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As part of Optum Insight Payment Integrity's Affordability Content and Ideation team, the Senior Healthcare Economics Analyst will conduct analyses on large data sets to identify and evaluate potential areas for medical cost improvement. This role will be focused on supporting the medical spend insights capability by performing complex data queries to uncover patterns and model the size of potential overpayments in healthcare claims for various clients. The Analyst will produce summaries and data visualizations to assist ideation teams in identifying billing trends and reimbursement anomalies worth solutioning for. This individual will perform descriptive statistical analysis and provide findings, explanations, and conclusions, which will be used to create viable, real-world solutions in a complex health care landscape.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Use SQL to construct healthcare claims-based datasets for analyzing business opportunities and interpreting key drivers of trends (i.e. medical cost, utilization, etc.)
• Perform and participate in iterative analytical and investigative work in support of payment integrity initiatives
• Apply critical thinking skills to anticipate questions from key stakeholders regarding healthcare claims data analysis
• Review and validate data for reasonableness, consistency and completeness, and identify or resolve questionable values
• Identify and help remedy gaps in current processes/tools/standards of practice

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of hands-on corporate experience in data analytics, including advanced techniques for examining and interpreting complex datasets to uncover actionable patterns and insights
• 2+ years of professional SQL programming experience, with demonstrated ability to write optimized queries and manage large-scale data sets
• 2+ years of experience in analyzing results and delivering clear, data-driven summaries and recommendations to stakeholders
• Experience with Tableau and/or Power BI
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree
• Undergraduate degree in computer science, actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, finance or related field
• Experience with Tableau and/or Power BI
• Healthcare claims analytics experience

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $58,800 to $105,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.