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Senior Data Analyst - National Remote

UnitedHealth Group

Eden Prairie, MN
Full Time
Senior
90k-177k
about 2 months ago

Job Description

About the Role

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. As a Senior Data Analyst in the Quality Performance Analytics team in Optum, you will be working with data that contributes to clinical quality gap closures, and the improvement of Medicare Stars & HEDIS measures.

Key Responsibilities

  • Use technical skills to manipulate data using SQL, Snowflake, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or other tools to provide actionable information to internal customers in support of their business goals by business & product line
  • Help build reporting and data visualizations to create data driven analytics that drive strategies and measure interventions to ensure our populations to achieve 4+ Star goals
  • Recommends and implements new or modified reporting methods and procedures to improve report content and completeness of information. Assists in testing new reports and ongoing support of existing solutions, including defect identification and resolution
  • Ensure completion of yearly projects in support of team specific roadmap items that support business goals
  • Build best practice data quality monitoring to ensure all data/report products exceed customer expectations. Incorporate quality into the planning/design phases; build quality assurance activities; utilize data audits; identify and fix root causes vs short term solutions
  • Design and review data structures for data management purposes with team
  • Support team members by leading projects, sharing ideas and reviewing work of others. Work with internal business partners to interpret, develop, & document report specifications, provide data-driven direction & guidance for Stars and clinical quality improvement
  • Anticipate end user data needs, be curious and proactively communicate ideas to stakeholders
  • Utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Pro-actively identifies patterns in issues and research root-cause to improve overall quality
  • Create best practice and use best practice in deliverables
  • Assist in processes to collect, cleanse and enrich data coming into our data platform
  • Evaluate data and reports for accuracy and validity; ensure that reporting meets customer requirements / regulations
  • Support analysis of complex data for trending and patterns; recognize significance of findings and identify improvement opportunities; participate in making program and process recommendations
  • Keep a full load and manage multiple projects being able to report out on progress and present analyses and findings to various stakeholders

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
  • 4+ years of experience in Healthcare Analytics
  • 4+ years of experience in database tools: SQL, SAS and/or similar data manipulation tools
  • 4+ years of experience in proficient with Microsoft software programs (Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, etc.)

Nice to Have

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Healthcare Administration, Information Technology or related field
  • Experience with analytics/visualization tools: Power BI, Tableau, or others
  • Experience working in HEDIS, Pharmacy or Medicare Star Ratings
  • Ability to interpret Clinical Quality, HEDIS, and/or Pharmacy measure specifications
  • Experience with process improvement, workflow, benchmarking and/or evaluation of business processes
  • Skilled in communication, both written and verbal
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, complex organization managing multiple projects
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact collaboratively with internal business partners across multiple departments
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities with special attention to accuracy and detail
  • Self-starter with a proven ability to take ownership of job responsibilities and ensure successful completion of all projects and requests
  • Ability to prioritize and multi-task in high volume workload situations
  • Knowledge of and experience using Stars / HEDIS data
  • Working with healthcare data to support end user data requirements
  • Experience using large, diverse healthcare data for analytic purposes
  • Ability to mentor and support team members
  • Highly analytical, curious, and creative
  • Comfortable working in a rapidly-changing environment
  • Understands Star Rating, PQA, HEDIS and NCQA technical specifications to apply measure criteria

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma/GED (or higher)

Benefits & Perks

  • A comprehensive benefits package
  • Incentive and recognition programs
  • Equity stock purchase
  • 401k contribution
  • Flexible telecommuting options

Working at UnitedHealth Group

Optum's culture is guided by inclusion, talented peers, and a commitment to making a positive impact on communities. The organization values diversity, equity, and health disparities mitigation, and emphasizes career development, innovation, and a supportive environment for growth.

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Job Details

Posted AtJun 6, 2025
Job CategoryData Analytics
Salary90k-177k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeRemote
ExperienceSenior

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About UnitedHealth Group

Website

unitedhealthgroup.com

Company Size

10000+ employees

Location

Eden Prairie, MN

Industry

Direct Life, Health, and Medical Insurance Carriers

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