Senior Healthcare Economics Analyst - Remote

$58,300 - $114,300/Yr

UnitedHealth Group - Minnetonka, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Minnetonka, MN

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About the position

The Senior Healthcare Economics Analyst at UnitedHealth Group plays a crucial role in analyzing and interpreting Medicare medical trends through data-driven insights. This position focuses on building and manipulating complex claims datasets to identify root causes of medical trends, ultimately influencing key business decisions within the Medicare and Retirement line of business. The role requires a high level of energy, critical thinking skills, and the ability to drive innovation in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify, analyze, and explain Medicare medical trends using claims-based analyses
• Use SAS/SQL to construct claims-based datasets
• Construct polished MS Excel models to satisfy analytical requests
• Research healthcare topics and incorporate findings into data analyses
• Provide ongoing, meaningful communications to managers on project status, results, and conclusions from analyses

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Professional work experience or advanced degree
• 1+ years of applicable corporate or academic experience in data analytics
• SQL experience
• Healthcare experience
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Excel (practical experience working with pivot tables, advanced formulas, graphs, VLOOKUP's)

Nice-to-haves

• Healthcare claims analytics experience
• Proven to be team oriented and motivated to collaborate
• Proven advanced attention to detail and accuracy
• Proven proactive problem-solving abilities

Benefits

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