Remote Senior Data Analyst - Power BI, Snowflake & ETL

Optum; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to develop enterprise reporting solutions, deliver actionable insights, and support data-driven decisions across operational and strategic initiatives. The role emphasizes BI, cloud data platforms (Snowflake, dbt, Databricks), and collaboration with leaders to transform data into scalable reporting.

You will remotely contribute from anywhere in the U.S., with in-office four days per week required for Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. areas.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data analysis, business intelligence, reporting, and performance measurement.
• 5+ years of experience developing analytics and reporting solutions using Power BI, Tableau, BusinessObjects, MicroStrategy, or similar BI platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake including query development, data analysis, and performance optimization.
• Experience developing and supporting ETL/ELT workflows using dbt, Informatica, Alteryx, Databricks, or similar tools.
• Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts and cloud-based analytics architectures.
• Proven solid expertise in SQL, data modeling, data transformation, and analytics solution development.
• Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into impactful reporting, analytics, and automation solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance operational reports, dashboards, scorecards, and self-service analytics solutions.
• Design and deliver interactive dashboards and visualizations using Power BI and other BI platforms to support executive and operational decision-making.
• Extract, transform, validate, and analyze data from multiple enterprise systems while ensuring data quality, accuracy, and consistency.
• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, data models, and reporting solutions within Snowflake and other cloud data environments.
• Build and support ETL/ELT processes using dbt, Alteryx, Databricks, or similar modern data integration tools.
• Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into scalable reporting and analytics solutions.
• Identify trends, opportunities, risks, and actionable insights through advanced data analysis.
• Collaborate with data engineering and technology teams to improve data pipelines, automation, and reporting performance.
• Support data governance, data quality, documentation, and reporting standards initiatives.
• Evaluate and leverage emerging technologies, including AI-driven analytics solutions, to enhance business reporting and insights.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to best practices across reporting, analytics, and data management disciplines.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

Power BI

Tableau

Snowflake

dbt

Databricks

Data warehousing

Stakeholder management

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Alteryx

Databricks

Informatica

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to develop enterprise reporting solutions, deliver actionable insights, and support data-driven decisions across operational and strategic initiatives. The role emphasizes BI, cloud data platforms (Snowflake, dbt, Databricks), and collaboration with leaders to transform data into scalable reporting.

You will remotely contribute from anywhere in the U.S., with in-office four days per week required for Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. areas.