Senior Business Analyst Consultant - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Minnetonka, MN

1d•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 As a Senior Business Analyst Consultant, you’ll serve as a strategic analytics leader and trusted advisor, partnering closely with strategic clients and internal executives to shape data strategy and deliver measurable value for our customers. You will lead advanced analytics to identify health plan cost and quality improvement opportunities, develop recommendations aligned to organizational capabilities, and drive adoption through executive-ready storytelling. You will work in close collaboration with cross-functional leaders (Medical Director, Sales/Acct Mgmt., Ops, Network, CARE, Advocacy, etc.). As a key enterprise resource, you must maintain exceptional accuracy and rigor, demonstrate executive presence, influence decisions across stakeholders, and consistently deliver high-impact outcomes in a highly visible, client-facing role. Success in this role requires the ability to set analytical direction, operate with a high degree of autonomy, and lead through influence. You will be expected to anticipate client and business needs, navigate ambiguity, establish scalable approaches, and deliver executive-level insights with clear recommendations. This role does have a travel component. 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

8+ years of progressive experience in analytics, business intelligence, consulting, or a related function, including ownership of complex analytic workstreams and stakeholder management
5+ years in a client-facing or executive stakeholder role (sales/account management, TPA, consulting, or similar), with demonstrated ability to influence senior decision-makers
Demonstrated experience defining analytic approaches/standards and mentoring others through quality review, coaching, and knowledge transfer
Advanced proficiency in Excel and analytic tooling; demonstrated experience working with large datasets, writing and validating complex calculations, and ensuring data integrity
Proven expert-level capability developing executive-ready deliverables (narratives, decks, dashboards) and presenting insights to director-level and above audiences
Proven solid healthcare cost and quality acumen, including ability to identify emerging trends and translate them into analytic hypotheses and client recommendations
Willing and able to travel up to 25%25 nationally

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in business, finance, statistics, data science, public health, health administration, nursing, or a related field
Medical Coding Certification (through AAPC or AHIMA) and/or experience partnering with coding, clinical documentation, or payment integrity teams
Experience with healthcare claims and clinical/quality measurement concepts (e.g., HEDIS, STAR ratings, risk adjustment) and/or payer/provider performance analytics
Experience working with enterprise data marts/warehouses and integrating disparate sources (e.g., claims, eligibility, provider, clinical, utilization management, customer/operations) to produce standardized, reusable analytic datasets
Experience evaluating program/product impact with strong measurement discipline (e.g., cohort design) and translating results into financial narratives for leadership
Advanced analytics and data visualization skills (e.g., SQL, Python/R, Power BI/Tableau) and experience operationalizing repeatable reporting/insight products

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the analytics strategy for assigned client segment(s), aligning analytic priorities to business objectives, value realization, and client experience
Lead advanced analytic assessments (e.g., cost and utilization drivers, population health, provider/network performance, trend drivers) and translate findings into clear, prioritized recommendations
Leverage existing (and potentially disparate) data marts to build analytically ready datasets—aligning definitions, reconciling outcomes, and engineering features that connect clinical, operational, and financial signals to product outcomes
Develop and validate data science approaches (e.g., segmentation, propensity models, anomaly detection, forecasting) to identify members, providers, and scenarios most likely to benefit from targeted interventions and to improve financial performance
Quantify financial impact and product value (e.g., ROI, PMPM savings, trend impact, avoidable utilization) using appropriate measurement methods (cohorts, matched comparisons, quasi-experimental designs), and define success metrics to track performance over time
Partner with product, operations, and clinical teams to operationalize insights and models (requirements, scoring logic, governance, monitoring), ensuring solutions are measurable, scalable, and aligned to financial and member outcomes
Deliver executive-level client presentations (virtual and in-person), facilitating discussions with senior leaders and influencing decision-making through compelling insights and data storytelling
Define analytic approaches and standards (definitions, methodologies, assumptions, documentation) to improve consistency, repeatability, and auditability of analyses across engagements
Partner cross-functionally to identify and drive solutions (clinical programs, network strategies, operational improvements), aligning analytics to implementation planning and measurement
Serve as a subject-matter expert on healthcare cost, quality, and emerging trends; proactively bring external insights and internal benchmarks to client strategy conversations
Lead complex request intake and prioritization, clarifying intent, negotiating scope and timelines, and ensuring delivery of high-impact, actionable outputs
Coach and mentor analysts and consultants, providing technical guidance, quality review, and professional development support; contribute to hiring and onboarding as needed