Data Steward

Job title:

Data Steward

Company

UnitedHealth Group

Job description

Data Steward- Risk Adjustment & Quality -Letterkenny/Dublin HybridOptum 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.In healthcare, evolution doesn’t just happen. It takes innovation, imagination, and a passion for solving problems in new and better ways. And innovation is taking place at a lightning-fast pace every day at Optum.
As the fastest growing part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we’re expanding our team in Ireland and creating excellent opportunities for those who want greater purpose and more impact in their work. We’ll provide the investment, support, and resources to advance your career. You’ll provide the talent, ambition, and drive.As the Data Steward, you will be responsible for investigating, understanding, describing, and documenting requirements. In addition, refine and clarify information needs, define information delivery methods, and determine analytic application functions. Responsibilities include the evaluation of system output, interpretation of business needs, providing support and assistance to end users, identifying enhancements or improvements, providing impact analysis, and coordinating with others. Utilize knowledge base to evaluate large data sets to help expand capabilities and tools utilized by the end users.Working Schedule: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 Letterkenny and Dublin and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.Primary Responsibilities:

• Execute reviews across key business systems within Data Mining.
• Analyze, review, forecast and trend complex data
• Develop/update requirements for enhancements to tools
• Support short- and long-term operational/strategic business activities through analysis
• Develop, recommend and implement business solutions through research and analysis of data and business processes
• Participate in the preparation of reports for business owners and senior management
• Provide effective challenge to existing methodologies, policies and procedures
• Participate in the management of change follow up on changes that are created.
• Assist in documentation and updates of policies and procedures
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of SOP’s and process flows.

You will be rewarded and recognised 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:

• Experience with Data Governance concepts and approachesExperience with Data Governance concepts and approaches
• Undergrade degree in a data related field
• Prior experience as a Data Steward lead or similar role
• Proven track record of leading Data Quality initiatives including audit processes
• Knowledge of Agile concepts
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to analyse data to assist in requirement definition
• Understand of relational database concepts
• SQL intermediate level (Querying)
• Proficiency with Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Excellent time management, organizational and prioritization skills with ability to balance multiple priorities
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment while demonstrating good level of maturity

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Data Visualization tools such as Power BI & Tableau
• Experience with Rally software for agile development
• Working knowledge of the US Healthcare Industry
• Proficient knowledge of SDLC & Agile Scrum frameworks
• Post-graduate degree in relevant field
• Experience in configuring and leading new business workstream
• Risk and Quality/Clinical Solutions Knowledge

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.All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.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 marginalised 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. © 2024 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.#RPO

Expected salary

Location

Dublin

Job date

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 22:27:51 GMT

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