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.

Development of PI Analytics savings frameworks, develop methodology to publish savings from clinical & non-clinical value streams detection engines, including key metrics as identified vs. realized savings, leakage prevention, accuracy rates and claim-level attribution. Enables automated financial reconciliation, audit-ready reporting, and near real-time performance dashboards. Includes infrastructure modernization and cloud migration using cloud-native architectures.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end SAS development lifecycle (development, testing, deployment, and maintenance) on Unix platforms, ensuring optimized and reusable code
• Manage independent project delivery with full ownership, including requirement understanding, stakeholder coordination, and end-to-end documentation
• Collaborate with business analysts, data scientists, and domain SMEs to translate business needs into scalable analytics and BI solutions
• Design, develop, and maintain BI dashboards (Tableau/other tools) to support performance tracking and leadership decision-making
• Leverage AI/ML models for proactive data quality assurance, intelligent anomaly detection, and automated root cause analysis to minimize defects and data gaps
• Drive continuous process improvement using AI-driven insights and predictive analytics to enhance data quality, operational efficiency, and defect reduction
• Ensure adherence to quality, compliance, and governance standards through AI-enabled monitoring, automated validation frameworks, and audit controls
• Enhance system performance using AI-assisted query optimization, intelligent troubleshooting, and automated resolution of database performance and integrity issues
• Deliver high-quality, error-free outputs while managing multiple priorities effectively

• Demonstrate solid communication and stakeholder management, including leading discussions, presentations, and cross-functional coordination

• 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 or higher degree in Operational Research, Business Analytics, Applied Mathematics/Statistics, or a related quantitative field
  6+ years of experience in SAS (including Advanced SAS, SAS Macros), SQL, and Teradata
• 4+ years of experience in Data Visualization and BI reporting (Tableau or other BI tools)
• 4+ years of experience in Quality Analysis and Automation
• Hands-on experience with ETL processes, Unix shell scripting, and stored procedures
• Proficiency in Python/PySpark and Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint
• Familiarity with version control tools such as GitHub
• Proven solid expertise in data processing and warehousing technologies including Teradata and Snowflake

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.