Data Analyst- SAS

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 to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.  

Primary Responsibilities:

• Be able to Run SAS Base programs/jobs which runs on daily/weekly/monthly basis
• Be able to fix jobs due to logic/code issues and able to do jobs modifications based on the requirements
• Be able to analyze the code, understand the purpose, modify the code to run successfully
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as SAS developer with proficient knowledge on UNIX environment
• Experience or knowledge in the following:
  • SAS Macros
  • SAS  SQL
  • Automations of Manual jobs
  • GitHub(Code versioning system)
  • SAS Enterprise guide
  • Python - (Nice to have Feature)
  • Basic Unix
• Experience in SAS Development, maintenance and migration projects to Snowflake and Databricks
• Experience in requirement analysis, design, development, testing and support of Finance, Banking or Health care domain projects using SAS Technologies
• Experience working with large data sets / systems / warehouses using SAS / SQL to translate data into information for decision making
• Expertise debugging capabilities and resolving the issues while executing the code and automate the process
• Extensive knowledge and experience on SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Base
• Solid programming skills in Base SAS and Advance SAS (Proc SQL and macros)
• Proven ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines effectively and efficiently
• Proven good communication skills and interact to the customers on frequent basis

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.