Director, Health Analytics & Policy Innovation

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group’s Center for Health Care Research seeks an experienced researcher and project manager to drive high-impact health policy and market research. You will analyze large healthcare datasets, collaborate with universities, and guide partnerships to advance enterprise priorities.

The role blends analytics, strategic thinking, and stakeholder communication, offering remote work flexibility within the U.S. and required in-office presence four days a week for certain locations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in a research capacity within health care organizations, universities, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience using statistical software like R, PySpark, STATA for descriptive and multivariable analyses.
• 5+ years of experience with SQL and Python to analyze large datasets.
• 5+ years of experience with administrative health care claims data.
• 2+ years of experience with Databricks and cloud-based data analytic platforms.
• Mastery of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in using AI platforms for research and code verification.
• Broad knowledge of health policy and experience using administrative/clinical datasets for research.
• Strong communication and strategic thinking skills with the ability to present to leaders and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage research partnerships and collaborate with academic institutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage partnerships with academic researchers, guiding research studies from concept to publication.
• Lead feasibility studies, data exploration, ad hoc analyses, and verification for research projects.
• Partner with senior leaders to identify high-value research studies leveraging enterprise data insights.
• Build internal relationships to align external collaborations with enterprise priorities.
• Provide governance oversight of research scope and compliance with data-use policies.
• Design, program, and execute data analyses; mentor data analysts to strengthen capabilities.
• Forecast data and research needs; work with data governance on long-term data strategy.
• Collaborate with data partners for data refreshes and research enablement.
• Coordinate with Government Affairs and Communications to disseminate findings to policymakers and stakeholders.
• Represent CHCR in engagements with academic institutions and external partners.

Skills

R

Python

SQL

Data analysis

Policy knowledge

Communication

Leadership

Education

PhD or Master’s in quantitative field

Tools

Databricks

Azure

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

UnitedHealth Group’s Center for Health Care Research seeks an experienced researcher and project manager to drive high-impact health policy and market research. You will analyze large healthcare datasets, collaborate with universities, and guide partnerships to advance enterprise priorities.

The role blends analytics, strategic thinking, and stakeholder communication, offering remote work flexibility within the U.S. and required in-office presence four days a week for certain locations.