Programmer Analyst - Eden Prairie, MN or Phoenix, AZ

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)
 
A systems analyst designs new technical solutions to improve business efficiency and productivity. The work might be for an external client or an internal client (such as a department within the same organization).
 
Working closely with the client, the analysts examine business requirements to produce a detailed technical design for an appropriate improved IT solution. They act as the liaison between the client and the developers.
 
System Analysts produce designs and costing of new systems, specifying the operations the system will perform, and the way data will be viewed by the end-user, present their design to the client and, once it is approved, work closely with the client team to implement the solution.
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Able to perform duties as Systems Analyst without assistance
Capable of working in the analysis phase of the system development cycle, consulting with clients to evaluate business requirements, identify operating procedures, and prepare detailed specifications from which programs will be written
Capable of solving unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business
Participates in the development of business strategy
Translates highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
Influences senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products, and / or approaches
Creates project estimates and resource plans for systems solutions

Produce specific proposals for modified or replacement systems.- Present proposals for solutions to clients

Work closely with developers and a variety of end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction

Required Qualifications:


Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

5+ years of Systems Analysis design experience

5+ years software development experience, preferably doing database development in an Oracle environment

5+ years of experience working in the different phases of software development

5+ years of Relational Database experience

Understanding of data gathering / analysis

Experience working with test plans and test cases

Experience facilitating Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions

Experience translating business requirements into detail technical solutions project briefs

Experience identifying options for potential solutions and assessing them for both technical and business suitability and feasibility

Experience coaching other, more junior Systems Analysts in the role, translating complex nuances related to this competency into easy to understand terms

Proficiency with PC based software programs and automated database management systems required (Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

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

Ability to write SQL without assistance
Preferred Qualifications:


5 + years of healthcare insurance industry experience, with knowledge of government run programs

4+ years of experience in Trizetto Facets system analysis or development

5+ years experience in EDI Eligibility (HIPAA 834, 270, 271) etc

5+ years experience in FACETS Eligibility / Enrollment transactions, Claims processing, or Provider data model and structures

5+ years of software development experience using Facets

Understanding of reimbursement methodologies and policies

Knowledge of government programs coding and billing compliance rules

Proficiency in producing solutions for member / eligibility input and output feeds
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: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and 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, Oracle, SQL, project management, Trizetto, Facets, data, claims, healthcare, relational database, data gathering, Joint Application Development, technology, compliance, San Antonio, Texas, TX