Senior Healthcare Economics Consultant - Remote

Optum; El Segundo (CA); Remote; USD 89,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to improving health outcomes through innovative analytics. As a Senior Healthcare Economics Consultant, you will lead the analytics cycle, ensuring data integrity and driving process optimization. Collaborate with diverse teams to develop scalable solutions that enhance user experience and provide actionable insights. This role offers the flexibility to work remotely, allowing you to tackle challenging projects while contributing to meaningful health equity initiatives. Elevate your career in a supportive environment that values diversity, inclusion, and professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in data science or analytics.
• Ability to develop data models and automated processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire analytics cycle and ensure data integrity.
• Create visually engaging dashboards and reports.

Skills

Data Science

Analytics

SQL

Data Visualization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are looking for a Senior Healthcare Economics Consultant to assist with the full analytics cycle, from gathering requirements and designing data models to building, maintaining, and enhancing dashboards. The ideal candidate will have the skills to take ownership of the entire process, ensuring data integrity, performance, and user satisfaction, while driving automation and process optimization.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee the entire analytics cycle, including gathering business requirements, designing data models, creating dashboards, and ensuring their ongoing maintenance and enhancement


• Collaborate with business partners, SMEs, and BAs to ensure alignment and clarity in requirements


• Develop efficient, scalable ETL processes and manage the seamless ingestion of source data into the analytics platform


• Create visually engaging, high-performance dashboards and reports that drive actionable insights


• Provide ongoing support by answering user queries and making adjustments to existing reporting structures


• Drive process improvements and optimization across the analytics development lifecycle


• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively


• Innovate by leveraging new technologies to enhance data analytics processes and meet emerging business needs

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

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of professional experience in data science, analytics, or a related field


• Ability to develop data models and automated processes


• Advanced SQL experience


• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to provide clear insights

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the US Healthcare industry


• Experience leading end-to-end analytics lifecycle and report development projects


• Exposure to analytics product or ETL automation and optimization


• Ability to understand user needs and deliver effective analytics solutions


• Solid communication skills, both written and verbal


• Experience working with or managing stakeholder relationships

*All employees working remotely 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 al 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

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 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.