Pharmacy Data Analyst - Remote (2278620)

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.

As an Advisory Services Consultant, Pharmacy Analytics, you will be responsible for the management medical and pharmacy claims data, with a focus on conducting analysis, communicating to various stakeholders and operations and assuring data quality. The successful candidate will be an individual contributor with an attention to detail and a curious mind-set.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Build analytical tools and lead process automation opportunities through various programming languages such as SQL and R
• Provides consulting services to external clients to understand and improve pharmacy benefit insights
• Uses medical and pharmacy claims data to identify and solve a range of problems within the pharmacy benefit
• Solves moderately complex problems and/or conducts moderately complex analyses
• Queries from relational databases and summarizes information in a meaningful way
• Works with minimal guidance; seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks
• Prioritizes and organizes own work to meet client deadlines
• Provides explanations and information to others on topics within area of expertise
• Acts as a resource for others with less experience

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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of healthcare analytics experience
• 3+ years of statistical software experience with SQL, R, SAS or Python
• 1+ years of pharmacy claims & enrollment data experience
• Intermediate level Microsoft Office Suite knowledge (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI
• Healthcare informatics, pharmacy claims, and/or medical claims experience
• Proven ability to communicate and present data to stakeholders

The salary range for this role is $71,600 to $140,600 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.

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.

Job

Data & Research Analytics Cnsl

Primary Location

US-MN-Eden Prairie

Organization

Advisory Services Payer

Schedule

Full-time

Number of Openings

1