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OptumUK
united kingdom
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Connecting talent with opportunities in IT and Digital for a leading medical technology organisation

Are you a Data Analyst looking to join an organisation where what you do genuinely makes an impact? This is an opportunity to work on projects where you will create and use actionable insight to make the U.K. health and care systems work better for everyone.

We are looking for a Data Analyst with SQL and data visualisation skills to join our talented and innovative team.

This role sits within a part of the UK Advisory team responsible for taking large data sets from various sources and converting them into meaningful insights. Your main focus will be on population health management. You will work closely with our advisory & consultancy colleagues, as well as the clinical team, to provide both analysis and informed opinions on analytical solutions.

We are a collaborative team, we work hard and are passionate about what we do, but we ensure we have fun along the way. If this sounds like something you want to be a part of then apply today!

What you’ll do

We believe in the power of technology to make healthcare faster, better, and more accessible to all, and therefore you will play a key part in supporting us in making it happen!

With this role you must make recommendations based on analysis and provide explanations to our internal and external customers.

Other key responsibilities and accountabilities will include:

  • Use business intelligence, data visualisation, query, analytic and statistical software to build solutions.
  • Interpret and analyse health and care data in a linked-data solution, to provide analytical support for NHS decision makers.
  • Make recommendations based on your analysis.
  • Create, test and utilise visualisations.
  • Support product development as an analytics SME.
  • Translate technical concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences, both verbally and in writing.

Who you’ll be

You will have experience working as a Data Analyst with Excel, SQL and you will be comfortable working in a team.

We want you to be able to have a growth mindset, take ownership and accountability for what you are doing and be keen to learn new skills.

Here, we are advocates for promoting the ability to think freely and creatively. We want you to have a curious nature, looking at improvements and efficiencies.

Other key skills we are looking for you to demonstrate include:

  • Strong experience performing data analysis and report development.
  • Experience combining analytic methods with advanced data visualisations.
  • Look for opportunities for growth and development.
  • Python (preferred), RStudio or other statistics package experience.
  • SQL (MS SQL Server or Databricks preferred).

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Analyst and Information Technology

Industries

Software Development, Technology, Information and Media, and Medical Practices


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