Data Analyst, Regulatory Finance

UnitedHealth Group•Minnetonka, MN

6h•Remote

About The Position

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. We are seeking an experienced Data Analyst for a role requiring a detail-oriented professional with a focus on building business intelligence tools, programming and communication skills to perform data acquisition, normalization operations to ensure data accuracy, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver compliant, high-quality submissions. This role supports regulatory reporting through advanced data analysis, interpretation of regulatory requirements, and validation of complex datasets across multiple states and lines of business. The position applies analytical and problem solving skills as well as business intelligence, data visualizations, and analytic tools to regulatory data, identifies data issues, creates solutions, and supports accurate, compliant submissions. Office position with future potential to be telecommuter

Requirements

3+ years of experience performing data acquisition, analysis, validation, or translating business or regulatory requirements
Experience working in a self-directed environment, solving moderately complex problems and conducting moderately complex analyses
Experience collaborating with data analysts to interpret specifications and requirements to develop programming for data extraction from data warehouses
Experience conducting data extraction from data warehouses to support reporting requirements using SQL based tools
Demonstrated ability to acquire and maintain working knowledge of architecture of data warehouses as well as follow changes and developments related to the data warehouses
Demonstrated collaboration and communication skills in matrixed environments
Proven ability to manage priorities and meet strict deadlines
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
Legally authorized to work in the US without any restrictions. Proof will be required

Nice To Haves

3+ years of experience in insurance and/or healthcare industry
Experience with Snowflake or Databricks
Experience supporting federal or state regulatory reporting
Solid documentation and workflow modeling skills
Experience in performing quality control and validation
Demonstrated ability to act as a resource or mentor

Responsibilities

Develop programming solutions using various tools to meet regulatory and data requirements including analysis and validation of claims and non-claims datasets
Apply state data specifications, technical manuals, and regulatory guidance across Commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare to develop programming for data acquisition
Assess data accuracy, completeness, and compliance; identify root causes of discrepancies and recommend solutions using business intelligence, data visualizations, and analytic tools
Collaborate with technical (e.g. programmers, data warehouse) and non technical (e.g. Legal and Compliance) teams to resolve complex reporting issues
Support testing and validation for new or updated reporting requirements
Maintain and improve reporting workflows and documentation
Identify opportunities to streamline reporting processes and strengthen data controls
Apply business intelligence, data visualizations, and analytic tools to regulatory data to distinguish patterns and recognize trends in statistical and financial data related to regulatory reporting
Develop and maintain data preparation and validation routines to support data acquisition
Evaluate new analytics tools and methodologies
Solve moderately complex problems and/or conduct moderately complex analyses
Work with minimal guidance; seek guidance on only the most complex tasks
Provide explanations and information to others on difficult issues
Coach, provide feedback, and guide acting as a resource for others with less experience