Principal Data Analyst

Requisition Number: 2341687
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.
As a Fortune 5 business, we're one of the world's leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you'll have or the challenges you'll encounter.
We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we're on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding teams.
As a Principal Data Analyst, you will be part of a healthcare product team; focused on developing and implementing methods to improve data generation, usage, and reliability. You will be a key team member, focused on developing foundational data-pipelines for downstream analytics and managing Customer analytics requirements.
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 or Letterkenny office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Identify opportunities to drive incremental Analytics product value. Deliver technology and process improvements that bring application to deliver measurable benefits
• Scope, design, build, test, and implement tactical and strategic solutions
• Engage with stakeholders and provide insights and recommendations on process/system improvements that will support delivery and data strategy
• Utilize SQL to create net new solutions, modify existing content, and distribute the data to users and other systems
• Analyze customer reporting inventory and identify opportunities to consolidate, optimize, or decommission reports that are no longer needed
• Drive the development, monitoring, review, and evaluation of new metrics, KPIs, key risk indicators, reports, and dashboards, utilizing data discovery techniques across complex data sets. Provide direction and design to strategic business
• Use specialist tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, or Looker to present data in visual forms such as dashboards
• Provide recommendations to the development team regarding query optimization
• Team and project leadership as required

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:
With extensive experience in data analytics and engineering, including:

• Proven solid SQL experience across multiple database technologies (e.g., Oracle, Snowflake, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2, Teradata, etc.)
• Proven experience in data ETL and blending tools
• Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely to individuals and groups
• Demonstrated proficiency with Excel and modern data visualization tools
• Proven experience in data ETL and blending tools
• Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely in writing and orally to individuals and groups
• Demonstrated proficiency with Excel and any Visualization tool
• Proven hands-on experience developing data pipelines that demonstrate a solid understanding of software engineering principles

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience building data pipelines across AWS, Azure, or GCP, with a solid preference for Azure, following best practices in cloud native deployments
• Demonstrated understanding of system hardening, and threat and vulnerability management
• Demonstrated query optimization
• Demonstrated proficiency with Visualization tool looker / Power Bi
• Proven track record in delivering technology-driven solutions through full project life cycle

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.