Manager, Business Analytics - Remote in NY, NJ and CT

UnitedHealth Group•New York, NY

1d•$91,700 - $163,700•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. The New York Community & State Health Plan is searching for a Manager, Business Analytics that will primarily support the Sales & Growth Operations, Provider Success, and Executive Leadership teams at the health plan. This managerial role offers an excellent opportunity to directly impact many core health plan operations and secure your future with an industry leader. This position will manage the reporting processes, modeling and analysis of core business operations and key strategic initiatives. You will manage our business by supplying creative quantitative performance analyses and business reporting packages to member sales managers and provider engagement directors. The individual will interpret and analyze data from various sources in recommending the best path forward for various large and unique changes in core business operations and strategic business initiatives and present their findings to senior leaders throughout the health plan. Your innovative analyses will improve member, provider, and employee experience, advance sales and growth team operations, enrich business investments, and advance health plan and provider performance. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely 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.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in an analytics capacity and evidence of creative, proactive problem solving
Experience in the healthcare insurance industry preferably with exposure to medical claims data
Advanced or higher level of proficiency with SAS and SQL
Advanced or higher level of proficiency working with MS Excel including Pivot Tables, Charts and complex functions

Nice To Haves

Actuarial Science Exams
Experience working with Medicaid
Experience with Medical Economics
Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proven ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
Proven skill at learning new coding languages and business processes

Responsibilities

Interpret and analyze membership growth, claims, and revenue data, recommend best approaches in support of executive analyses of core business operations and new strategic initiatives
Lead reporting for multiple internal and external business operations: sales commission, provider engagement, and vendor operations
Create data-driven evaluations of multiple internal and external business processes: growth strategy and commission policies, provider success coordination, and vendor operational performance
Build relationships with sales and provider success team leadership that result in higher quality reports and results
Quickly run ad hoc analytical requests and deliver the information in a concise, meaningful way
Perform complex data validation and conceptual analyses using SAS and MS Excel
Analyze and interpret reporting tools utilized by the internal and external customer groups
Provide management with statistical findings, explanations, and conclusions
Reviews data extraction and analytical projects of other analysts
Serves as a company thought leader on innovative analytical approaches for new and expanding business models
Trusted resource for senior leadership