Data and Reporting Analyst - Indianapolis, IN - Full-time / Part-time

UnitedHealth Group is a company that's on the rise. We're expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

-Organizes sorts and filters data in order to distinguish patterns and recognize trends
-Develops and maintains data preparation and validation routines to support data mining and has experience in creating complex data mining algorithms
-Use advanced statistical and inferential analysis programs to provide specialized data analysis
-Selects, recommends and applies appropriate analytic and statistical methodologies and techniques to execute against an analysis plan or research objectives
-Evaluates new analytics tools and methodologies for possible deployment
-Creates data warehouses/marts and/or develops data mining analyses to support business decisions
-Solves moderately complex problems and/or conducts moderately complex analyses.
-Works with minimal guidance; seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks
-Translates concepts into practice
-Provides explanations and information to others on difficult issues.
-Coaches, provides feedback, and guides others
-Acts as a resource for others with less experience



Responsibilities:
-Provide daily support to State staff in developing reports
-Advise the State staff of Medicaid and Health Care industry trends

Required:
-Two (2) years experience with health care data analysis and Medicaid Federal and management reports
-Bachelor's degree
-Effective communication and writing skills
-Experience with Cognos Report Studio
- 4+ years of data reporting/analysis experience
- 4+ years of systems analysis experience

Assets
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)
- Proficiency with MS Visio
- Healthcare Industry experience
- SAS, SAS Base, SAS Macro experience
- Experience with Data Warehouses and/or Data Marts

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 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.