Healthcare Economics Consultant – Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform clinical data extraction, transformation, and cleaning from various sources (mainly Oracle) with SAS/SQL. Interpret and analyze data and recommend best approaches
• Provide AD-HOC and project reporting to identify trends in health plan performance. Provide consultative advice and interprets and summarize analytical findings
• Develop and improve quantitative data analytics and set performance targets
• Lead projects to completion by contributing to database creation, statistical modeling and financial reports
• Interpret and analyze clinical data from various sources and recommend best approaches
• Create and update automated processes
• Analyze reporting tools to investigate sources of variations. Produce and review reports

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:

• Bachelor’s degree required in mathematics, statistics, computer science, or related quantitative discipline or a related quantitative discipline
• 3+ years of programming experience with SAS or SQL
• Experience with data reporting and analysis
• Experience working with unstructured data
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, or related quantitative discipline
• Experience within healthcare industry
• Reporting skills using software like PowerBI
• Proven ability to be flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced environment

*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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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