Senior Network Pricing Analyst - Telecommute

Expanding access to affordable, high quality health care starts here. This is where some of the most innovative ideas in health care are created every day. This is where bold people with big ideas are writing the next chapter in health care. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
The Senior Network Pricing Analyst supports and validates Provider Network (clinicians, hospitals, ancillary facilities, etc.) contracting and unit cost management activities through financial and network pricing modeling, analysis, and reporting. Senior Network Pricing Analysts conduct contract valuation analysis in support of network contracting negotiations and unit cost management strategies.
 
Primary Responsibilities:


Assess and interpret customer needs and requirements

Identify solutions to non-standard requests and problems

Solve moderately complex problems and/or conduct moderately complex analyses

Work with minimal guidance; seek guidance on only the most complex tasks

Translate concepts into practice

Provide explanations and information to others on difficult issues

Coach, provide feedback, and guide others

Act as a resource for others with less experience

Required Qualifications:

Undergraduate degree or equivalent on-the-job experience
3+ years of analytical experience in financial analysis, healthcare pricing, network management, healthcare economics, or related discipline
3+ years of experience with provider payment methodologies and healthcare products
Ability to interpret and review financial modeling results to evaluate the financial impact of contract changes and develop forecasts
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Intermediate level of proficiency in MS Excel and Word
Live within 100 miles of the vicinity of a Optum/UHG location 
Preferred Qualifications:


CSP Facets

NDB

COSMOS

OHBS (behavioral health) Facets

Behavioral Health Contracts
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)
 
 
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 UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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