Director, Data Analytics - Remote

UnitedHealth Group; Great Falls Crossing (VA); Remote; USD 124,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Director to lead health and human services projects. This role offers the opportunity to work remotely and tackle complex challenges in healthcare analytics. You'll leverage advanced skills in SAS, R, and Python to perform quantitative analyses that inform policy decisions and improve health outcomes. As a key thought partner, you'll collaborate with clients and mentor junior staff, all while contributing to innovative solutions that address pressing healthcare needs. Join a mission-driven team dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals across the nation.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Flexible work schedule

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in SAS, R, Python, or SQL.
• Extensive knowledge of healthcare data and attribution concepts.
• Proven communication skills for client interactions.

Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative analysis for Medicare and Medicaid models.
• Develop relationships with clients to evaluate decision points.
• Mentor staff in technical and analytical skills.

Skills

SAS

R

Python

SQL

Statistics

Research Methodology

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced Coursework in Statistics

Tools

Excel

Snowflake

Job description

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Lewin Group/OptumServe Consulting, a premier national health care and human services consulting and policy analysis firm with 50 years of experience, finds answers and solves problems for leading organizations in the public, non-profit, and private sectors. Seeking a dynamic, goal-oriented Director to work on health and human services projects requiring advanced SAS, R, Python, or SQL experience as well as knowledge of statistics and research methodology.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Independently perform a broad range of quantitative analysis to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of Medicare and Medicaid payment models
• Develop strategic working relationships with clients, acting as a thought partner to help clients evaluate decision points
• Implement attribution methodologies, conduct financial and trend analysis, calculate quality metrics, and perform fast-paced ad-hoc analysis to quickly address client needs
• Collaborate effectively with other stakeholders (project team, other client contractors) on initiatives of importance to the client
• Efficiently query large databases of healthcare claims and eligibility data
• Apply machine learning, econometrics/statistics, predictive modeling, return-on-investment analysis, simulation, and data visualization methods to support the development of health policy
• Mentor other staff to develop their technical and analytical problem-solving skills
• Write detailed specifications and documentation of data processing and analytical steps
• Write effective and efficient code both independently and under the guidance of project managers using best practice quality control procedures
• Maintain a consistently high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in all tasks

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:

• 8+ years of experience using SAS (including macro processing and Proc SQL), R, Python, or SQL in a research, consulting, or business environment
• 5+ years of experience working with healthcare claims and enrollment data
• Experience of working with and advising clients
• Experience in managing personnel
• Extensive knowledge of healthcare data and attribution concepts (e.g., claims data structure/contents, claim types, patient attribution methodologies)
• Proven excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate analyses and findings to clients

Preferred Qualifications:

• Academic coursework in advanced statistics or econometric modeling
• Experience leading statistical analysis to inform health policy
• Experience with databases having complex structures and relationships, such as the Integrated Data Repository, Chronic Conditions Warehouse, or similar data environment
• Experience with other software such as Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VBA)
• Familiarity with Medicare attribution methodologies
• Proficient in managing and analyzing large datasets using Snowflake

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $124,500 to $239,400 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

OptumCare 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.

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