Business Analyst - Eden Prairie or Telecommute

Here, your performance, your ideas, your unique analysis will combine with a rich assortment of contributors to understand and shape the health care system. At UnitedHealth Group, you'll work with a team that has the creativity and passion to help build new health care solutions that meet emerging market needs. You'll get the opportunity to work with an elite team that goes beyond the usual analysis; they dig deeper knowing our goal is nothing short of transforming health care. Does the challenge of utilizing your analytical abilities on vital projects towards a larger strategic mission excite you?
 
As a Business & Process Analyst, you'll have the opportunity to provide data analysis to support, compile and report key information for operations and business objectives. By gathering and documenting business requirements and utilizing your sharp analytical skills to fulfill the needs of the business and/or clients, you will have an impact on healing the health care system. You will use your sharp business skills to assist in end - to - end business process activities. You will create process design, diagnose process improvement opportunities, and develop solutions. You will also provide quality reporting, analysis, audits, and develop plans and programs to support continuous quality improvement using a variety of applicable tools. You won't be any ordinary Business Analyst; your high performance approach will power innovation, impacting the lives of millions.
 
Positions in this function conduct and manage outcomes of various studies that include analyzing, reviewing, forecasting, trending, and presenting information for operational and business planning. They support short and long term operational/strategic business activities - by developing, enhancing and maintaining operational information and models. They also develop and implement effective / strategic business solutions through research and analysis of data and business processes.
 
This is a challenging role that creates an opportunity to grow and develop while doing your life's best work.(sm)
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Gather and document business requirements
Analyze and interpret data to identify trends, patterns and opportunities for the business and clients
Communicate analysis and interpretation to appropriate audience
Produce, publish and distribute scheduled and ad - hoc client and operational reports relating to the development and performance of products, processes and technologies
Provide business subject matter expertise on the use, functions and processes of critical systems and applications
Provide operational process insight to technical development team for the purpose of business system requirements.
Identify and assemble business leads and subject matter experts to participate in user acceptance testing and training
Develop and communicate the UAT plan to relevant parties. The UAT plan includes, but is not limited to objectives, process, scope, and timeframe
Provide ad hoc consulting which may include analysis, reporting and recommendations for development of Quality Improvement Plans, as needed
Provide operational process insight to the application and system development teams for the purpose of business system requirements
Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
2+ years of demonstrated process improvement, workflow, benchmarking and / or evaluation of business processes
2+ years of project management/quality management/process improvement experience
Very strong interpersonal skills, including positive assertiveness, professional communication, relationship building, and effective written and verbal communication (presentations skills)
Strong listening, facilitating and conflict management skills
Excellent problem solving, organizational, and analytical skills (critical thinking) required.
Excellent time management and priority setting skills
Intermediate level proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, basic formulas, graphing, data manipulation - column/row adjustments, formatting, presentation), Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, Screen capturing (cropping and preparing presentations)    
Ability to produce quality work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment despite interruptions and frequent alteration in priorities for the day/week/month
Self-starter; strong track record of proactively moving organizations forward by having the foresight to 'see what is around the corner

Preferred Qualifications:


Experience with Payment Integrity pre pay policies and procedures

Experience with Payment Integrity systems and applications
Understanding of clinical and non-clinical operations
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system 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: 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: Business, Process Analyst, Analysis, SME, Eden Prairie, MN, Minnesota
 
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