Capability Manager, Business Intelligence & Analytics – Remote

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

What makes your career greater with Optum Frontier Therapies? You’ll work with expert and enthusiastic peers, be part of a culture focused on both clinical outcomes and business results and contribute to a growing team that prides itself on learning, evolving, and challenging the status quo.

As a Capability Manager (Business Intelligence & Analytics), you will be responsible for developing innovative analytic solutions, creating actionable insights, and driving data perspectives that lead to better decisions, helping the business to achieve its objectives. This will include creating, augmenting, or modifying complex metrics to identify means of tracking data quality, completeness, and trends. The Capability Manager does not reside within the Technology area but rather sits inside the business and directly works with operational and client strategy teams, liaising with IT as needed, and being responsible for leading data project activities, assisting in the launch of new programs, conducting team meetings, establishing and maintaining timelines, and communications to all levels of stakeholders.

The Capability Manager will be responsible for building and managing a team of Business Intelligence Analysts, as the company grows.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative analytic solutions, create actionable insights, and drive better decisions and performance to help the organization achieve its objectives
• Support operational and business analytics, process improvement data deep-dives, and the identification and execution of new opportunities to drive increases in efficiency and performance
• Support data governance and stewardship work streams
• Formulate hypothesis, develop queries and models to evaluate hypothesis, and formulate solutions to drive process & performance improvements
• Develop visionary and creative analytic solutions to measure business performance; identify / quantify drivers, risks, and opportunities and define solutions to mitigate risks and leverage opportunities
• Goal-directed, persistent, and driven to achieve positive results; positive influence on others and deals well with setbacks; identifies integration issues, removes barriers, and tracks project status in order to obtain desired results
• Detail orientated – getting «into the trenches» to evaluate all aspects of operations; pivotal to success will be the ability to take a hands-on approach to getting the information needed and driving effective and lasting change
• Influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas, projects and / or approaches

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:

• 3+ years of experience in reporting and analysis, data management, and/or reconciliation, with at least 1 year in Healthcare Services and/or Pharmacy Services, working with complex data sets
• 2+ years of experience working with Microsoft Power BI, and/or other advanced analytical tools such as Oracle Analytics Cloud, Tableau, or ThoughtSpot
• 2+ years of experience soliciting requirements, building business intelligence solutions, quality testing and collaborating with business owners and Data Engineering teams
• Experience developing and delivering formal presentations, including organized visuals, for stakeholders
• Experience utilizing SQL to build queries for data analysis
• Experience with data architecture, data privacy and associated regulations

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years working knowledge of system development life cycle concepts and Agile methodology, including experience using Rally
• Experience working in a client facing role
• Experience utilizing data to intelligently inform process, operations and technology improvements

 

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

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $89,900 to $160,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.

 

UnitedHealth Group 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.

 

UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.