Senior Healthcare Economics Consultant - National Remote - Remote Eligible

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing Together.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as key healthcare economics and analytics contact for local, regional, and national OptumCare leadership
• Lead projects to develop new project models or enhancements to existing models, leveraging data from multiple sources
• Identify and implement appropriate analytic and modeling methodologies
• Develop, produce, and support comprehensive data visualization tools and dashboards that enable efficient communication of data-driven insights
• Solve complex problems and develop innovative, sustainable solutions
• Assist in the management of DataMart architecture that can support analytic insights and Key Performance Indicators
• Work with a variety of teams to identify areas of opportunity in order to drive financial performance of programs
• Provides consistent and timely communication on projects, results, and conclusions from analyses. Apply feedback into future iterations and new analytic development
• Multitask, prioritize, adapt to change, work well under pressure in an entrepreneurial environment, meet deadlines, and manage a project from start to finish
• Serve as a senior member of analytics team in mentoring junior consultants and analysts

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:

• High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
• 5+ years of healthcare analytics experience that focused on healthcare data, and expertise in data visualization (Tableau, PowerBI or similar), data analysis, data manipulation, data extraction, statistical analysis, and reporting in a data warehouse environment
• 5+ years of experience creating SQL queries including data querying, manipulation and transformation, table creation, complex joins across multiple sources, subquery, indexing, and summary reporting
• 5+ years of experience in advanced proficiency with MS Excel including PowerPivot, Data Models, DAX, etc

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Statistics, Finance, Health Administration, Mathematics, or related field
• Proficiency using Tableau (PowerBI or similar)
• Proficient at query techniques to access complex relational databases to develop sophisticated datasets resulting in insightful analytics
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, adapt to change, work well in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines, and manage a project from start to finish
• Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines, follow development standards and effectively raise critical issues with potential solutions
• Proficient in assessing customer needs and making required enhancements to analyses and dashboards
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including ability to present ideas and concepts effectively

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At UnitedHealth 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.

UnitedHealth 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.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.