Healthcare Analytic Consultant - Atlanta, GA or Minneapolis, MN

We'll put you in the driver's seat on vital projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people lead healthier lives. Yes, we share a mission that inspires. We need your organizational talents and business discipline to help fuel ours.  It's the opportunity to do your life's best  work. (sm)

Join us to conduct and manage outcomes of various studies that include analyzing, reviewing, forecasting, trending, and presenting information for operational and business planning. Support short and long term operational/ strategic business activities - by developing, enhancing and maintaining operational information and models. Develop and implement effective/strategic business solutions through research and analysis of data and business processes.

Overview:

We are seeking a motivated individual with extensive data analytics experience who can work in a team environment with minimal supervision and a strong attention to detail. This is a challenging and highly visible internal and external client facing role that allows for opportunity for growth and advancement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing data analyst support for all Health Plan


• Performance Reviews (HPRs)


• Running standard and ad hoc reports and analyzing data related to financial, utilization, clinical patterns, diagnosis chapters, drivers, etc.


• Identifying specific cost drivers and analyzing utilization patterns


• Tracking data, cases, and reports


• Lead ad-hoc analysis in support of Health Analytic


• Consultants and department projects


• Collection, maintenance and distribution of reporting detail required by client to demonstrate compliance with performance guarantee metrics


• Provide data governance leadership for the team


• Assist team with management of multiple data sources


• Serve as interface with the customer's vendors for data export and import to fulfill contractual obligations

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree preferably in business, science, healthcare management, mathematics or related field preferred


• 5+ year  of experience in business analysis. Advanced level of proficiency with PC based software programs and automated database management systems required (Excel, Access, PowerPoint)


• Demonstrated experience with data reporting, finance, underwriting or data analysis


• Advanced Excel experience


• Understand and use report templates in analysis of customer experience


• Ability to identify areas where additional drill down and analysis is required


• Good communication and PC skills. Knowledge and experience with Access, Excel and other database tools


• Demonstrated ability to provide meaningful analysis of customer experience using all the tools available


• Healthcare terminology understanding - preferred


• Healthcare experience – preferred


• We are looking for individuals who are located in the Southeast Region, Atlanta, GA or surrounding county location is preferred


• Demonstrated process improvement, workflow, benchmarking and / or evaluation of business processes required


• Excellent communication, time/project management, problem solving, organizational, and analytical  skills required


• Working knowledge of relational databases, database structures

Travel: Minimal – Dunwoody, GA

Careers at UnitedHealthcare Employer  & Individual. We all want to make  a difference with the work we do. Sometimes we're  presented with an opportunity  to make  a difference on a scale we couldn't  imagine.  Here,  you get that opportunity every day. As a member of one of our elite teams, you'll provide the ideas and solutions that help nearly 25 million customers live healthier lives. You'll help write the next chapter in the history of health  care. And you'll find a wealth of open  doors  and career paths that will take you as far as you want to go. Go further. This is 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.