Business Analyst - Quality and Audit - Healthcare - Irvine, CA - Full-time / Part-time

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.

Use your Sharp Analytical Skill 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.

Positions in this function will conduct various client account audits to:

• Identify and analyze claim errors to provide solutions at the root cause level


• Validate issues and root causes identified with business SMEs to obtain functional area ownership


• Determine appropriate action plans and obtain buy-in from functional areas on remediation activities and dates


• Follow up to ensure timely execution of action plans


• Conduct and distribute internal reporting on client audit error trends/causes


• Analyzes and investigates


• Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise


• Ability to develop pareto charts with defect data


• Serves as a resource to others

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience


• 2+ years of experience in business and root cause analysis


•  Intermediate level of proficiency with PC based software programs and automated database management systems required (Excel, Sharepoint, Access, PowerPoint)


• Demonstrated process improvement, root-cause analysis, workflow, benchmarking and / or evaluation of business processes required


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


• Healthcare industry experience highly preferred

Careers with OptumRx. We're one of the largest and most innovative pharmacy benefits managers in the US, serving more than 12 million people nationwide. Here you'll fill far more than prescriptions. As a member of one of our pharmacy teams, you're empowered to be your best and do whatever it takes to help each customer. You'll find unrivaled support and training as well as a wealth of growth and development opportunities driven by your performance and limited only by your imagination. Join us. There's no better place to help people live healthier lives while doing 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, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.




UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.