Job Description

At UnitedHealthcare, we\xe2\x80\x99re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us and start doing your life\'s best work.(sm)
You\xe2\x80\x99ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Independently lead projects from conceptualization to finish including facing out to senior internal and external clients
• Support new business team in finalist meetings, capability meetings and other broker/prospect events
• Interpret and analyze health care data for customers and recommend best approaches to help optimize member and health and well being
• Focus on innovations that help drive the next generation of analytics such as linking health to absence and business metrics
• Develop best practice studies and book of business reviews
• Serves as a trusted advisor to internal and external customers on healthcare cost and quality topics
• Analyzing and interpreting various forms of utilization, claims, demographics, and other healthcare data to identify potential areas for medical cost improvements via products, services and other market trends
• Creating a clear, compelling assessment of root causes and actionable/non-actionable contributing factors
• Quantifying value generated by historically implemented solutions
• Negotiating complex situations and sensitive situations with a win-win attitude
• Communicates information openly and in an articulate and professional manner
• Provides leadership to and is accountable for the performance and direction through multiple layers of management and senior level professional staff
• Develops and executes strategies for a function or discipline that span a large business unit or multiple markets/sites
• Directs others to resolve business problems that affect multiple functions or disciplines
• Product, service or process decisions are most likely to impact multiple functions and/or customer accounts (internal or external)
  

You\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99s degree or equivalent healthcare analysis work experience
• 10+ years of experience in health care informatics and performing analysis on health data metrics
• 5+ years of experience with data analysis, interpretation, synthesis and presentation for conveying results and recommendations to internal/external customers
• Advanced level of proficiency working with MS Excel including advanced formulas, pivot tables, macros, lists, statistical functions, etc.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Knowledgeable of healthcare cost and quality topics
• Knowledgeable and able to speak to emerging healthcare industry trends
  

Careers at UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. We all want to make a difference with the work we do. Sometimes we\'re presented with an opportunity to make a difference on a scale we couldn\'t imagine. Here, you get that opportunity every day. As a member of one of our elite teams, you\'ll provide the ideas and solutions that help nearly 25 million customers live healthier lives. You\'ll help write the next chapter in the history of health care. And you\'ll find a wealth of open doors and career paths that will take you as far as you want to go. Go further. This is your life\'s best work.(sm)
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group\xe2\x80\x99s Telecommuter Policy
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California/Colorado/Connecticut/Nevada/New York/Rhode Island/Washington residents is $118,000 to $226,800. 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\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x93of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income\xe2\x80\x93deserves 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 \xe2\x80\x94 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.