Lead Healthcare Business Systems Analyst- Hartford, CT, Rocky Hill, CT, Eden Prairie, MN or Cypress, CA - Full-time / Part-time

Grow your career with an exciting opportunity with Optum, where you will be a part of creating software solutions that help to change lives - millions of lives. As an IT Systems Analyst at Optum, you will have the opportunity to be a part of a focused team dedicated to helping to make the health care system work better for everyone. Here, you'll partner with some of the smartest people you've ever worked with to design solutions to meet a wide range of health consumer needs. And we need world-class Systems Analysts, like you, to help us build our next generation customer experience.

As part of our elite team, you will play a pivotal role in the system development cycle and consult with end users to evaluate business requirements into design specifications. You will work with all levels of the business, ensuring IT deliverables align with business requirements, with measurable results. There's never been a more exciting time to work in health care where performance and innovation can fuel your life's best work.(sm)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements gathering, analysis, design and QA activities


• Develop detailed design specifications including service models and message schemas


• Develop detailed source- to- target data mapping and data transformation rules


• Analyze/interpret enterprise data models


• Act as the liaison between Business and Systems Analysts, Developers, project management personnel and end users


• Translate complex concepts for a variety of audiences.


• Serve as a knowledge resource for SA and developer teammates, and leader/ mentor to fellow SAs


• Educate client about technical data requirements; be prepared to answer questions in the moment, fully understand and explain impacts of invalid or missing data in detail in order to explain impacts to client.


• Organize sort and filter data in order to distinguish patterns and recognize trends with the ability to explain trends, patterns and impacts to client technical resources


• Define, use and communicate design patterns and best practices in service oriented analysis, design and development


• Develop strategies to improve service development life cycle and governance processes


• Plan and manage assignments of varying scope


• Resource to senior leadership


• Develop pioneering approaches to emerging industry trends

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of System Analysis/Development experience


• 5+ years combined experience between healthcare systems support and health data analysis/reporting


• 5+ years of Relational Database experience; including hands on experience composing SQL queries, or using user query tools such as Cognos Report Studio/Impromptu, Sagent Information Studio, TOAD  


• 5+ years of writing system requirements and specification documents


• Proficiency with MS Office Including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint


• Knowledge of the Software/System Development Life Cycle


• Experience working with test plans and test cases


• Ability to work multiple analysis/development assignments concurrently


• Ability to work directly and independently with end users


• Ability to work effectively with fellow team members and users remotely

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with MS Access, MS Project, MS Visio


• 5+ years combined experience working with UHC-UHG or UHC acquisition systems or data warehouses


• 5+ years combined experience working with claims, provider, and membership data


• Working knowledge of provider contracting and network management operations


• 2+ years experience supporting data conversion or migration projects


• 1+ year experience supporting regulatory compliance reporting requirements


• Experience facilitating requirements gathering or Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place 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, 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.

Job Keywords: Systems Analysis, System Analyst, Healthcare reporting, Data Analysis, SQL, Relational Database, Hartford, CT, Rocky Hill, CT, Eden Prairie, MN or Cypress, CA