Senior Healthcare Economics Consultant - Minnetonka, MN

No industry is moving faster than health care. And no organization is better positioned to lead health care forward than UnitedHealth Group. We need attention to every detail with an eye for the points no one has considered. The rewards for performance are significant. As the Senior Health Care Economics Consultant, you will perform critical research and investigation of key business problems. Using phenomenal analytical skills, you will develop and improve quantitative data analytics and set performance targets for the enterprise. As a subject matter expert, you will interpret and analyze clinical data from various sources and recommend best approaches for its consolidation. You will lead a team in identifying potential areas for medical cost improvements and alternative pricing strategies. There are new challenges and bigger rewards around every turn. Now is the time, and this the place where you'll find a career in which you can make a big difference in our company, our industry, even our world. Join us. And start doing your life's best work.(sm)

The Senior Healthcare Economics Consultant will support UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement's Affordability agenda. This position will partner with the Associate Director and other team members to extract, analyze, and interpret healthcare data to uncover trends and assist with the achievement of the company's affordability target. A successful Senior Consultant will help lead others on the HCE team and will collaborate extensively with our business partners on a daily basis. They must comfortably work independently and as part of a team. Effective communication to customers is integral as the senior consultant should understand the essence of multiple projects and be able to clearly articulate the business impact to those outside of our team.

The Senior Consultant will design and develop data queries through SAS and other tools as they create models to analyze business opportunities. They will also lead in the development of presentations to management and customers. This position will work with very large data sets and see projects from concept to completion as they contribute to database creation, statistical modeling, and financial report development. This individual will interpret and analyze claim data from various sources and provide project valuations and recommendations for the business.

This position will be responsible to research and interpret CMS guidelines that drive initiative opportunities. They will investigate key business problems through quantitative analyses of utilization and healthcare cost data. The senior consultant leads in the development and presentation of statistical findings/conclusions and is able to integrate other business initiative impacts. This position provides data in support of financial and utilization analyses, and identifies potential areas for medical cost improvements or alternate pricing strategies.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and improve quantitative data analytics and set performance targets


• Lead projects to completion by contributing to database creation, statistical modeling and financial reports


• Interpret and analyze clinical data from various sources and recommend best approaches


• Provide claims, premium, capitation and membership data in support of Underwriting, Actuarial and utilization analyses


• Create and update automated processes


• Analyze reporting tools to investigate sources of variations


• Produce and review reports

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher


• 4+ years of work experience in a corporate setting


• 5+ years of experience with data analysis and working with large data sets


• Advanced MS Excel skills: data analysis & report creation


• SAS/SQL Knowledge/Skills: ability to write concise code for projects with sometimes vague criteria


• Excellent written and oral communication skills: ability to deliver a concise message


• Comfortable in interactions with various levels of management


• Ability to work successfully in an ever-changing, fast paced environment


• Ability to develop a plan and to deliver on stated objectives


• Strong eye for data integrity


• Ability to problem solve and to be resourceful on complex projects


• Capacity to review the work of others and to serve as a sounding board on other projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the Healthcare industry


• Possess an MBA or relevant graduate degree


• Possess the ability to consolidate data, tell the story, and make recommendations


• Be comfortable with priority shifts and an environment of continued organizational change


• Have a strong desire to learn continuously and to be a company thought leader


• Participate in business strategy development


• Be comfortable with less structure and be able to gather pertinent facts to present recommendations


• Work well independently, but also serve as a resource to other team members


• Maintain a strategic perspective and connect related dots across multiple initiatives


• Listen to and anticipate customer needs in the delivery of innovative and intuitive solutions


• Leverage existing and ad-hoc report capabilities to identify trends in health plan performance and opportunities for medical expense reduction


• Possess supervisory experience


• Have exposure to healthcare claims data and medical codes

Careers with UnitedHealthcare. Let's talk about opportunity. Start with a Fortune 14 organization that's serving more than 85 million people already and building the industry's singular reputation for bold ideas and impeccable execution. Now, add your energy, your passion for excellence, your near-obsession with driving change for the better. Get the picture? UnitedHealthcare is serving employers and individuals, states and communities, military families and veterans where ever they're found across the globe. We bring them the resources of an industry leader and a commitment to improve their lives that's second to none. This is no small opportunity. It's where you can 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, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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