Senior Healthcare Economic Consultant - Remote

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives?

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

As an Analytic Development Sr. Consultant, you will be responsible for supporting the identification, development, and presentation of new medical cost savings opportunities on behalf of our clients. This position will support the assessment of new opportunities based on data insights leveraging tools, policies, industry trends, and by soliciting input from a broad network of experts across Optum. This highly trained industry expert will work with internal and external business constituents to determine opportunities for growth within our core payment integrity businesses and be responsible for savings delivery through deployment.

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:

• Identify savings initiatives that drive specific and measurable results, providing timely and meaningful client updates
• Will need to work with multiple clients, experience with pre and post pay analytics, work on creating Hold analytics for multiple clients
• Participate in analytical, experimental, investigative and other fact-finding work in support of concept development
• Establish solid relationships with internal and external stakeholders to define, align, and deliver payment integrity initiatives in support of assigned clients
• Influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas, approaches, and/or products
• Recommend changes to current product development procedures based on market research and new trends
• Utilize data mining tools (i.e. SQL, Access, Excel) in order to analyze data to support of their hypothesis
• Research policies, coding guidelines, and regulations that would support the hypothesis being developed
• Develop Business Requirement Documentation in a clear, concise, and comprehensive manner
• Clearly communicate concept to business partners/clients and be able to appropriately respond to questions relating to the logic utilized within hypothesis testing, documentation, and the analytic
• Perform quality audits for claim over payment results and monitoring analytic performance
• Provide mentorship and guidance to Analytic Development Consultants
• Industry thought leader and practice SME
• Integrate enterprise AI and advanced digital tools into business workflows, setting performance and technology-adoption goals in team development plans, and actively removing barriers to accelerate adoption.
• Will need to work within both OPRS and CAP systems

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:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in healthcare (billing, coding, auditing claims)
• 2+ years of experience conducting analysis on large data sets
• 1+ years of experience with both OPRS and CAP systems
• 1+ years of SQL experience (PLSQL, Teradata, MySQL)
• 1+ years of experience with claims processing or adjudication systems (Such as UNET, COSMOS,…