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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Minnetonka, MN
Minnetonka, Minnesota

About this job

A career at UnitedHealth Group is anything but ordinary. We push ourselves and each other to find smarter solutions. The result is a culture of performance that is driving the healthcare industry forward. Instead of seeing a handful of patients each day, your work may affect millions for years to come. Join us and start doing your life’s best work.  
 
You will support pharmacy content in market - leading analytics. You will collaborate with data science and information technology teams to strategize future product solutions. You will contribute to complex analysis. You will support consulting projects that require pharmacy expertise and make fact - based, data - driven decisions. You will be an integral part of a talented and dedicated development team. Are you ready for some new challenges?
 
Primary Responsibilities: 

Create and apply drug coding hierarchical methods and mapping for decision support solutions
Provide pharmaceutical expertise in the development and implementation of licensed solutions and projects related to health care cost, risk and quality - of - care
Work with methodologists and medical directors to facilitate the incorporation of clinical data sources into analytical solutions
Consult with internal and external customers or project teams in the use of the drug hierarchy and drug or lab test code sets
Develop process or content improvements to currently - supported analytic solutions
Provide pharmacy expertise to projects led by data science and machine - based learning teams
Oversee and participate in analytic product testing and validation activities

Requirements

Required Qualification:

PharmD or BS Pharmacy degree from the United States with an active, unrestricted license
Experience as a practicing pharmacist in the United States
3+ years working with clinical and / or pharmacy claims data
Demonstrated experience using Access or SQL
Demonstrated experience using Excel
Must live in Twin Cities, MN or be willing to relocate without assistance
Preferred Qualification:

Experience working within a managed care environment from either a payer or a provider perspective
Experience using medical, drug and lab test taxonomies
Possess a certification through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties
Possess recent knowledge and / or experience in quality measures (e.g., STARS, HEDIS, State Measures)
Demonstrated strong organization skills (e.g., prioritize and manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, complete complex long - term projects)
Utilize your strong interpersonal skills to work cohesively in a team environment
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care 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.
 
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