Senior Healthcare Economics Consultant - 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.

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:

* Position will assist with management functions including data acquisition, standardization, integration and enrichment to support Optum Care analytics & infrastructure

* Work with team members to document processes and procedures for data management functions that include data mapping and formatting

* Act as a liaison between business, IT support and project management

* Solve technical challenges using innovative approaches, use data to support business decisions and demonstrate collaborative and creative thinking

* Support HCE data infrastructure development including AI enablement for processing efficiencies and data analytics

* Work with business partners to define and document business and technical requirements for data and analytics projects, this includes documentation of data flows and data mapping from source systems into our new analytic platform

* Coordinate with broader HCE team on data needs

* Act as DA (Data Analyst) for Projects and data requests through assignment and tickets

* Attend and participate in daily scrum team stand-ups

* Perform pre-production UAT and postproduction quality checks to ensure data integrity

* Assist with implementation of quality assurance procedures to ensure accuracy of project data, results, and presentation materials

* Perform quantitative analysis and data-driven investigations to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities

* Act as a BA to develop product enhancements

* Develop deep understanding of data and business processes related to Practice Management 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:

* Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience

* 5+ years of experience in infrastructure management (Optum Preferred)

* 5+ years of experience in data management

* 5+ years of experience with SQL coding and query optimization

* 3+ years of experience with Snowflake/Snowpark Cloud environment

* Experience working with star schema databases

* Proficiency with Microsoft Office products

Preferred Qualifications:

* Health care experience

* EHR experience

* Python scripting experience

* 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 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 $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Final date to receive applications:
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 United Health 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.

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,…