Healthcare Economic Consultant - Remote

UnitedHealth Group; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to transforming healthcare for millions. As a healthcare economics consultant, you will play a pivotal role in analyzing claims data and supporting strategic initiatives that improve patient care. This position offers the flexibility of remote work while allowing you to contribute to innovative solutions in the healthcare industry. You'll collaborate with leaders across various functions, leveraging your expertise to identify cost improvements and enhance operational efficiency. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a supportive environment, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Qualifications

• 3+ years of healthcare experience with claims data and medical codes.
• Proficiency in data analytics and statistical programs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze claims and membership data to support healthcare analyses.
• Lead data-driven projects and communicate findings effectively.

Skills

Data Analytics

Healthcare Economics

Statistical Analysis

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SQL

SAS

MS Excel

Job description

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are searching for a healthcare economics consultant to join our experienced team. This creative role offers an excellent opportunity to directly impact an innovative function and secure your future with an industry leader. This role sits within a functional support team that works supporting strategy and growth health plan efforts to provide optimal, affordable care for our members. This position will provide analytic support and consultation to local market health plans as well as national leaders related to the modeling, analysis, and administration of healthcare expenditures and revenues.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Interpret and analyze claims, premium, capitation and membership data in support of healthcare analyses.
• Lead data-driven efforts to ultimately deliver competitive RFP responses with a growth mindset.
• Leverage proactive data insights to improve innovation in the enterprise.
• Respond with agility to national ad hoc requests from internal organizational leaders.
• Understand clinical indicators and appropriate data in evaluating the efficacy of targeted interventions/programs.
• Identify potential areas for medical cost improvements in collaboration with the local health plan, national leadership team, and key functional (clinical, strategy, growth, actuarial, and finance) leaders.
• Research and investigate key business problems through quantitative analyses of utilization and cost data.
• Lead projects to completion by contributing to database creation, statistical modeling and financial reports.
• Analyze reporting tools utilized by the internal customer groups.
• Communicate with impact on statistical findings and conclusions.
• Review the work of others.
• Serve as a leader/mentor and be sought out as an expert.

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 equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of work experience in a corporate setting.
• 3+ years of health care experience working with claims data and medical codes.
• Proficiency in performing data analytics.
• At least a beginner level proficiency with SQL, SAS and/or other statistical programs.
• At least an intermediate level of proficiency working with MS Excel including formulas, calculations, charts, graphs, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Medicaid experience.
• Intermediate skills/knowledge of query tools, database platforms, data mapping/ETL, system platforms and software packages platforms.
• Ability to come to office in Minneapolis.

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

The salary range for this role is $71,600 to $140,600 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.

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