Senior Medicaid Data Analytics Lead (T-MSIS) - Remote

UnitedHealth Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group seeks a Senior Consultant to support Medicaid data and policy work for the CMS Innovation Center's LEAD model. The role involves handling T-MSIS data, translating policy into data specs, and delivering code, results and documentation.

You can work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.; DC/Minneapolis area hires require in-office presence four days a week. Strong SQL/Python skills and Medicaid policy knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in a relevant field with 6+ years of experience; or Bachelor's with 8+ years of experience.
• 2+ years of direct experience working with T-MSIS data.
• Experience with IDR in Snowflake or Databricks environments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hands-on analysis of Medicaid data to support LEAD model implementation.
• Translate policy into data specifications, rules, and code for core payment model functions.
• Write, test, and maintain SQL code to build analytic files and results; use Python where appropriate.
• Assess Medicaid data quality and differences across states and delivery systems.
• Link Medicaid data with Medicare sources as needed to support methodology.
• Document specifications, code, data sources, assumptions, and QA checks.
• Summarize analytic findings for technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analysis

IDR Snowflake/Databricks

Education

Master's degree or higher in public health, public policy, health services research, economics, statistics, epidemiology, data science or another relevant field

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years relevant experience

Tools

T-MSIS Analytic Files (TAF)

Job description

UnitedHealth Group seeks a Senior Consultant to support Medicaid data and policy work for the CMS Innovation Center's LEAD model. The role involves handling T-MSIS data, translating policy into data specs, and delivering code, results and documentation.

You can work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.; DC/Minneapolis area hires require in-office presence four days a week. Strong SQL/Python skills and Medicaid policy knowledge are essential.