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Senior Data Analyst - National Remote

UnitedHealth Group

Plymouth, MN
Full Time
Senior
90k-177k
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. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

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 achieve 4+ Star goals
  • Recommends and implements new or modified reporting methods and procedures to improve report content and completeness of information. Assist 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 the 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 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
  • Oversee reconciliation processes and monitor trends in data inconsistencies across UHC and CDOs
  • Review and validate reports prepared by the Data Analyst to ensure data accuracy and consistency
  • Evaluate, refine, and approve query and ETL changes to optimize data retrieval and reconciliation workflows
  • Manage data discrepancy investigations by liaising with CDOs, UHC, and technical teams
  • Monitor and enhance dashboards (Tableau, metrics, performance) and present to Markets
  • Own and maintain business rules for data validation, supporting data accuracy in reporting
  • Develop and maintain issue tracking logs for discrepancies, escalations, and resolution efforts
  • Support Quality Data Management Oversight leadership by identifying systemic data issues and proposing process improvements
  • Collaborate with the Systems Engineer to implement solutions that improve data transfer and quality
  • Liaise between payer, provider, and technical stakeholders

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
  • 5+ years of combined experience with analysis, development and testing related to reporting
  • 5+ years of SQL experience, ability to develop efficient, well-performing queries
  • 4+ years ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) experience in tools such as Alteryx

Nice to Have

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Information Technology or related field
  • 4+ years of experience as a Data Analyst utilizing SQL, Python or similar
  • 4+ years of report development and visualization experience with Tableau or Power BI
  • 2+ years of Cloud experience using APIs, Kafka, Azure Databricks (Terraforms), GitHub
  • Experience with Streamlit or Python
  • Experience using source control tools such as GitHub, Bitbucket or similar

Qualifications

  • Proven ability to take ownership of job responsibilities and ensure successful completion of projects
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to accuracy and detail
  • Ability to prioritize and multi-task in high volume workload situations

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive salary range of $89,800 to $176,700 annually based on full-time employment
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Incentive and recognition programs
  • Equity stock purchase
  • 401k contribution
  • All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements

Working at UnitedHealth Group

Optum emphasizes inclusion, talented peers, career development, and making a positive impact on communities. The organization is committed to mitigating environmental impact and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities, reflecting its mission to help people live healthier lives and improve the health system for everyone.

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Job Details

Posted AtMay 24, 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

Plymouth, MN

Industry

Direct Life, Health, and Medical Insurance Carriers

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