Remote Health Data Analytics Consultant

Optum; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Incentives and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

Optum Serve Consulting/The Lewin Group (OSC/Lewin) is seeking a Health Data Analytics Consultant to support Medicare/Medicaid payment model work. You will apply Python/SQL or R, statistics, and machine learning to analyze health data and inform policy decisions, working in large healthcare data environments.

The role offers remote flexibility nationwide with required in-office time in Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. areas four days per week.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in health/analytics related field.
• 4+ years of experience using Python, SQL or R in a research, consulting, or business environment.
• Experience working with medical claims and enrollment data in large data warehouse environments.
• Experience in preparing data and information and contributing to reports and presentations.
• Experience working on implementing or evaluating value-based payment programs.
• Experience working in Snowflake or Databricks environments.
• Familiarity with healthcare data/payment concepts (e.g., claims data structure/contents, claim types, payment concepts).
• Proven excellent oral and written communication skills, solid interpersonal skills, and a focus on meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Perform a broad range of quantitative analysis to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of Medicare and Medicaid payment models
• Support the development of payment calculations, conduct financial and trend analysis, calculate quality metrics, and perform fast-paced ad-hoc analysis to quickly address client needs
• Work with clients to verify analysis parameters and specifications
• Apply machine learning, econometrics/statistics, predictive modeling, return-on-investment analysis, simulation, and data visualization methods to support the development of health policy
• Efficiently query large databases of healthcare claims and eligibility data
• 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
• Work effectively and cooperatively as a member of a project teams
• Prepare data and information for internal as well as external use, contribute to reports, and assist with project coordination tasks

Skills

Health analytics

Python

SQL

R

Communication skills

Data visualization

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

SAS

Excel

Job description

Optum Serve Consulting/The Lewin Group (OSC/Lewin) is seeking a Health Data Analytics Consultant to support Medicare/Medicaid payment model work. You will apply Python/SQL or R, statistics, and machine learning to analyze health data and inform policy decisions, working in large healthcare data environments.

The role offers remote flexibility nationwide with required in-office time in Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. areas four days per week.