Associate Director, Financial Systems and Data Analytics - 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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Manager Financial Systems & Data Analytics will support Revenue Manager, an internally developed financial application that processes healthcare data for month-end accounting and journal entry activities. The role bridges healthcare source systems, financial operations, and data analytics to support integrations, investigate complex data issues, and translate business needs into practical, scalable solutions.

The successful candidate will bring solid knowledge of clinical Practice Management Systems, advanced SQL and data warehouse experience, and the ability to analyze healthcare data across the end-to-end flow from source-system intake through financial output.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Financial Systems & Healthcare Data
  • Develop an end-to-end understanding of Revenue Manager, including source-data intake, transformation, financial processing, validation, reconciliation, controls, and journal entry output
  • Analyze data from clinical Practice Management Systems and support onboarding and integration activities, including source-data research, mapping, testing, validation, and production readiness
  • Investigate trends, anomalies, data gaps, and root causes that may affect accounting operations, revenue recognition, reconciliations, or financial reporting
• Data Analytics & Technical Delivery
  • Write and review complex SQL queries and stored procedures to analyze data, troubleshooting issues, validating results, and support reporting and production processes
  • Translate accounting, finance, and operational needs into functional requirements, technical specifications, data mappings, process flows, testing plans, and analytical outputs
  • Use Snowflake, SQL Server, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or similar tools to deliver actionable insights and support scalable data and reporting solutions
  • Partner with business analysts, data engineers, software engineers, and technology teams to design, test, implement, and maintain reliable solutions
• Controls, Governance & Operational Excellence
  • Improve data quality, standardization, automation, system performance, monitoring, and the accounting control environment
  • Develop repeatable validation, reconciliation, testing, documentation, and production-support practices aligned with accounting, audit, security, and data-governance requirements
  • Evaluate automation and emerging technologies where they can improve efficiency, data quality, or supportability
• Stakeholder Partnership
  • Partner across Accounting, Finance, Revenue Cycle, Operations, Analytics, Engineering, and Technology to resolve complex data and financial-system issues
  • Manage multiple priorities independently, communicate risks and findings clearly, and serve as a subject matter expert for assigned initiatives
  • Provide technical guidance and knowledge sharing without direct people-management responsibility

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:

• 7+ years of experience in financial systems, data analytics, business systems analysis, data engineering, software development, or a related area
• 5+ years of experience writing complex SQL queries and stored procedures involving multiple tables, joins, subqueries, data transformations, or production processes
• Experience with SQL Server, Snowflake, or a comparable relational or cloud-based data platform
• Experience analyzing complex healthcare, financial, accounting, or operational data and identifying root causes
• Experience translating business requirements into functional or technical deliverables, including data mappings, process flows, testing plans, or system documentation
• Experience working with data warehouse concepts including dimensional modeling, fact and dimension tables, star schemas, data lineage, and source-to-target mappings
• Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation including source-to-target mappings, business rules, reconciliation logic, data dictionaries, and operational procedures
• Experience supporting data or analytics solutions through analysis, testing, implementation, deployment, maintenance, or production support
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives, influence stakeholders, facilitate decision making, and provide technical leadership in a matrixed environment without direct supervisory responsibility
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across business and technical teams
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, written communication, verbal communication, and stakeholder-management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with clinical Practice Management Systems such as Epic, eClinicalWorks, Athenahealth, NextGen, Allscripts, or similar platforms
• Experience analyzing healthcare datasets such as claims, membership, roster, payer, encounter, patient accounting, payment, insurance, or clinical revenue data
• Experience using AI-assisted development, analytics, automation, or documentation tools to improve productivity, testing, operational support, or analysis workflows
• Experience with accounting processes, month-end close, journal entries, financial data validation, reconciliations, automated controls, or financial reporting
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Excel, Azure, Python, SAS, SmartView, .NET applications, or similar technologies
• Experience improving data governance, process standardization, automation, controls, or high-volume financial data applications
• Experience with Agile delivery methods or healthcare technology compliance and security frameworks
• Advanced SQL and Snowflake experience, including query performance optimization and analysis across multiple data sources
• Reside within a commutable distance of Eden Prairie, Minnesota

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

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $112,700 - $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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 help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are 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 and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.