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*** Senior Data Scientist, Product Design and Enhancements - Remote

UnitedHealth Group

Eden Prairie, MN
Full Time
Senior
90k-177k
5 days 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 involves improving health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data, and resources they need. The company values inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. Advisory Board, part of Optum, helps healthcare leaders with insights, strategies, and tools to support execution, with over 40 years of experience and a large network of experts and member organizations. The role involves innovating analytical tools and research, partnering with teams, and utilizing technologies like Spark, Python, SQL, and AWS to develop scalable models and insights. The position offers remote work flexibility within the U.S.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify opportunities for improvement in analytical tools and research methodologies
  • Serve as an expert resource to Advisory Board researchers, data analysts, and engineers
  • Scope and project manage work to deliver on tool enhancements and research initiatives
  • Partner with engineers and developers to build analyses into scalable tools and data pipelines
  • Prototype new products and solutions
  • Maintain familiarity with the state-of-the-art around big data analytics and associated technologies and techniques
  • Use AI/ML methods to develop scalable analytical tools and research
  • Develop numerical/statistical programs to support analytical and research work
  • Analyze large healthcare datasets (e.g., claims, EHR, other)
  • Build datasets by connecting tables from across sources
  • Partner with research teams to surface ideas and use data analysis to produce future-oriented insights
  • Act as a thought partner to management on future team direction
  • Communicate complex concepts, results, models, and technologies clearly to diverse audiences

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in data analysis and modeling
  • 3+ years of programming experience with Python/Pyspark or other analytics languages
  • Experience performing statistical modeling and analysis of datasets
  • Intermediate level of experience in machine learning and statistics
  • Intermediate level of experience in data structures and algorithms
  • Experience designing and executing analyses on large data sets
  • Advanced proficiency with SQL including the ability to write complex queries

Nice to Have

  • 5+ years of experience in large-scale data analysis and machine learning
  • 5+ years of programming experience with Python/Pyspark or other analytics languages
  • Experience building or enhancing analytical products and/or solutions
  • Expert level of experience in machine learning and statistics
  • Experience with supervised and unsupervised learning methods for model build and deployment
  • Experience in Redshift, S3, Glue, and other AWS applications
  • Experience with user testing
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel
  • Understanding of U.S. health care domain
  • Understanding of raw health care claims data, including Medicare and commercial data sets
  • Proven solid written and oral communication skills

Qualifications

  • Formal educational background is not explicitly specified, but experience requirements imply a need for relevant skills and knowledge

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive salary range of $89,800 to $176,700 annually
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Incentive and recognition programs
  • Equity stock purchase
  • 401k contribution
  • Remote work flexibility

Working at UnitedHealth Group

Optum values inclusion, talented peers, and career development. The organization is committed to helping people live healthier lives, addressing health disparities, and enabling equitable care. It promotes a culture of innovation, collaboration, and social responsibility, with a focus on making a positive impact on communities and the environment.

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Job Details

Posted AtJun 15, 2025
Job CategoryData Science
Salary90k-177k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeRemote
ExperienceSenior

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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