Business Analyst, Community & State Encounters - Minnetonka, MN - Full-time / Part-time

We are the largest health benefits company dedicated to providing diversified solutions to states that care for the economically disadvantaged, the medically underserved and those without benefit of employer-funded health care coverage.
 
Community & State participates in programs in 26 states and serves approximately four million beneficiaries of acute and long-term care Medicaid plans, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Special Needs Plans and other federal and state health care programs. Our mission is to help the people we serve live healthier lives, and our goal is to be the plan of choice
 
Community & State Encounter team has oversight of complete, timely and accurate encounter submissions to state partners. This includes working with health plans and states on process improvements, implementing new requirements and analyzing current production results. This role will part of a team working on a specific state’s encounter submission performance.
 
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Financial completeness, contractual performance metric and submission statistic report creation and analysis
Identify and document member, provider and / or claim process changes needed to improve encounter results
Support short and long term operational / strategic business activities through analysis
Work with the IT Department to monitor production process and implement system changes to meet state requirements

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Health Administration, or related field
2+ years of experience in business and / or finance analysis
2+ years of experience in data analysis
Intermediate or higher level of proficiency with Excel and Access
Preferred Qualifications:

Working knowledge of relational databases, database structures (experience with SQL)
Claims experience
Excellent communication, time / project management, problem solving, organizational, and analytical skills
Ability to problem solve including multiple priorities and research conflicting and / or inaccurate data
Ability to communicate analysis including trends and opportunities to clients and the business in writing and verbally
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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: Sr. Business / Data Analyst, Finance, Analysis, Data, SQL, Minnetonka, MN, Minnesota