Senior Healthcare Analytics Consultant | SAS, SQL & Tableau

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

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 in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while
Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As part of Optum Health’s Healthcare Economics Network Strategy & Analytics Department, this role is responsible for producing high-quality analytical deliverables while helping to drive the development of standardized reporting, scalable analytic processes, and data management practices that support organizational goals. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong communication skills, intellectual curiosity, initiative, and the ability to adapt and contribute effectively in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

This role primarily supports CMS Physician repricing activity in SAS and creates dashboards in Tableau and PowerBI used by contractors for local markets. This role also validates provider and payor network contracting and trend management activities through financial or pricing modeling, negotiation support, analysis, and reporting. The team and this role manage reimbursement benchmarking, performance reporting, maintenance of associated financial models, and other responsibilities as assigned.

This role will partner closely with contracting, finance, actuarial, operations, provider relations, and executive leadership teams to evaluate pricing impacts, support provider negotiations, and drive data-informed business decisions.

Positions in this function research and investigate key business problems through quantitative analyses of utilization and healthcare costs data. Provides management with statistical findings and conclusions. Identifies potential areas for medical cost improvements and alternative pricing strategies. Provides data in support of actuarial, financial and utilization analyses.

• Reviews the work of others
• Develops innovative approaches
• Sought out as expert
• Serves as a leader/ mentor

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.

• Analyze large healthcare datasets using SAS and monitor cost, utilization, reimbursement, and market trends to identify risks and opportunities
• Develop and maintain interactive Tableau and Power BI dashboards using repricing outputs to support network strategy, contracting initiatives, and business decision-making
• Ensure pricing, reimbursement, and reporting methodologies are accurate, consistent, statistically sound, and transparent
• Analyze provider reimbursement analysis, pricing model development, and financial impact assessments to support network strategy and contract negotiations
• Design and implement sound tools utilizing programming languages, BI tools (Tableau, PowerBI), and other resources to identify principal health care cost and revenue drivers, by market segment and/or by provider/payor, referral patterns, and reimbursement rates
• Involved with the development of SQL queries, analytical models, dashboards, and automated reporting tools to support executive decision-making
• Support initiatives…