Data Analyst - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

1d•Remote

About The Position

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. 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.

Requirements

Experience in a position monitoring, managing, manipulating and drawing insights from data
Visualization tool experience (e.g. Tableau, Power BI)
SQL programming with the ability to perform effective querying involving multiple tables and subqueries
Intermediate level of proficiency creating SQL queries
Proven solid problem solving, quantitative and analytical abilities

Nice To Haves

Experience visualization development using Power BI and DAX
Experience using cloud databases such as Snowflake and/or Azure
Experience working with ETL tools, e.g. Alteryx, Airflow
AGILE/Scrum experience
Healthcare domain knowledge
Proven solid critical thinking and problem problem-solving skills
Proven ability to work well both independently and within a team in a deadline driven environment
Proven excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills
Proven solid ability to plan and manage numerous processes, people, and projects simultaneously

Responsibilities

Develop innovative internal facing client analytic visualizations which support relationship building
Using tools and techniques to visualize data in easy-to-understand formats, such as diagrams and graphs
Using data to predict trends in healthcare and client utilization
Forecast and trend complex data to provide insights to business partners
Identify opportunities for improvements, simplifications, and risk reduction in business processes
Preparing reports and presenting these to various levels of internal staff
Communicating with stakeholders to understand data content and business requirements
Testing developed functionality to ensure quality outputs
Monitoring and managing data quality and outputs
Identify opportunities for improvements, simplifications, and risk reduction in business processes