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.

About the role:

The position will take a leadership role in the development and implementation of advanced reporting and analytic approaches / tools to support clinical teams. Also working closely with other leaders to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire organization will be critical. Communicating at senior levels of the organization is required.

The successful candidate will collaborate cross-functionally with various business and data analytics teams, have proven business analysis experience, and the ability to manage multiple competing business projects at one time.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide insight and guidance into actionable analytic findings through clear, succinct written and oral summaries, tables, charts, reports or presentations, that can be understood by a variety of audiences.

• Partner with stakeholders across and verticals to understand their analytic and business needs and lead the development of tools and models to deliver business solutions and drive change.

• Synthesize Business Requirements and translate into technical specifications. Define technical, data and system configuration specifications and business analysis requirements.

• Architect the solutions; lead the development teams in accomplishing the analytic outcomes and be accountable for socializing to the leadership.

• Anticipate customer needs, proactively develop & deliver solutions to meet them, and forecast/predict the impact to the business.

• Identify gaps, process improvement, and automation opportunities, and lead such activities to execution.

• Lead the development of available data to develop insights regarding the effectiveness of existing analytic tools and methodologies.

• Utilize a broad range of analytic approaches including predictive analytics, issue detection, trend analysis, and data visualization to best address the business priorities.

• Leadership in planning, developing, testing, and distributing of deliverables on time.

• Develop business plans, economic evaluations, and ROI calculations for assessing alternate courses of action.

• Explore innovative new uses for successful analytic products and services.

• Develop proficiency with departmental programming, analytic and reporting software and other tools.

• Comply with and contribute to departmental standards related to data, data governance, project planning, validation, and documentation.

• Mentor junior resources to develop their analytic skills.

• Design conceptional and logical data model and flowcharts.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (data science, analytics, mathematics, economics, business, statistics, engineering, or finance) or equivalent experience.

• Extensive experience working within technical and business professionals in a matrix management environment, managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Experience with statistical models, demonstrate understanding of different statistical methods and approaches.

• Clearly demonstrated expertise in problem solving, data management, study design, and study implementation

• Advanced experience in Machine Learning or AI model development and deployment.

• Proven track record of leading analytic projects.

• A passion for innovation and a desire to make a significant impact on the healthcare industry.

• Proven ability to gain subject matter expertise through individual research and self-guided analyses.

• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to interact collaboratively with internal customers across multiple departments and business segments.

• Self-motivated to prioritize work on multiple complex assignments with ongoing deadlines.

• Expert proficiency in SQL, and at least one scripting language such as SAS, R, or Python.

• Proven track record in driving change and influence individuals at all levels of the organization and to take appropriate risks.

• High degree of proficiency with Data Visualization / Dashboard tools (e.g., Power BI)

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in relevant field (data science, analytics, mathematics, economics, business, statistics, engineering, or finance) or equivalent experience.

• Experience or knowledge of cloud-based data analytics e.g. (AWS, Azure, Snowflake)

• Experience in medical data including hospital, ancillary, and physician.

• Creative problem solving and critical thinking.

• Adaptability and flexibility to thrive in a dynamic business environment.

• Experience in prioritizing work on multiple complex assignments with ongoing deadlines

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.

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2024 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.