Senior Data Analyst

Are you a Senior 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 Senior Data Analyst with strong excel and SQL skills to join our talented and innovative team.

This role sits within a part of the UK health analytics team responsible for taking large data sets from various sources and converting them into meaningful insights. Your main focus will be on a with a focus 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 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 Senior Data Analyst familiar with Excel and SQL, and you will be comfortable working in a team. You will also have experience with the NHS and with NHS data.

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
• Healthcare / Pharmacy experience within the NHS
• Experience in healthcare costs data including SLAM or other local flows, and national tariff payment system, including benchmarking, productivity and cost/benefit analysis

If this sounds like you, then apply today and find out more why Optum is a great place to be!

About Us

Optum is a global organisation 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.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Optum, we are committed to providing an inclusive, equitable culture where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work and to reach their full potential. This is a foundation stone of Optum, anchoring the employee cycle from recruitment through to ongoing personal development and genuine, continuous two-way employee engagement, supported by our company values which determine everything we do.

Optum is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. We will always work to accommodate individual needs during your application journey. If you require any adjustments, please advise the talent team.