Healthcare Economics Consultant – 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 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.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create and support standard financial reporting in accordance with contracting guidelines
• Support ad-hoc analysis through gathering claims, financial, or membership data and summarizing key findings clearly with limited guidance
• Support internal data analysis and other deliverables through data troubleshooting and data validation with guidance
• Understand conceptual strategies and be able to present key deliverables, answer questions, participate in discussions, and make recommendations via meetings and emails
• Lead projects to completion by contributing to the analysis and creation of financial reporting or the automation of reporting
• Proactively manage routine processes and anticipating customer needs through independent prioritization
• Serve as a resource to executive leadership in support of value based contracting strategy if needed
• Solve complex and ambiguous problems with broad impact on the business through critical thinking and resourcefulness
• Build solid relationships within the organization, including internal analytics teams, financial, actuarial, clinical and operations partners

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 an analytics capacity with evidence of proactive critical thinking and creative problem solving
• Experience in the healthcare insurance industry with previous exposure to medical claims data
• Advanced Proficiency in MS Excel and Pivot Tables
• Intermediate or greater level proficiency with coding in SQL
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills for a variety of audiences
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience creating and editing in Tableau
• Knowledge of healthcare utilization management 
• Intermediate or greater level proficiency with coding in Snowflake SQL

*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.

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.