Senior Data Analyst

Requisition number: 2390927

Job category: Business & Data Analytics

Senior Data Analyst - 2390927

EMPLOYER: Optum Services, Inc.

JOB TITLE: Senior Data Analyst

LOCATION: 1 Optum Circle., Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the U.S.)

DUTIES: Design, develop, modify, and/or test software for the healthcare industry in an agile environment. Predict emerging customer needs and develop innovative solutions to meet them. Solve unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business. Participate in the development of business strategy. Develop and coordinate business plans to achieve objectives. Lead large, complex projects to achieve key business objectives. Translate highly complex concepts to be understood by a variety of audiences. Influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products, or approaches. Direct cross-functional and cross-segment teams. Coordinate the processes and activities of restoring service after an incident occurs. Monitor environment health and the facilitation of high severity incidents to improve the state of service availability and continuity. Operate and monitor computer and peripheral equipment and documents hardware, application, and facility issues and provide corrective action as required. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the U.S.

REQUIREMENTS: Employer will accept a Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in a Data Analyst-related occupation.

Experience must include:

• Risk adjustment;

• Chart targeting for Medicaid, Medicare and ACA(Affordable Care Act);

• Complex data analysis using SQL or Python;

• Big data and cloud technologies like Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, or Azure cloud services;

• Data Architecture;

• Data warehousing;

• ETL/ELT pipelines; and

• Data modeling.

RATE OF PAY: $142,271 - $177,408 per year

Please apply via careers.uhg.com and search for job #2390927

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

UnitedHealth Group offers a full range of comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision, as well as matching 401k and an employee stock purchase plan.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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