Data Analyst 2

UnitedHealth Group; Brentwood (TN); Remote; USD 71,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare technology organization is seeking a Power BI Developer to lead analytical insights and data-driven decision making. This role allows telecommuting from anywhere within the U.S. Candidates should possess strong experience in analytics and team leadership. A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required, along with expertise in Power BI and SQL. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

401k contribution

Qualifications

• Proven experience creating and deploying analytics with BI tools.
• Experience leading analytics projects with minimal guidance.
• Understanding of healthcare delivery systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams to create new analytical insights.
• Support business needs prioritization across the health system.
• Ensure documentation processes throughout the analytical lifecycle.

Skills

Data visualization

Analytical problem-solving

Team management

Communication skills

SQL

Education

Bachelor's Degree or 4+ years of Data Analytics experience

Tools

Power BI

Business Intelligence tools

Job description

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best.

Optum Insight is seeking a service-oriented Power BI Developer to facilitate the expansion of operational insights and adoption of data-driven decision making to support optimization within client health systems. This role will be responsible for leading efforts to liberate data and insights to support operations of the healthcare delivery system.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead teams and efforts to create new analytical insights and capabilities related to operational effectiveness, quality, outcomes, performance, and other related areas
• Partner with analytics principals to create solutions that effectively support all known requirements and effectively answer the relevant questions about performance and opportunities for optimization
• Support prioritization efforts of competing business needs across the health system considering resource availability
• Act as a subject matter expert in the best practices of content curation and analytical storytelling for health system operations reporting and analytics
• Ensure effective documentation processes throughout all the entire analytical lifecycle
• Create content onboarding and rollout strategies that promote the adoption and utilization of new analytical tools, products, or capabilities
• Partner with analytical platform teams, data engineering, and data governance to support analytical best-practices and common standards

Key Activities:

• Manage a team to effectively create and optimize analytics to support data-driven decision making across the organization
• Promote the evolution of health system analytics to increase insight generation, root-cause identification, and best-practice adoption
• Evaluate opportunities to adopt sophisticated analytical models that enable insights and clear actionability to support organizational goals
• Create processes and accountability for the continuous rationalization of the health care system's analytics portfolio
• Design and implement content curation and dissemination best practices tailored to all levels of decision making
• Lead the teams and or efforts to create analytics that supports effective decision making across all health system sites of care and locations
• Partner with analytical platform teams to ensure accuracy and efficiency in aggregation and alignment of foundational data assets needed to power operational analytics
• Partner with other domain leaders to infuse operational insights into the decision-making process for clinical, operational, financial, growth, and other focus areas

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or 4+ years of Data Analytics experience
• 3+ years of experience creating and deploying analytics using Business Intelligence tools, including data visualization, developing reports/dashboards, and self-service data tools
• 3+ years of experience with PowerBI
• 1+ years of SQL experience
• 1+ years of experience managing analytics projects or initiatives with minimal guidance

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience within a health care delivery system
• Experience managing and leading successful teams and individuals
• Experience and credibility interacting with all levels of leadership
• Experience in the health care ecosystem, including understanding the relationship between payers and providers, and how analytics enables transformation
• Experience managing a portfolio of analytical capabilities
• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives or projects
• Proven ability to communicate complex concepts verbally and in writing

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution. The salary for this role will range from $71,200 to $127,200 annually based on full-time employment.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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