Project Analyst, Optum - Hartford, CT or Eden Prairie, MN

If you want to achieve more in your mission  of health  care, you have  to be really smart  about  the business of health  care. Challenge yourself,  your peers and our industry by shaping what health  care  looks like and doing your life's best  work. (sm)

• Responsible for the research, prioritization, and tracking of the initiative opportunities


• Develop  recommendations based on data  analysis, process reviews, and user  experience feedback


• Partners with business partners to mitigate business impact and provides ongoing  communication


• Implement recommendations in partnership with functional units


• Coordinate project plan including rollout and testing  to accomplish go-live delivery dates


• Partner with business users to assure needs are being satisfied

• BS/BA in business related field - advanced degree a plus.


• 5-10 years of demonstrated operations management experience in healthcare or other similar senior  level roles


• Demonstrated passion and commitment to positive and effective customer services and experience


• Proven ability to navigate and influence


• Proven ability to create and implement  strategic planning


• Proven ability in optimizing operational and financial data  to drive decisions


• Strong  analytical  and interpersonal skills, proven  ability to influence  and negotiate complex  and matrix reporting relationships


• Excellent  verbal,  written and presentation skills

Careers with Optum.  Here's the idea.  We built an entire organization around one giant objective;  make  the health  system 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 do your 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.