The Data Analyst converts complex healthcare and risk adjustment data into clear, accurate, and actionable insights. Through reports, dashboards, and analytical models, this role directly supports financial performance, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence for both clients and internal teams.
In this role, the Data Analyst ensures the highest levels of data accuracy and integrity, translating client requirements into scalable reporting solutions and automated delivery processes. The analyst partners closely with client management, product teams, and engineering to enhance platform performance and support long-term organizational growth.
The team plays a critical part in driving value across the organization by delivering advanced analyses and custom reporting. They also produce monthly internal dashboards for Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA Commercial lines of business-adding meaningful consultative insights that elevate the company's value to clients.
Primary Responsibilities:
This position functions as a subject matter expert across three key domains:
- Data Engineering & Analytics
- Expertise in business intelligence, databases, ETL processes, data pipelines, SQL, Python, and analytical best practices to ensure reliable and scalable data solutions
- Healthcare Risk Adjustment & Health Plan Data
- Deep understanding of Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA Commercial risk adjustment programs to ensure accurate interpretation, reporting, and application of industry-specific data
- Application-Level Analysis & Troubleshooting
- Ability to identify root causes of system, data, and workflow issues; recommend corrective actions; and collaborate with technical teams to ensure timely resolution
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- 2+ years of experience as a Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Clinical Data Analyst, or Healthcare Analyst
- Advanced knowledge on Tableau and Power BI
- Advanced to expert proficiency in SQL
- Advanced to expert proficiency in Python
- Proven solid mastery of Microsoft Excel
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills
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.
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Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, 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. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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