Principal Data Analyst - Remote

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 112,700 - 193,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

Optum is seeking a skilled Data Analyst to leverage data for driving business solutions. This role requires at least 5 years of experience in data analysis and report development.

As part of the team, you will create data models, communicate insights, and utilize various programming languages and tools. Enjoy the flexibility of remote work while contributing to impactful health outcomes.

Competitive salary ranging from $112,700 to $193,200 annually based on qualifications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data analysis experience and report development.
• Experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics, or a related field.
• Proficiency in programming languages or analytical tools to extract and analyze data.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for leveraging company data for business solutions.
• Communicate complex analyses effectively to leaders.
• Design data models and integrate data from various sources.

Skills

Data analysis

Report development

SQL

Python

Power BI

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Tableau

AWS

SAS

Snowflake

R

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. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Positions in this function are responsible for the management and manipulation of mostly structured data, with a focus on building business intelligence tools, conducting analysis to distinguish patterns and recognize trends, performing normalization operations and assuring data quality. Depending on the specific role and business line, example responsibilities in this function could include creating specifications to bring data into a common structure, creating product specifications and models, developing data solutions to support analyses, performing analysis, interpreting results, developing actionable insights and presenting recommendations for use across the company. Roles in this function could partner with stakeholders to understand data requirements and develop tools and models such as segmentation, dashboards, data visualizations, decision aids and business case analysis to support the organization.

• Company thought leader
• Functional SME
• Broad business approach
• Resource to senior leadership
• Develops pioneering approaches to emerging industry trends

Team members will typically use business intelligence, data visualization, query, analytic and statistical software to build solutions, perform analysis and interpret data. Positions in this function work on predominantly descriptive and regression-based analytics and tend to leverage subject matter expert views in the design of their analytics and algorithms.

This function is not intended for employees performing the following work: production of standard or self-service operational reporting, casual inference led (healthcare analytics) or data pattern recognition (data science) analysis; and/or image or unstructured data analysis using sophisticated theoretical frameworks.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work with Lines of Business to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions
• Inform and advise the clinical operation functions with empirical analyses that drive strategy with respect to key projects
• Communicate complex analyses to Leaders across the organization effectively without getting bogged down in the details of the analysis. Present a clear story of these analyses in effective Executive presentations
• Design and create data models for data stores, data marts, ETLs (Extract, Transform, and Load), and Data Integration jobs that acquire data from various sources
• Mine and analyze data from a host of data sources to drive optimization and improvement of product development and business strategies
• Focus on conducting analysis to distinguish patterns and recognize trends, performing normalization operations, and assuring data quality
• Develop actionable insights and present recommendations for use across the company
• Use business intelligence, data visualization, query, analytic, and statistical software to build and design solutions, perform analysis, and interpret data
• Continue to adapt to changes based on emergence of business priorities, new technologies, and alternative sources of data
• Self-motivated and demonstrates an innate ability to absorb new concepts, technical frameworks, programming paradigms while employing them creatively to solve complex analytical problems
• Develop and manage project plans for delivery of large scale projects against timelines

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

• 5+ years of data analysis experience and report development
• Experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics or related field
• Proficiency in programming languages or data/analytical tools to extract and analyze data (e.g., SQL, SAS, Snowflake, Python, R, AWS, Tableau, Power BI)
• Proven solid presentation and communication skills
• Proven interpersonal and relationship skills necessary to work with an integrated team of customers, product managers, project managers, developers, analysts, and quality engineers

All employees working remotely 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 (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $112,700 to $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.

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.