Job Description
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 Health & Wellbeing Specialist, you will be the face of Optum Workplace Wellbeing to the client and their employees. You will help the client build and enhance their wellbeing culture, deliver engaging health promotion activities, and increase employee health ownership. Your strength lies in your ability to motivate and engage employees in their journey toward better health.
The Health & Wellbeing Specialist builds an annual global engagement plan which may include elements of digital health, employee engagement tactics, targeted health campaigns around topics such as diabetes, biometric events, health fairs, and employee physical activity challenges. They will have the ability to build active networks with key contacts to keep abreast of new developments/insights. They will use data and population feedback to identify opportunities for driving lifestyle and behavior change through increased population engagement. They may also work with other vendors to support the client's overall strategy, but they do not own vendor management or vendor relationships.
The Health & Wellbeing Specialist plays a critical role in the delivery and deployment of Optum's Wellbeing suite of services, including the support of wellbeing initiatives. This role is a key resource working with our global client to assess their needs and help facilitate and successfully implement the wellbeing program.
**Please note:** This role is a 3 year fixed-term contract.
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:**
+ Assesses population health needs using audit tools, feedback from employees, and the client to develop and deploy appropriate wellbeing solutions and programming
+ Coordinates, develops, and delivers a range of health interventions to educate members on wellbeing, including an annual calendar of health improvement activities
+ Partners with the client, vendors, and community resources to execute on a workplace wellbeing strategy that will result in improving the health and resiliency of the employee population
+ Ensures familiarity with integrated products, programs and services in order to connect the employee population to their next best action
+ Builds, leads, and expands the client's international network of Wellness Champions to localize & expand programming to other locations and departments
+ Coordinates health and wellbeing marketing and communications relating to the workplace's physical and virtual spaces to promote healthy behaviors and health care engagement
+ Reports on engagement, referrals, workplace wellbeing initiatives, and results to demonstrate improvement in baseline metrics
+ Handles and stores all data in compliance with relevant data protection laws and policies (e.g. GDPR, HIPAA, etc.)
+ Responds to client suggestions, concerns, and complaints in a timely, professional, and consistent manner while providing the gold standard in customer service
+ Implements and follows all Optum Workplace Wellbeing and client policies and procedures
+ Performs any other projects and responsibilities 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:**
+ Degree-level qualification or professional experience in a health & wellbeing field (e.g., health promotion, occupational health, public health, health education, or related health emphasis)
+ Proven experience of supporting health & wellbeing to national / international / complex environments
+ Demonstrable success in delivering effective health & wellbeing strategies/initiatives
+ Proven excellent project management skills, managing multiple projects at once
+ Proven experience in developing both internal and external strategic partner relationships and collaboration in progressing best practice Health & Wellbeing strategy/plan
+ Proven experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders including a successful track record of influencing and engagement and able to establish credibility and build relationships
+ Proven ability to present information using a variety of techniques such as in-person, virtual, group, webinars
+ Demonstrated sound knowledge of multiple communication channels, digital and physical, curating messaging to suit the audience
+ Demonstrated innovation and creativity through problem-solving and decision making
+ Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present information in a clear and compelling way
+ Proven solid curiosity & self-drive, able to prioritise, work independently and manage own time, with limited supervision
**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. © 2025 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved._
As a Health & Wellbeing Specialist, you will be the face of Optum Workplace Wellbeing to the client and their employees. You will help the client build and enhance their wellbeing culture, deliver engaging health promotion activities, and increase employee health ownership. Your strength lies in your ability to motivate and engage employees in their journey toward better health.
The Health & Wellbeing Specialist builds an annual global engagement plan which may include elements of digital health, employee engagement tactics, targeted health campaigns around topics such as diabetes, biometric events, health fairs, and employee physical activity challenges. They will have the ability to build active networks with key contacts to keep abreast of new developments/insights. They will use data and population feedback to identify opportunities for driving lifestyle and behavior change through increased population engagement. They may also work with other vendors to support the client's overall strategy, but they do not own vendor management or vendor relationships.
The Health & Wellbeing Specialist plays a critical role in the delivery and deployment of Optum's Wellbeing suite of services, including the support of wellbeing initiatives. This role is a key resource working with our global client to assess their needs and help facilitate and successfully implement the wellbeing program.
**Please note:** This role is a 3 year fixed-term contract.
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:**
+ Assesses population health needs using audit tools, feedback from employees, and the client to develop and deploy appropriate wellbeing solutions and programming
+ Coordinates, develops, and delivers a range of health interventions to educate members on wellbeing, including an annual calendar of health improvement activities
+ Partners with the client, vendors, and community resources to execute on a workplace wellbeing strategy that will result in improving the health and resiliency of the employee population
+ Ensures familiarity with integrated products, programs and services in order to connect the employee population to their next best action
+ Builds, leads, and expands the client's international network of Wellness Champions to localize & expand programming to other locations and departments
+ Coordinates health and wellbeing marketing and communications relating to the workplace's physical and virtual spaces to promote healthy behaviors and health care engagement
+ Reports on engagement, referrals, workplace wellbeing initiatives, and results to demonstrate improvement in baseline metrics
+ Handles and stores all data in compliance with relevant data protection laws and policies (e.g. GDPR, HIPAA, etc.)
+ Responds to client suggestions, concerns, and complaints in a timely, professional, and consistent manner while providing the gold standard in customer service
+ Implements and follows all Optum Workplace Wellbeing and client policies and procedures
+ Performs any other projects and responsibilities 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:**
+ Degree-level qualification or professional experience in a health & wellbeing field (e.g., health promotion, occupational health, public health, health education, or related health emphasis)
+ Proven experience of supporting health & wellbeing to national / international / complex environments
+ Demonstrable success in delivering effective health & wellbeing strategies/initiatives
+ Proven excellent project management skills, managing multiple projects at once
+ Proven experience in developing both internal and external strategic partner relationships and collaboration in progressing best practice Health & Wellbeing strategy/plan
+ Proven experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders including a successful track record of influencing and engagement and able to establish credibility and build relationships
+ Proven ability to present information using a variety of techniques such as in-person, virtual, group, webinars
+ Demonstrated sound knowledge of multiple communication channels, digital and physical, curating messaging to suit the audience
+ Demonstrated innovation and creativity through problem-solving and decision making
+ Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present information in a clear and compelling way
+ Proven solid curiosity & self-drive, able to prioritise, work independently and manage own time, with limited supervision
**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. © 2025 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved._
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