Data Business Analyst - Rocky Hill, CT

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)
 
Use your sharp analytical skills to help us conduct and manage outcomes of various studies which include 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. Also develop and implement effective/strategic business solutions through research and analysis of data and business processes.
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Facilitate conversations with vendors and other outside sources
Write business requirements, transform and test data
Work with vendors to resolve any problems or issues regarding requirements
Manage carrier relationships and the intake of data on behalf of clients
Evaluate the integrity of data based on industry norms or client specifications
Assist in the conversion of internal processes from manual to automated through coding and programming

Required Qualifications:


Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Health Administration or equivalent experience
3+ years of data / business analysis and requirements gathering experience
1+ years of healthcare industry experience
1+ years of experience working with relational databases and database structures
Intermediate level of proficiency with PC based software programs and automated database management systems (Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
Demonstrated experience with process improvement, workflow, benchmarking and / or evaluation of business processes
Excellent communication, time/project management, problem solving, organizational, and analytical skills  
Preferred Qualifications:

Client facing experience
Project management experience
Data warehousing experience
Experience with healthcare claims data
Experience managing multiple priorities
 
 
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity 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.
 
 
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