Senior Data Scientist - Remote
About The Position
The Senior Data Scientist will support ECS Strategy Reporting and Analytics, managing mostly structured and semi-structured data. The role focuses on building business intelligence tools, analyzing data to identify patterns and trends, performing normalization, and assuring data quality. It integrates performance management frameworks with operational reporting so ECS can monitor key metrics, identify improvement opportunities, and optimize workflows across functions. The position partners with stakeholders to understand business and data requirements and develops reports, dashboards, visualizations, analytical models, and decision-support tools. It interprets complex data and translates findings into actionable insights and recommendations while ensuring data quality, consistency, and usability. The role uses business intelligence, data visualization, query, analytical, statistical, and data engineering tools to create scalable solutions that strengthen performance visibility and support operational and strategic objectives. The position is remote within the U.S. However, employees hired in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area must work in the office at least four days per week. Remote employees must adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst or Data Analyst.
- At least 6 years of experience working with relational databases and database structures, such as SQL or Oracle.
- At least 3 years of experience building solutions in business intelligence and data visualization tools; Tableau or Power BI preferred.
- At least 3 years of experience using data manipulation software such as Alteryx or SSIS.
- Expert-level proficiency creating SQL queries.
- Intermediate or higher proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with SQL (T-SQL, PL/SQL), Python, and Bash scripting.
- Experience with Apache Airflow, SSIS, and ETL/ELT pipelines.
- Experience with Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, and Snowflake databases.
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Excel, and Access for visualization.
- Experience with relational data modeling, process automation, Git/GitHub, XML, and JSON.
- Remote employees must adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
Responsibilities
- Analyze, review, forecast, and trend complex data, and review the analysis and interpretation of others' work.
- Develop and implement strategic business, reporting, and data solutions through research and analysis of data and business processes.
- Support short- and long-term operational and strategic business activities through analysis.
- Review the work of others and provide recommendations for improvement.
- Develop innovative approaches and solve complex problems with innovative solutions.
- Serve as an expert, leader, mentor, and key resource on complex or critical issues.
- Anticipate customer needs and proactively develop solutions to meet them.
- Perform complex conceptual analyses.
- Forecast and plan resource requirements.
- Authorize deviations from standards.
- May lead functional or segment teams or projects.
- Partner with stakeholders to understand business and data requirements.
- Develop reporting, dashboards, data visualizations, analytical models, and decision-support tools.
- Interpret complex data and translate findings into actionable insights and recommendations.
- Ensure data quality, consistency, and usability.
- Build scalable solutions that strengthen performance visibility and support operational and strategic objectives.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401(k) contribution
- Career development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
