Researcher

UnitedHealth Group•Minnetonka, MN

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 Clinical Program Evaluation & Data Science Team within the Clinical Evidence Group conducts systematic reviews and impact evaluations of clinical programs serving millions of members. The purpose of this role is to design and execute rigorous evaluation studies that inform program strategy, Medical Policy, and enterprise decision-making. You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in health services research, health economics, epidemiology, sociology, psychology, population health sciences, or a related field; or a Master’s degree with equivalent experience.
Proven formal training in observational study design and advanced quantitative methods
3+ years of experience designing and conducting healthcare research evaluating treatments or interventions
3+ years of experience working with claims data, electronic health records, or other observational healthcare data sources
3+ years of experience using statistical software such as SAS, R, or Stata

Nice To Haves

Proven formal training in advanced methodology relevant to the evaluation of treatments or other health care interventions (e.g., causal inference methods, missing data methodology)
3+ years of experience programming with large healthcare databases
Experience disseminating research through publications or presentations

Responsibilities

Design and conduct rigorous evaluation studies for planned and deployed clinical programs
Collaborate with program designers and implementation leaders to ensure deployment supports robust evaluation
Develop study documentation and translate evaluation plans into analytic specifications for data analysts and programmers
Lead project teams responsible for executing evaluation analyses and generating study outputs
Manage timelines, deliverables, and analytic workflows to ensure high-quality project execution
Serve as a methodological subject matter expert in observational research and program evaluation
Partner with Clinical Leadership and Medical Policy teams to integrate evidence into program design and decision-making
Contribute to the development and mentorship of research and analytic staff