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Senior Manager - Data Analytics - Remote Nationwide

UnitedHealth Group

Eden Prairie, MN
Full Time
Senior
107k-194k
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. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Key Responsibilities

  • Sets team direction, resolves problems, and provides guidance to members of own team
  • Develops a deep understanding of data and business processes related to external payer data to support Quality programs, initiatives and performance reporting
  • Participates in creating integrated data solutions across the organization
  • Identifies trends and opportunities for growth through analysis of complex datasets
  • Uses data expertise to analyze data and provide solutions to optimizing the performance of operations and data processing tasks
  • Drives strategies for back-end data operations
  • Designs data integration processes with automation, process controls, and monitoring tools to ensure data quality
  • Validates data pipelines and provides design inputs to build scalable data and analytics processes/data flows
  • Provides accurate data to reporting teams to enable them to build dashboards and reports for complex analytic results
  • Provides quality checks to ensure high standard and accurate data
  • Builds best practice data quality monitoring to ensure all data/report products exceed customer expectations
  • Incorporates quality into planning and design phases; builds quality assurance activities; utilizes data audits; identifies and fixes root causes
  • Designs and reviews data structures for data management purposes with team
  • Supports team members by leading projects, sharing ideas, and reviewing work of others
  • Works with internal business partners to interpret, develop, and document data requirements and specifications
  • Provides data-driven direction and guidance for Stars and clinical quality improvement
  • Anticipates end user data needs, communicates ideas proactively to stakeholders
  • Utilizes critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify patterns and research root causes to improve overall quality

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
  • 4+ years of experience working with healthcare data and reporting
  • 2+ years of Cloud experience using Snowflake, APIs, Kafka, Azure Databricks (Terraforms), GitHub
  • 1+ years of previous manager and/or team lead experience

Nice to Have

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Database Management, Information Systems, Computer Science or similar
  • Advanced skills in SQL (T-SQL, PL/SQL, SnowSQL)
  • Experience with ETL tools (SSIS, Python, Azure Data Factory)
  • Experience with data integration and data modeling techniques
  • Experience working with healthcare data and reporting with STARs/HEDIS
  • Solid written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with agile methodology
  • Source control proficiency with GitHub
  • Ability to work on multiple workstreams in parallel
  • Good demonstrable skills in analysis, verbal and written communication, organization, strategy, persuasion
  • Data Architecture experience
  • Experience with Alteryx
  • Proficiency with Kafka and application programming interfaces (API)
  • Performance Tuning: Practical knowledge of performance tuning, database schemas, and SQL Server security

Benefits & Perks

  • A comprehensive benefits package
  • Incentive and recognition programs
  • Equity stock purchase
  • 401k contribution
  • All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements

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 emphasizes career development, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and strives to deliver equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes. It also values environmental sustainability and a workplace environment that supports growth and collaboration.

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Job Details

Posted AtJun 4, 2025
Job CategoryData Analytics
Salary107k-194k
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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