Associate Medical Director

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. 

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.

The Associate Medical Directors working in Optum Ireland Clinical Intelligence are developing cutting edge analytical products from one of the world’s richest healthcare dataset. You will be at the intersection of clinical medicine, data science and technology

Schedule: Full-time position with standard working hours of Monday – Friday from 9am to 5pm.

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:

• Be an independent thinker and advocate for clinical application of data science methods and applications and how they can benefit healthcare operations
• The ability for critical thinking outside your immediate sphere of responsibility
• Work with autonomy and in partnership with other Medical Directors and Data Scientists to find solutions to complex problems
• Leverage clinical, technical and analytical expertise across the enterprise to architect, deploy and oversee clinical and population health analytics and technology solutions
• Provide clinical oversight and governance based on evidence based medicine, clinical guidelines, and best practices while adhering to any and all local, state, federal, or global legal and regulatory requirements
• Prototype new products and solutions that have the capability to transform the industry in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
• Be familiar with the state-of-the-art around big data analytics and associated technologies and techniques
•  Be a leader for a variety of projects including proofs of concept, new product / component development, and reengineering initiatives among others

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:

• Fully qualified Physician with proven practicing experience (must be currently using this qualification within your work)
• Advanced knowledge level of clinical medicine, guidelines and implementation of evidence-based practice into clinical workflow
• Experience in analytics / data science / technology development and/or implementation in a business or academic setting. This could be an advanced degree such as Master of Public Health or similar

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Core knowledge of statistics
• Knowledge of the US Healthcare system

Soft Skills:

• Experience in a fast-paced, agile workspace with ability to manage a key role in multiple projects simultaneously

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. © 2025 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.

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