Data Analyst - Remote

Requisition Number: 2341880
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.
Primary 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

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:

• 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $60,200 to $107,400 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.