Healthcare SQL Data Analyst - Baltimore, MD - Full-time / Part-time

Use your operational analytical skills to design/develop, program, maintain and publish reports. Make solid recommendations based on the analysis and provide explanations for reporting results for both internal operations and our customers. You must be self-directed and creative as you will deal with some very interesting and complex issues. As a key resource to others you must maintain a high degree of accuracy along with attention to detail, excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to always meet deadlines.

The Healthcare SQL Data Analyst will be responsible for the development of enterprise-wide business reports based on the specific needs of our internal/external clientele. This position requires a well developed understanding of the health insurance / health care industry, and in-depth understanding of health care data and the methods of data analysis.

Primary Responsibilities and Position Characteristics:

• Create ad hoc and standard reports using various reporting tools for different functional areas of the company


• Assess reporting results through data investigation, analysis, and evaluation


• Analyze data and trends and create documentation supporting all of the reports


• Prepare written analysis and summarize results using graphical representations and professional formatting


• Ensure that reports support the overall scope of company's business strategies


• Maintain data integrity and ongoing quality control of delivered reports


• Work closely with all levels of end users, including executive level staff, to quickly develop reports which will be used to make strategic business decisions


• Create detailed documentation outlining report criteria and provide recommendations to the requestor based on the results of the report


• Initiate new projects that benefit the goals of the company


• Have advanced knowledge of one or more areas of health plan operations - utilization, claims processing, claims payment, fraud, waste and abuse, and/or enrollment


• QA reports for not only coding errors and issues, but also make suggestions on data representation


• Ownership of a large-scale, ongoing project and/or area that may contain multiple reports, analysis, and representations


• Designing/developing, programming, maintaining and publishing operational reports


• Provides operational analysis utilized for decision making


• May make recommendations based on the analysis, and provide explanations for reporting results as needed


• May be done for internal operational purposes as well as for customers


• Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed


• Work with less structured, more complex issues


• Serves as a resource to others

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required


• 3+ years experience as a Business Analyst or Report Writer/Analyst


• 5+ years progressive experience in Information Technology


• 3+ years of experience reporting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data


• 3+ years of SQL coding experience for data analysis


• 4+ years of experience performing significant data analysis and report development


• Intermediate level of programming knowledge (reporting code) and of relational databases, database structures and design, systems design, data management, data warehouse


• Intermediate level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access and PowerPoint


• Experience in healthcare and/or disease management industry


• Knowledge of reporting programs and tools


• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and abilities


• Ability to interface with multiple users across the organization and effectively project manage reporting requirements from start to finish


• Ability to work in a rapidly changing and growth oriented environment with regularly changing priorities and developing opportunities


• Demonstrate strong communication (both verbal and written), and customer service skills, and exchange information with others clearly and concisely


• Ability to manage own work flow and meet deadlines while responding to frequent demands of multiple customers (internal and external)


• Take ownership of each project from start to finish and follow-up with management on project status


• In-depth knowledge and experience with relational database concepts and query tools


• Strong report presentation skills


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Crystal Report skills and SQL Server experience

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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.

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