Remote Health Data Analytics Specialist

Cim; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Incentive and recognition programs

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Health Data Analytics Consultant to support Medicare/Medicaid payment model analysis. The role emphasizes SQL/Python/R, large healthcare data, and policy-informed analytics.

Remote work is available nationwide with limited in-office requirements in some markets. In this position you will perform quantitative analyses, develop payment calculations, run trend analyses, and apply ML/econometrics to inform health policy.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in health analytics or related field.
• 4+ years 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, ROI analysis, simulation, and data visualization methods to support health policy development.
• 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

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Health Data Analytics Consultant to support Medicare/Medicaid payment model analysis. The role emphasizes SQL/Python/R, large healthcare data, and policy-informed analytics.

Remote work is available nationwide with limited in-office requirements in some markets. In this position you will perform quantitative analyses, develop payment calculations, run trend analyses, and apply ML/econometrics to inform health policy.