Healthcare Economics Consultant - Telecommute in NY or NJ

Position
Description:

This
Healthcare Economics team is part of the Customer Analysis and Solution area
known as CAS. The team examines data to identify health care trends for fully
insured and self- funded accounts generally between 300 and 1,000 lives, and
then partners with Sales to serve as a consultant to the client, explaining the
story the data reveals and recommending plan adjustments to address trends.

Some
people take things as they come. Others relentlessly push themselves to go
farther. Combine health care and technology, which are two of the
fastest-growing fields on the planet, with UnitedHealth Group's culture of
performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get:
industry-leading health care services at a company that's improving the lives
of millions. As the Health Care Economics Consultant you will design and
develop reports and analyze data to measure clinical outcomes, network
performance and methodology levers. You will investigate key business problems
through quantitative analyses of utilization and health care costs data. As the
Consultant, you will interpret and analyze clinical data from various sources
and recommend best approaches for its consolidation. Your analyses will be used
to create viable, real-world solutions in a complex health care landscape. The
work is as challenging as it is rewarding. You'll open doors to new
opportunities. This is where bold people with big ideas are writing the next
chapter in health care. Join us. There's never been a better time to do your
life's best work.(SM)



Primary Responsibilities: 

• Analyze and interpret various forms of
  utilization and healthcare data to identify potential areas for medical
  cost improvements via products, services and other market trends including
  ROI projections
• Create a clear, compelling assessment of
  root causes and actionable or non-actionable contributing factors
• Serve as a trusted advisor to internal and
  external customers on healthcare cost and quality topics
• Participate in customer meetings as
  subject matter expert to present findings and recommendations to
  customers 
• Quantify value generated by historically
  implemented solutions 
• Negotiate complex and
  sensitive situations with a win-win attitude 
• Communicate information openly and in an
  articulate and professional manner

This candidate must be located in New York or New Jersey.

Required
Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree required
• 2+ years of work experience in a corporate
  setting
• 1+ years of experience within a data
  analytics or data reporting capacity
• 1+ years of experience with healthcare
  data such as claims and utilization
• Current proficiency with Microsoft Excel
  (data sorting and filtering as well as pivot tables and v-lookups);
  PowerPoint (creating slides for presentations, modifying exhibits) 

Preferred
Qualifications:

• Experience giving presentations
• Healthcare experience
• Understanding of SQL

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, 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.