Senior Data Engineer, Star Ratings Analytics – 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. 

We invite you to bring your performance, ideas and innovations to an elite team within a culture built for collaboration. At UnitedHealth Group, we seek individuals who have the ability to drive change, take appropriate risks and influence individuals at all levels of the organization. The Senior Data Engineer of Star Ratings Analytics within UHC Medicare & Retirement will maintain and continues to reimagine the foundational metrics and analytics surrounding star ratings at UHG, making them more actionable, transparent, accurate, and flexible. The role will integrate new relationships around the company, new data sources, and new methods/technologies along the way. Join us. 

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to support data integration and analytics
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver high-quality data solutions
• Optimize and improve existing data workflows for performance, reliability, and scalability
• Implement data quality checks and ensure data integrity across various data sources
• Develop and maintain documentation for data engineering processes and systems
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline issues, ensuring timely resolution
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry best practices in data engineering

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 in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of professional experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role
• 3+ years of professional experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala
• 3+ years of professional experience working with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka), cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and data warehousing solutions (e.g., Redshift, BigQuery)
• Knowledge of data modeling, ETL development, and data warehousing concepts
• Proven excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Proven solid communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related field
• Certification in cloud platforms or big data technologies
• Experience with real-time data processing and streaming technologies
• Experience with healthcare data
• Knowledge of machine learning and data science concepts
• Proven solid Relationship building skills with internal and practice teams to drive goal alignment

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

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 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.