Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Enterprise Transformation

UnitedHealth Group; Lafayette (LA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Home & Community Care Delivery seeks a Senior Vice President, Data & Analytics to lead enterprise analytics transformation across one of the largest home health and hospice networks in the United States.

You will unify governance, drive data-driven decision making, oversee a platform migration from MicroStrategy to Power BI, and build a centralized analytics function with talent and governance to enable value-based care and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in data, analytics, or information leadership roles, with 5+ years at the SVP, VP, or equivalent senior leadership level.
• Healthcare sector experience - deep familiarity with clinical data, payor-provider dynamics, HIPAA compliance, and CMS regulatory requirements.
• Executive presence and communication capability - able to translate complex analytics concepts for C-suite and board-level audiences and advocate credibly for data-driven strategy.
• Experience leading enterprise BI platform migration and adoption programs, including self-service analytics capability development.
• Demonstrated experience leading analytics through a post-merger integration, multi-system consolidation, or major organizational transformation in a healthcare setting.
• Proven track record of building and leading centralized analytics organizations - from talent development through governance design and platform execution.
• Solid working knowledge of data governance frameworks, master data management, and enterprise-scale data quality programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an enterprise-wide data and analytics strategy aligned to H&CCD's clinical, operational, financial, and strategic objectives within the Optum ecosystem.
• Serve as the primary analytics thought leader and executive sponsor for data-driven decision-making across the combined organization.
• Lead Data Governance Steering Committee, with accountability for enterprise analytics prioritization and resource allocation.
• Build and lead a centralized analytics organization encompassing enterprise BI & reporting, data science, core technical capability, and Optum integration reporting.
• Oversee the migration from MicroStrategy to Power BI and drive self-service analytics adoption across business units.
• Partner with CIO on technology roadmap alignment and governance of data architecture and AI/ML deployments.

Skills

Analytics leadership

Healthcare data

Executive communication

BI platform migration

Post-merger analytics

Centralized analytics

Data governance

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Home & Community Care Delivery seeks a Senior Vice President, Data & Analytics to lead enterprise analytics transformation across one of the largest home health and hospice networks in the United States.

You will unify governance, drive data-driven decision making, oversee a platform migration from MicroStrategy to Power BI, and build a centralized analytics function with talent and governance to enable value-based care and operational excellence.