Data Engineer – 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. 

Surest™, A UnitedHealthcare Company, (formerly Bind) provides a new approach to health benefits designed to make it easier and more affordable for people to access health care services. Our innovative company is part tech start-up, part ground-breaking service delivery-changing the way benefits serve customers and consumers to deliver meaningful results and better outcomes (and we have just begun). We understand our members and employers alike desire a user-friendly, intuitive experience that puts people in control when it comes to the choices they make and the costs they pay for medical care, and we are seeking team members to continue to advance our vision. By harnessing data and technology, Surest plans are designed to better meet the health and financial needs of all Americans. At Surest, we pride ourselves in our ability to make a difference, and with the backing of our parent company, UnitedHealthcare, we can operate in the best of both worlds-the culture and pace of an innovative start-up with big company support and stability. Come join the Surest team and help us design and deliver a cutting-edge health benefit that changes the face of healthcare.

Seeking technical Data Analyst to collaborate in researching, documenting, designing, qualifying data throughout the Surest data platform.

• Surest is looking for a Data Analyst who can work within a data engineering team to synthesize business requirements and priorities, and develop corresponding technical requirements, document data scenarios as well as validate proposed and coded solutions
• Position includes working with all aspects of Health Plan data as well as becoming a SME on the processes and flow of data throughout the technical and business platform
• Focus, attention to detail, enthusiasm, and a dedication to excellence are all personal characteristics highly valued in the Surest organization
• Position includes the opportunity for the analyst to build technical data engineering skills to include development and deployment of data processing pipelines using python and spark

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Review vendor/partner data and Surest capabilities to create data definitions, transformation logic, and data organization options based on business requirements
• Contribute to the data processing design and development process, providing inputs based on completed analysis and data mappings
• involvement in developing and deploying data processing pipelines
• Translate data analysis and business logic into documentation that can be understood by broad audiences
• Analyze Surest healthcare data to elicit patterns in the data that can be communicated to data engineers to optimize the processing, quality and storage of the data
• Collaborate with data and quality engineers on data pipeline development to ensure adherence to requirements, data quality and testing completeness
• Analysis providing detailed insights into new and existing data requests to support new requirements definitions and data pipeline development

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 writing complex SQL for the purposes of data analysis and discovery
• 3+ years of experience creating technical analysis including documentation and communication with technical engineers and data customers
• 3+ years of experience writing stories for software developers 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience analyzing health plan data (Enrollment, Claims, etc.) 
• Experience with Transactional and Data Lake data stores
• Experience working in highly matrixed, sometimes ambiguous, complex environments with multiple stakeholders
• Experience attending and participating in scrum agile ceremonies 
• Experience identifying process improvements and implementing processes related to data pipeline effectiveness and efficiency
• Experience working with Databricks
• Experience developing in Python, Spark framework or some other programming language
• History tracking down stakeholders and subject matter experts to gather requirements and communicate existing state development
• Demonstrated clear, concise communication skills with solid ability to translate technical jargon into business understandings 

*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.