Senior Technical Analyst

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

7h•Remote

About The Position

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Overview: Senior Technical Analyst role to support UHC Clinical Prepay W&E affordability, ideation, and growth. This resource will be responsible for the documentation, quality, and maintenance of data science models and business impact with the intent of delivering incremental savings and revenue that meet internal and client growth targets. Offshore data restrictions for select clients limit ability to flex offshore resources across our client portfolio (IE – Community and State data, et. Al.) Loc: US Analyst discipline is tracked through adherence to established model clarity and quality protocol. This resource is expected to collaborate with: business analysts, DBA’s, Analytic Engineers, and Data Scientists across a broad range of subjects, data, and technologies. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or 3+ years of data analyst experience
2+ years of experience writing SQL queries/scripts
2+ years of experience with Python for data analysis
2+ years of structured and unstructured database experience
2+ years of healthcare claims experience
Intermediate proficiency with Excel & visualization tools

Nice To Haves

Experience working in an operational environment
Experience with statistical analysis of data
Experience with Rally
Experience with CoPilot
Knowledge of commercial fraud, waste, abuse and error
Knowledge of healthcare claim adjudication systems

Responsibilities

Write simple to complex SQL programs to extract data for client inquiry and research
Perform complex data analysis to support research requests by the client
Write simple to complex SQL programs to extract ad hoc data for monitoring and maintaining data mart operations
Inquire with product owners and stakeholders to ensure quality receipt and integration of new analytic and model data daily across multiple product lines
Utilize production metrics reports to perform research and assess quality of overall data
Coordinate with development teams, operations teams, and management to enhance operational metric reporting
Engage with Internal clients to triage and manage incoming operational inquiries and tasks
Interface professionally with databases, ETL, and model and rule development teams
Troubleshoot client and operational issues quickly and comprehensively
Support, train and mentor fellow analysts and developers
Improve operational processes
Works with minimal guidance; seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks
Function well within a matrix organization (Eg – supporting multiple leaders)
Proficient in research, interpreting, and analyzing diverse and complex data, and assessing Data Quality