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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
This is a budgeted replacement for CA Medicaid Data Warehouse (MIS/DSS) project. This is a named position in the fixed price contract
Primary Responsibilities:

• Complex, clinically oriented detection, analysis and reporting of patterns and trends focused on access, quality, and outcome, while considering health care utilization and costs
• Provide documentation of the operating process, performance measures, and problem resolution process
• Provide a Master Test Strategy outlining the approach to system integration and acceptance testing
• Provide a description of key performance measures and problem indicators and how they will be jointly determined between DHCS and Optum
• Provide a description of how and how often, the key performance and problem indicators will be reported
• Provide a description of the problem resolution and process improvement processes
• Provide a description of how changes resulting from problem solving or process improvement will be documented
• Provide a QA plan that shall describe the proposed QA team, its functions and responsibilities, its schedule for periodic meetings, and the methodologies for identification and correction of bugs/fixes
• Provide focused consultation to the Program Specialists, ETL team and users on the quality of data in the MIS/DSS data warehouse
• Provide detailed analysis on specific data feeds / data domains such as Claims and Encounters, Providers or Eligibility and recommend DHCS on areas of improvement in data quality
• Develop and deliver technical and subject-matter presentations that focuses on data quality
• Identify any system enhancements or improvements that increase the efficient use of the system or the retrieval, interpretation, and presentation of the data from the warehouse
• Coordinate with Program Specialists and ETL developers to minimize duplication and take advantage of prior efforts
• Analyze, review, forecast, and trend complex data
• Review the analysis and interpretation of others work
• Support short and long term operational/strategic business activities through data analysis

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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Technology or related field (in lieu of degree, an equivalent of 4 additional years of experience in Computer Technology or related field)
• 5+ years of minimum experience in project work (including building and managing project plans), monitoring outcomes and trends and the processes supporting the release of the data
• 3+ years of experiences with Medicaid, Social Security Administration (SSA), other health data specific to state and federal policies and procedures
• Solid experience in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and/or technical support duties within specified data processing systems, multifunction office automation systems, microcomputer systems, and/or teleprocessing networks
• Experience analyzing data and situations; identifying and solving problems; reason logically and draw valid conclusions; develop effective solutions; apply creative thinking in the design of methods for processing data
• Ability to work a 1 day a week in the Sacramento, CA office

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.
California Residents Only: The salary range for California residents is $85,000 to $167,300. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
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.
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.