Senior 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 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.  

Shift: 12:30 PM to 10:00 PM IST(02:00 AM to 11:30 AM CST)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Understand and interpret the key drivers of health care trends; projecting expected revenue and cost
• Supporting cross-business analytics (Commercial, Medicare, & Medicaid) in developing consistent and appropriate modeling
• Conducting in-depth data extractions and analyses to provide actionable insights and drive decision-making
• Identifying and exploring new areas for analytical development in partnership with key stakeholders
• 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:

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Science, Engineering, Economics, or another related technical field from an accredited college or university
• 8+ years of relevant work experience in Financial or Insurance domain
• 8+ years of experience as SAS developer with proficient knowledge on UNIX environment
• Extensive experience in building and maintaining SAS based models
• Experience building analytics models using SAS or SQL or other programming system
• Experience in designing and executing complex analyses, including data extraction and analysis using SAS, Python and/or SQL
• Experience gathering and documenting business requirements from end users and stakeholders, translating business needs into functional and technical specifications, and supporting the delivery of data and reporting solutions using SAS technologies
• Experience working with large data sets / systems / warehouses using SAS / SQL to translate data into information for decision making
  Extensive knowledge and experience on SAS Enterprise Guide
• Expertise debugging capabilities and resolving the issues while executing the code and automating the process
• Advanced proficiency in SAS (Statistical Analysis System) or SQL (Structure Query Language) or other programming system
• Solid programming skills in Base SAS and Advance SAS(SAS Macros and Proc SQL)
• Proven ability to Run SAS Base programs/jobs which runs on daily/weekly/monthly basis
• Proven ability to fix jobs due to logic/code issues and able to do jobs modifications based on the requirements
• Proven ability to analyze the code, understand the purpose, modify the code to run successfully
• Proven ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines effectively and efficiently
• Proven ability to create and maintain efficient and scalable models
• Proven good communication skills and interact to the customers on frequent basis
• Proven solid written and verbal communication skills and experience interacting with senior management

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.