Principal Data Analyst - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Minnetonka, MN

2h•$112,700 - $193,200•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 Principal Data Analyst is an individual contributor responsible for developing complex reporting across multiple systems and leading change for new reporting capabilities. This role collaborates with many cross-functional reporting, IT, and other teams, to build out new reporting capabilities and troubleshoot / solution barriers. This role works with a wide range of data sources (medical and pharmacy claims, enrollment, clinical program, population health and authorization data) to deliver reporting on program performance, clinical, claims and other trends. 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.

Requirements

7+ years of experience writing queries with SQL (or Python, R) at advanced level
5+ years querying data from different sources and building processes to aggregate into a concise report
3+ years building reports with clinical and/or diagnostic data
3+ years of experience collaborating with internal stakeholders to identify reporting opportunities and develop solutions
Experience working with multidisciplinary teams, including business and technology partners
Demonstrated knowledge of data architecture, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), data warehouse design, and large-scale data processing
Proficient in data analysis, including data manipulation, statistical analysis, and data visualization

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Data Science, Data Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering or related quantitative field
3+ years querying reports in Snowflake
1+ year UMR experience
Experience working with CPT/ICD10 coding and aligning into similar groups
Proven knowledge of data visualization tools (Power BI, or similar)

Responsibilities

Identify opportunities for reporting efficiencies, lead and manage new solution implementations
Analyze large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and potential gaps
Retrieve data from multiple sources using SQL and other tools to combine into clear, insightful reporting for both technical and non-technical audiences
Manage clinical and other data resources for team; including set up, documentation, and resolving access or data barriers
Ensure reporting accuracy, consistency in both data and visualization
Manage multiple projects simultaneously and on time, while communicating barriers to stakeholders
Communicate findings effectively
Collaborate with cross-functional teams: IT, medical directors, clinical teams, cross-functional reporting teams, account management, others