Data Analyst - Remote

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.

The Enterprise Information Security (EIS) team is responsible for cybersecurity across our organization. We support our business and members by reducing risk, rapidly responding to threats, focusing on business resiliency and securing new acquisitions.

The health solutions marketplace is hungry for new ideas, innovative products and software that drives elevated performance for the business and the customer. The United Health Group family of businesses is feeding incredible solutions to that marketplace every day by bringing out the best in our software engineering teams. We serve customers across the health system. Not only do we have more of them every day, we also have more technology, greater data resources and far broader expertise than any competitor anywhere.

We're out to change the way our businesses and consumers engage with technology. If you're in, you'll be challenged like never before. It's time to join this history making.

Consumer Identity Risk Analytics is our Enterprise red flag /risk flag platform. We leverage detailed analytics and machine learning to identify and remediate digital fraud and privacy events. We inspect entity profile and augment enterprise's perspective on risk.

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.

• Partner with UHG Business units to understand existing tools and processes to define an individual's identity data
• Execute an effective strategy to analyze and provide next steps for remediation when inconsistencies are found in identity data
• Evaluate and quantify business impact of identity data issues, making recommendations for data improvements including required process and system changes, communicate value realized through data improvement efforts
• Leverage the processes and technologies of the Enterprise Intelligence suite to deliver incremental enhancements to minimize identity collision challenges and return insight to the appropriate environments

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.

• 5+ years of experience writing Pyspark or similar to conduct data analysis on large data sets
• 5+ years of experience with analytical and reporting tools (Pyspark, SQL, Jupyter Notebooks, etc.)
• 3+ years of healthcare data knowledge and understanding across multiple data asset types (member, consumer, provider, etc.,)
• Experience with downstream use of data and analytics in a healthcare business or clinical setting
• Ability to function well in a team environment, excellent communication skills
• Ability to think critically about business problems and bring new ideas to the table

• Demonstrated familiarity with US/feature creation to support a product team in an agile environment
• Experience developing new dashboards in PowerBI
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to United Health 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 k contribution (all benefits are subject to…