Senior Data Analyst - Remote Nationwide

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 89,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare analytics is seeking a Data Analyst to leverage their technical skills in SQL and visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI. The position offers an opportunity to impact health outcomes while enjoying a flexible telecommute environment. Candidates with a High School diploma and 4+ years of relevant experience will thrive in this role, contributing to innovative data solutions and strategic reporting efforts.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a Data Analyst utilizing SQL.
• Experience in report development with Tableau or Power BI.
• 2+ years of Cloud experience using APIs and Azure Databricks.

Responsibilities

• Manipulate data using SQL and develop reports.
• Build data visualizations that drive strategies.
• Ensure data quality and compliance with regulations.

Skills

SQL

Data Visualization

Data Analysis

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

Cloud Technologies

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.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Use technical skills to manipulate data using SQL, Snowflake, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or other tools to provide actionable information to internal customers in support of their business goals by business & product line
• Help build reporting and data visualizations to create data driven analytics that drive strategies and measure interventions to ensure our populations achieve 4+ Star goals
• Recommends and implements new or modified reporting methods and procedures to improve report content and completeness of information. Assist in testing new reports and ongoing support of existing solutions, including defect identification and resolution
• Ensure completion of yearly projects in support of team specific roadmap items that support business goals
• Build best practice data quality monitoring to ensure all data/report products exceed customer expectations. Incorporate quality into the planning/design phases; build quality assurance activities; utilize data audits; identify and fix root causes vs short term solutions
• Design and review data structures for data management purposes with team
• Create and maintain processes to collect, cleanse and enrich data coming into our data platform
• Build best practice data quality monitoring to ensure all data/report products exceed customer expectations. Incorporate quality into the planning/design phases; build quality assurance activities; utilize data audits; identify and fix root causes vs short term solutions
• Design and review data structures for data management purposes with team
• Create and use best practices in deliverables
• Support team members by leading projects, sharing ideas and reviewing the work of others
• Anticipate end user data needs, be curious and proactively communicate ideas to stakeholders
• Evaluate data and reports for accuracy and validity; ensure that reporting meets customer requirements / regulations
• Utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Pro-actively identifies patterns in issues and research root-cause to improve overall quality
• Keep a full load and manage multiple projects being able to report out on progress and present analyses and findings to various stakeholders

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
• 4+ years of experience as a Data Analyst utilizing SQL, Python or similar
• 4+ years of report development and visualization experience with Tableau or Power BI
• 2+ years of Cloud experience using APIs, Kafka, Azure Databricks (Terraforms), GitHub

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Business, Healthcare Administration, Information Technology or related field
• Knowledge of and experience using Stars / HEDIS data
• Working with healthcare data to support end user data requirements
• Experience using large, diverse healthcare data for analytic purposes
• Proficient with Microsoft software programs (Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Ability to mentor and support team members

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Highly analytical, curious and creative
• Comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

The salary range for this role is $ 89,800 to $ 176,700 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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 the 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.

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