Remote Director, Health Analytics & Policy Research

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group’s Center for Health Care Research seeks a senior researcher and project leader to advance analytics and health policy research. You will manage academic partnerships, oversee data-driven studies, and guide strategic research initiatives with broad impact across enterprise and policy circles.

The role requires deep knowledge of health data, policy, and markets, plus strong communication with technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a research capacity in health care organizations, universities, or similar.
• 7+ years with statistical packages (R, PySpark, STATA) for analyses.
• 5+ years using SQL and Python to analyze large datasets.
• 5+ years with administrative health care claims data.
• 2+ years in Databricks or cloud analytics platforms.
• Experience managing all aspects of research projects and data assets.
• Mastery of Word, Excel, and comfortable PowerPoint; AI tool proficiency.
• PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field as listed above.

Responsibilities

• Manage partnerships with universities and researchers, guiding studies from concept to publication.
• Lead feasibility studies, data exploration, ad hoc analyses, and verification.
• Identify high-value studies leveraging enterprise data insights and analytics assets.
• Build internal relationships to align external collaborations with enterprise strategy.
• Ensure governance, scope, and approvals comply with policies and reputational considerations.
• Design, program, and execute data analyses; mentor data analysts.
• Develop data strategy with governance leaders to enhance long-term data value.
• Collaborate with data partners for data refreshes and data acquisition priorities.
• Work with Government Affairs/Communications to disseminate findings to policymakers and stakeholders.
• Contribute to CHCR priorities and enterprise-wide initiatives; advise leaders on opportunities.
• Represent UHG in engagements with academic institutions and external stakeholders.

Skills

Statistical software

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Presentation

Education

PhD or Master’s degree in economics, finance, epidemiology, biostatistics, mathematics, public policy, health informatics, data sciences, or other quantitative field

Tools

Databricks

Tableau

Excel

PowerPoint

VBA

Job description

UnitedHealth Group’s Center for Health Care Research seeks a senior researcher and project leader to advance analytics and health policy research. You will manage academic partnerships, oversee data-driven studies, and guide strategic research initiatives with broad impact across enterprise and policy circles.

The role requires deep knowledge of health data, policy, and markets, plus strong communication with technical and non-technical audiences.