Sr Business Analyst - Data and Reporting - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

1d•$72,800 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

The Sr Analyst, Data & Reporting is responsible for supporting, enhancing, and operationalizing the data, analytics, and reporting capabilities that enable business performance across the Directed Spend organization. This role serves as a key partner to Product, Technology, Operations, Account Management, Client Services, Finance, and Analytics teams by transforming business requirements into scalable reporting solutions, actionable insights, and decision-support capabilities. This position is responsible for driving complex reporting and analytics initiatives, maintaining reporting governance standards, and ensuring data quality, consistency, and transparency across enterprise reporting assets. The Sr Analyst will work independently on complex assignments while collaborating with capability leaders and business stakeholders to define reporting needs, develop meaningful metrics, improve reporting processes, and support strategic initiatives through data-driven insights. This role serves as a subject matter resource for reporting, analytics, KPI development, and data governance practices. 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

2+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, reporting, business analysis, product support, or related discipline
Experience gathering business requirements and translating business needs into reporting or technical solutions
Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
Proven communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
Ability to travel up to 10%25

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience supporting cross-functional initiatives involving reporting, analytics, data governance, or business intelligence
Experience within healthcare, health plans, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, financial services, fintech, benefits administration, payments, or healthcare technology organizations
Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Azure Data Platform, Snowflake, Databricks, or similar analytics technologies
Experience developing dashboards, scorecards, and business intelligence solutions
Experience utilizing data to support operational improvement and business decision-making
Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, and product delivery frameworks

Responsibilities

Partner with business stakeholders to gather, document, and translate reporting requirements into scalable analytics and reporting solutions
Develop, enhance, and maintain operational reports, executive scorecards, dashboards, and self-service reporting tools
Analyze business performance, trends, and operational metrics to identify opportunities and risks
Support development and maintenance of KPI frameworks aligned to business objectives
Deliver recurring and ad hoc analyses that enable data-driven decision-making
Support reporting governance processes, business definitions, metric standards, and data documentation
Participate in data quality monitoring and validation activities to ensure reporting accuracy and consistency
Assist in maintaining data dictionaries, reporting inventories, and metadata repositories
Identify data quality issues and partner with technology and business teams to drive resolution
Collaborate with Product, Technology, Operations, Account Management, Client Services, Finance, Compliance, and Analytics teams to support reporting and analytics initiatives
Facilitate requirements gathering sessions and support prioritization of reporting enhancements
Provide guidance on metric definitions, reporting methodologies, and data interpretation
Present findings and recommendations to business stakeholders and leadership teams
Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting processes and improve reporting efficiency
Support implementation of reporting standards, governance controls, and best practices
Contribute to enhancement of reporting tools, data models, and analytics capabilities
Assist in testing and validation activities for reporting, dashboard, and data platform enhancements
Translate complex data into meaningful business insights and actionable recommendations
Support root cause analysis, trend analysis, and performance assessments
Develop executive-ready reporting materials and presentations
Monitor key business indicators and proactively identify significant performance changes