Data Analyst – Remote

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here’s your opportunity. We’re going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

 

Position supports Optum Behavioral Care (OBC). This position will provide analytic support for OBC initiatives to develop and expand this new business. This position is critical to the development of analytics to provide insights to OBC teammates and leadership.

 

We’ll put you in the driver’s seat on vital projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people lead healthier lives. Yes, we share a mission that inspires. We need your analytical talents and business discipline to help fuel ours.

 

Optum Behavioral Care (OBC) is seeking candidates to serve as Data Analyst. The Data Analyst role is critical to helping scope, plan, and execute critical tasks and deliverables which will enable leadership and teammates.

 

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collect and understand business requirements for dataset creation as determined by leadership.
• Work independently to develop code to extract health insurance claims data, health care operational data, and clinical data from a variety of data sources
• Perform data cleansing, transformation, aggregation, summarization, visualization, and output datasets for end users
• Investigate data quality issues and research data anomalies
• Document data and program processes
• Serve as a data SME across multiple data sources. Coach and assist other analysts regarding data sources and code usage
• Work collaboratively with other teams to develop standard code and data protocols to be used across the OBC team
• Produce and interpret data analytics in support of Optum products

 

You’ll 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 provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience integrating data from large relational databases
• 2+ years of experience SQL, Alteryx or equivalent experience
• Experience developing visuals with BI tools such as Tableau, Looker, PowerBI
• Ability to work standard business hours in CST zone

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in analyzing health insurance claims, transactions data, electronic medical records data, or similar types of clinical, program or employer data
• Experience with Athena 

 

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

 

The salary range for this role is $71,600 to $140,600 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. 

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

 

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.  

 

 

OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

 

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.