Data Analytics Manager- Optum Advisory Board - Remote

The Quantitative Insights Consultant is a people and process manager with deep healthcare data expertise. They manage a team of data analysts who update, improve, and resolve bugs in our analytical tools. The consultant is accountable for on‑time updates, building an improvement roadmap, partnering with data analysts, data scientists, engineers, and developers to implement improvements, and supporting analysts in bug resolution.

They act as both an individual contributor on high‑priority projects and a manager who coaches and supports data analysts responsible for standard tool updates and issue resolution.

• Maintain a prompt update cycle for key online data tools supported by ETL data pipelines in AWS data suite.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in data product offerings, workflow management, and product delivery.
• Partner with engineers and developers to build new analyses into scalable data pipelines.
• Prototype new products and solutions.
• Maintain familiarity with state‑of‑the‑art big data analytics technologies and techniques.
• Manage workload across a team of 2–4 dedicated analysts.
• Lead analyst skill development, technical proficiency, and data environment familiarity.
• Backstop, troubleshoot, and lead QA of analyst analyses, pipelines, and deliverables.
• Serve as a supporting voice for client‑facing intake and delivery conversations.
• Lead timeline management to ensure timely delivery of results to clients.
• Scope and project manage to ensure client needs are met efficiently, allowing scale.

• 5+ years of experience in management and maintenance of big data systems (e.g., data schemas, ETL, data storage).
• 5+ years of experience in data manipulation, pipelining, and/or producing high‑quality data deliverables.
• 5+ years of experience writing, editing, and troubleshooting complex queries (SQL, Python/Pyspark).
• 3+ years of experience exploring and analyzing new datasets, with summaries and insights.
• 2+ years of people‑management experience.
• Experience working with cloud technologies (AWS preferred).

• Product management experience, preferably with a focus on producing data deliverables.
• Experience with Redshift, S3, Glue, and other AWS applications.
• Experience with client‑facing conversations, preferably focused on data delivery and dataset/methodology overview.
• Demonstrated depth of healthcare knowledge and expertise.
• Proven understanding of healthcare claims data, including Medicare and commercial datasets.
• Proven written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated team building and team culture skills.

All employees working remotely must adhere to United Health Group's Telecommuter Policy. For hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, a minimum of four days per week in the office is required.

Pay is based on factors such as local labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications. The salary range for this role is $91,700 to $163,700 annually for full‑time employment. Benefits include a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401(k) contribution. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

United Health 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.

United Health Group is a drug‑free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.