution, lunch provided by the company, training opportunities, employee donations matching and others

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.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.


Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: 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. © 2026 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.

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