Sr Data Analyst

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:

• Act as a Business Intelligence technical subject matter expert (SME), responsible for the work associated in designing, developing, testing, maintaining and improving analytic reports and dashboards.
• Responsible for the ongoing operational stability of the reporting environment, ensuring objects are properly monitored and audited to provide data integrity, accuracy and timeliness of delivery.
• Create, enhance, and maintain business analytics models (relational and DMR), including packages designed for report development
• Work with the team to mockup the new reports and dashboards and determine the most elegant way to provide data to customers
• Collaborate with team members (business analysts, software engineers, database engineers and managers) with diverse and varied technical skills sets to design and develop customer specific reports
• Ability to design and develop complicated reports including sub-reports, graphical reports, and well-formatted reports according to user requirements
• Develop dashboards that tell a compelling story
• Exhibit a commitment to data quality by validating results compared with the data warehouse database at each step of the development process 

 

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:

• 4+ years of production level experience working with data, business intelligence toolsets and Microsoft Power BI
• 3+ years of data warehouse analysis experience (Snowflake a plus), ability to read Data Flow Diagrams, Conceptual and Physical Models.
• 2+ years of experience writing SQL used in report customizations
• Understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and experience in at least one implementation, from beginning to end

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare or Medicaid claim experience
• Understanding of medical fraud, waste and abuse
• Keen observation skills and comfortable with complex data sets
• Inherently curious and interested in growing their own knowledge set, self-motivated and quick to learn and apply knowledge
• Ability to champion and manage new initiatives to completion to improve and streamline operations processes and maximize systems efficiency
• Excellent communication both written and verbal

 

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

 

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $88,000 to $173,200 annually. 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.