Senior Research Analyst - Brentwood, TN

If you want to achieve more in your mission of health care, you have to be really smart about the business of health care. Challenge yourself, your peers and our industry by shaping what health care looks like and doing your life's best work.(sm)
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Support organization by participate in the building, maintaining and administering operational policies and practices for data team controls, processes and reporting
Participate in the development, interpretation, and implementation of reporting and tracking for operational planning and control
Maintain records of operating controls to compare to actuals and forecast, note variances, bring to leadership attention
Use pertinent data and facts to identify and solve a range of problems
Directs/provides enhancements to business processes, policies and infrastructure to improve operational efficiency across the organization
Work with minimal guidance; seek guidance on only the most complex tasks; prioritize and organize own work to meet deadlines
Ability to interact with business owners and work through submissions, deletions, etc. issues using business experience, analytical and communication skills to achieve a high level of customer service
Excellent procedure development, process improvement, and implementation skills

Required Qualifications:

BA/BS degree
2 year+ of relevant and progressive analysis experience
Expert level proficiency with MS applications – Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Intermediate proficiency with MS Access
Proven ability to work with multiple large data sets to perform analysis
Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in service, operations of health insurance industry
Variance analysis and reconciliation experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in a matrix environment and influence others
Intermediate level proficiency with SQL
Lean or Six Sigma

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.