Senior Business Analyst Consultant - Remote

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As a Senior Business Analyst Consultant, you'll serve as a strategic analytics leader and trusted advisor, partnering closely with strategic clients and internal executives to shape data strategy and deliver measurable value for our customers. You will lead advanced analytics to identify health plan cost and quality improvement opportunities, develop recommendations aligned to organizational capabilities, and drive adoption through executive-ready storytelling. You will work in close collaboration with cross-functional leaders (Medical Director, Sales/Acct Mgmt., Ops, Network, CARE, Advocacy, etc.). As a key enterprise resource, you must maintain exceptional accuracy and rigor, demonstrate executive presence, influence decisions across stakeholders, and consistently deliver high-impact outcomes in a highly visible, client-facing role.

Success in this role requires the ability to set analytical direction, operate with a high degree of autonomy, and lead through influence. You will be expected to anticipate client and business needs, navigate ambiguity, establish scalable approaches, and deliver executive-level insights with clear recommendations. This role does have a travel component.

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:

• Own and evolve the analytics strategy for assigned client segment(s), aligning analytic priorities to business objectives, value realization, and client experience
• Lead advanced analytic assessments (e.g., cost and utilization drivers, population health, provider/network performance, trend drivers) and translate findings into clear, prioritized recommendations
• Leverage existing (and potentially disparate) data marts to build analytically ready datasets-aligning definitions, reconciling outcomes, and engineering features that connect clinical, operational, and financial signals to product outcomes
• Develop and validate data science approaches (e.g., segmentation, propensity models, anomaly detection, forecasting) to identify members, providers, and scenarios most likely to benefit from targeted interventions and to improve financial performance
• Quantify financial impact and product value (e.g., ROI, PMPM savings, trend impact, avoidable utilization) using appropriate measurement methods (cohorts, matched comparisons, quasi-experimental designs), and define success metrics to track performance over time
• Partner with product, operations, and clinical teams to operationalize insights and models (requirements, scoring logic, governance, monitoring), ensuring solutions are measurable, scalable, and aligned to financial and member outcomes
• Deliver executive-level client presentations (virtual and in-person), facilitating discussions with senior leaders and influencing decision-making through compelling insights and data storytelling
• Define analytic approaches and standards (definitions, methodologies, assumptions, documentation) to improve consistency, repeatability, and auditability of analyses across engagements
• Partner cross-functionally to identify and drive solutions (clinical programs, network strategies, operational improvements), aligning analytics to implementation planning and measurement
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on healthcare cost, quality, and emerging trends; proactively bring external insights and internal benchmarks to client strategy conversations
• Lead complex request intake and prioritization, clarifying intent, negotiating scope and timelines, and ensuring delivery of high-impact, actionable outputs
• Coach and mentor analysts and consultants, providing technical guidance, quality review, and professional development support; contribute to hiring and onboarding as needed

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:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in analytics, business intelligence, consulting, or a related function, including ownership of complex analytic workstreams and stakeholder management
• 5+ years in a client-facing or executive stakeholder role (sales/account management, TPA, consulting, or similar), with demonstrated ability to influence senior decision-makers
• Demonstrated experience defining analytic approaches/standards and mentoring others through quality review, coaching, and knowledge transfer
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and analytic tooling; demonstrated experience working with large datasets, writing and validating complex calculations, and ensuring data integrity
• Proven expert-level capability developing executive-ready deliverables (narratives, decks, dashboards) and presenting insights to director-level and above audiences
• Proven solid healthcare cost and quality acumen, including ability to identify emerging trends and translate them into analytic hypotheses and client recommendations
• Willing and able to travel up to 25% nationally

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in business, finance, statistics, data science, public health, health administration, nursing, or a related field
• Medical Coding Certification (through AAPC or AHIMA) and/or experience partnering with coding, clinical documentation, or payment integrity teams  
• Experience with healthcare claims and clinical/quality measurement concepts (e.g., HEDIS, STAR ratings, risk adjustment) and/or payer/provider performance analytics
• Experience working with enterprise data marts/warehouses and integrating disparate sources (e.g., claims, eligibility, provider, clinical, utilization management, customer/operations) to produce standardized, reusable analytic datasets
• Experience evaluating program/product impact with strong measurement discipline (e.g., cohort design) and translating results into financial narratives for leadership
• Advanced analytics and data visualization skills (e.g., SQL, Python/R, Power BI/Tableau) and experience operationalizing repeatable reporting/insight products

Core Competencies:  

• Executive-level communication and influence; ability to present complex analytic concepts and drive decisions with senior stakeholders
• Advanced analytic rigor and judgment (methods, assumptions, validation, interpretation) with strong attention to detail and data quality
• Applied data science and statistical modeling; ability to select pragmatic methods, validate performance, and communicate limitations and risk to non-technical stakeholders
• Financial and product outcome orientation; ability to define measures such as ROI, PMPM, trend, and unit economics, and to connect analytic outputs to adoption and realized value
• Strategic and systems thinking; ability to connect analytics to business strategy, operating models, and value realization
• Leadership through influence; strong partnership skills across clinical, operational, financial, and sales/account teams
• Ability to lead complex, ambiguous workstreams end-to-end (intake, scoping, prioritization, delivery, and outcomes measurement)
• Data governance mindset: commitment to clear definitions, documentation, repeatable methodologies, and compliance with privacy/security expectations
• Change leadership and continuous improvement orientation; ability to standardize, scale, and improve analytic products and processes
• Coaching and talent development; ability to mentor others, provide quality review, and raise overall analytic capability
• Client-centric mindset with a focus on relationship building, credibility, and delivering measurable outcomes
• Travel may be required for up to 25% of the time depending on customer needs

*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 $134,600 to $230,800 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 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.