Senior Consultant, OptumServe Consulting - The Lewin Group - Remote

$104,700 - $190,400/Yr

UnitedHealth Group - Falls Church, VA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Falls Church, VA

101-250 employees

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

As a Senior Consultant at OptumServe Consulting (OSC)/The Lewin Group, you will engage in a variety of research and analysis tasks to support consulting projects aimed at improving healthcare and human services systems. This role focuses on identifying fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) in government health programs, working closely with federal and state governments, health plans, and other organizations. You will leverage your analytical skills to develop innovative solutions and enhance project deliverables while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform a variety of research and consulting tasks, including data review and analysis
• Contribute critical thinking and problem-solving skills to develop creative and innovative solutions
• Improve existing project deliverables and perform ad hoc analyses based on client need
• Manage time effectively across multiple projects or tasks, with different managers and competing priorities
• Maintain a high degree of accuracy, along with attention to detail, excellent oral and written communication skills, solid interpersonal skills, and the ability to always meet deadlines

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college/university
• 7+ years of experience performing statistical analyses and Integrated Data Repository (IDR) structure and programming
• Experience using software for data analysis, such as SAS, Python, R, or Tableau
• Academic and/or work experience Performing quantitative analysis
• Maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Working effectively as a member of a project team
• Preparing presentations and reports for clients
• Solid oral and written communication skills
• Aptitude for interpreting data outputs and articulate findings
• Has previously worked or is currently working as a contractor placed at UHG or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree from an accredited college/university in mathematics, statistics, biostatistics, economics, computer science, data science, epidemiology, or other quantitative fields
• Healthcare or human services research experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution