Associate Director of Healthcare Economics, Analytics, and Reporting - US

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The Associate Director of Healthcare Economics, Analytics, and Reporting supports Clinical Documentation Quality Improvement (CDQI) programs through development and presentation of reporting and analytics using a variety of data sources. Serve as principal healthcare economics/analytics consultant for national and local level projects, supporting program, project and data design.

This role works with a team spanning the US time zones, supporting Optum Local Care Delivery efforts to close gaps in care for our patients and members. We provide analysis and consultation to our local markets, clinicians and leaders to provide optimal, affordable care in conjunction with our analytics partners across Optum.

 

Positions in this function research and investigate key business problems through quantitative analyses healthcare data. Provides management with statistical findings and conclusions.   Leads initiatives in support of operations, project work, and innovative/exploratory analyses.
- Provides team leadership to and is accountable for supporting the performance of the HCE and CDQI teams.  

Requirements:

- Undergraduate degree in related field or equivalent experience

Expert in data analysis using one or more of the following tools: SSAS, SSRS, MS-SQL Developer, SAS

- 3+ years of management or leading large projects and/or teams
- Hands-on experience with data management and database design

 

Advanced MS Excel skills for data analysis, presentation and reporting

- Ability to work with and manage large amounts of data

- Strong facilitation, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making and analytical skills

- Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills

- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple  projects

- Demonstrated ability to present to Sr. leadership audiences

 

 

 

Preferred  Experience Requirements:

- Graduate degree in related field
- Previous healthcare delivery and/or health plan experience

- Experience with Medicare risk adjustment and STARS programs

- Experience with HEDIS

- Experience with healthcare analysis / business intelligence tools: Optum One, Microstrategy, Tableau, etc.

- Project management, LEAN and/or Six Sigma certification

 

 

 

 

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