Datawarehouse Development Lead

As a hands on Datawarehouse  Development Lead you will lead, manage, or assist in managing a dynamic team with a focus on Data Warehousing, Analytics and Reporting.   You will work in a hands-on, fast-paced, high change environment leading the design, build and deployment of various Data Warehouse applications' utilizing multiple tools, languages, processes, and technologies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Will be responsible for the design, coding, testing, debugging, documentation, delivery and support of Data Warehousing Applications


• Manage the efficient and effective applications and tools consistent with established specifications and business requirements


• As the Development Lead, you will be expected to be a hand's on leader and will lead and participate in defining technical solutions on all key projects and critical issues


• As the Technical Leader, will be responsible for the solution design, build and delivery of all technical solutions


• Lead the establishment of systems development protocols utilizing UHG standards


• Functions as the lead of the Applications development team that consists of offshore and onshore employees and contractors


• Will be expected to plan, schedule, assign, direct, review, supervise and manage the development team


• Will be expected to forecast and manage capacity/demand against actuals


• Perform related follow-up and work coordination activities, including reporting and metrics


• Key contributor in requirements definition of most complex business initiatives


• Plan, organize and lead technical aspects of large scale projects to successful conclusion


• Perform general management functions including participating in technical assessments, performance reviews, mentoring, hiring, and training

Success Factors

• Demonstrated ability to be a hands on, high energy leader in a fast-paced, high change environment


• Responsible for planning, design, construction and implementation of various healthcare applications including Analytics, Reporting and Data Warehouses to meet business strategy and vision


• Lead/Manage the development function for the design, development, and unit testing of features/functions delivered via applications and/or services


• The ability to be a critical thinking, creative problem solver that provides strong scalable solutions


• The ability to drive developer productivity through strong design and development processes along with design patterns and reusability concepts


• Ability to successfully work across various IT development organizations


• Ability to lead others toward technical accomplishment, as a collaborative project team, in order to achieve project goals


• Ability to adapt quickly to fast-paced, high change environment
  

• Bachelor's Degree in applicable area of expertise or equivalent experience


• 3 or more years of experience in developing Data Warehousing solutions through implementation


• 3 or more years of ETL tools experience (ie. DataStage, SSIS)


• 5 or more years of experience with the System Development Life Cycle


• 3 or more years of Software Development experience in leading all phases of development (design, development, QA and Production Support)


• Demonstrated experience in building new applications

Assets

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)


• Proficiency in Data Warehousing tools and technologies


• Proficiency with MS Visio


• Healthcare Industry experience


• Previous experience with onsite and remote/offshore team members

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world?s large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to doyour life's best work.SM

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.