Director, Data Analytics - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Reston, VA

5d•$134,600 - $230,800•Remote

About The Position

The Lewin Group/OptumServe Consulting, a premier national health care and human services consulting and policy analysis firm with 50 years of experience, is seeking a dynamic, goal-oriented Director, Data Analytics to work on health and human services projects requiring intermediate SAS, R, Python, or SQL experience as well as knowledge of statistics and research methodology. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week. 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. OptumCare 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. OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Requirements

8+ years of experience using SQL, Python, R or SAS in a research, consulting, or business environment
6+ years of experience working on federal health policy issues, including Medicare and Medicaid value-based payment, working in multiple areas serving as a subject matter expert
Experience working with Medicare or Medicaid healthcare claims and enrollment data
Experience working with and advising clients
Experience in managing personnel
Extensive knowledge of healthcare data/payment concepts (e.g., claims data structure/contents, claim types, payment concepts)
Experience managing and working directly with teams operating in Snowflake and/or Databricks environments.
Experience incorporating AI into technical workflows.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate analyses and findings to clients

Nice To Haves

Academic coursework in advanced statistics or econometric modeling
Experience supporting multi-year payment model implementation contracts
Experience leading statistical analysis to inform health policy
Experience with databases having complex structures and relationships, such as the Integrated Data Repository, Chronic Conditions Warehouse, or similar data environment
Experience working with Github
Familiarity with Medicare payment methodologies

Responsibilities

Independently perform a broad range of quantitative analysis to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of Medicare and Medicaid payment models
Develop strategic working relationships with clients
Design payment calculations, conduct financial and trend analysis, calculate quality metrics, and perform fast-paced ad-hoc analysis to quickly address client needs
Efficiently query large databases of healthcare claims and eligibility data
Apply machine learning, econometrics/statistics, predictive modeling, return-on-investment analysis, simulation, and data visualization methods to support the development of health policy
Mentor other staff to develop their technical and analytical problem-solving skills
Write detailed specifications and documentation of data processing and analytical steps
Write effective and efficient code both independently and under the guidance of project managers using best practice quality control procedures
Maintain a consistently high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in all tasks
Work effectively and cooperatively as a member of a project team
Help to oversee adoption of artificial intelligence into technical activities