SVP Enterprise Data and Analytics

UnitedHealth Group•Lafayette, LA

16h•$183,816 - $275,724•Hybrid

About The Position

Optum Home & Community Care Delivery (H&CCD) - the combined LHC Group and Amedisys enterprise operating under UnitedHealth Group's Optum platform - is seeking a Senior Vice President, Data & Analytics to lead the unification, governance, and strategic deployment of analytics across one of the largest home health and hospice organizations in the United States. This is a newly created role that sits at the intersection of integration execution and enterprise analytics transformation, reporting directly to the Chief Strategy & Development Officer. The SVP will inherit a solid foundation of analytics talent and capability across two industry-leading organizations and will be charged with leveraging those existing resources to build a fully integrated, world-class analytics function - one that establishes unified governance, resolves legacy system complexity, and positions H&CCD to operate as a data-driven enterprise at scale. This role carries enterprise authority and C-suite visibility from Day.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive experience in data, analytics, or information leadership roles, with 5+ years at the SVP, VP, or equivalent senior leadership level
Healthcare sector experience - deep familiarity with clinical data, payor-provider dynamics, HIPAA compliance, and CMS regulatory requirements
Executive presence and communication capability - able to translate complex analytics concepts for C-suite and board-level audiences and advocate credibly for data-driven strategy
Experience leading enterprise BI platform migration and adoption programs, including self-service analytics capability development
Demonstrated experience leading analytics through a post-merger integration, multi-system consolidation, or major organizational transformation in a healthcare setting
Proven track record of building and leading centralized analytics organizations - from talent development through governance design and platform execution
Solid working knowledge of data governance frameworks, master data management, and enterprise-scale data quality programs
Decisive and action-oriented. Comfortable making consequential decisions with incomplete information, accountable for outcomes, and capable of moving an organization forward without waiting for perfect data
Builder's mindset. Energized by the opportunity to create integrated structure from two solid but distinct foundations - and clear-eyed about what that requires in terms of organizational capital, relational investment, and sustained focus
Technically credible, not technically siloed. Able to engage deeply with data engineers and architects while operating as a peer to the CFO, COO, and clinical leadership
Politically astute. Capable of navigating the complexity of a large parent organization, a multi-legacy-entity integration, and a C-suite with competing priorities - without losing momentum or organizational trust
Talent multiplier. Builds teams that outlast their own tenure. Invests in developing others as a core leadership responsibility and sees the stabilization and growth of analytics talent as a personal mandate

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in data science, statistics, health informatics, business, or a related field; MBA or clinical informatics credential a plus
CHIE, CPHIMS, CDMP, or equivalent health data management certification
Home health, hospice, or post-acute care sector experience - familiarity with OASIS, home health claims data, episode-based payment models, and care center operations analytics
Experience operating as an analytics leader within an Optum-affiliated or large integrated health system environment
Exposure to value-based care contracting analytics and population health data infrastructure

Responsibilities

Develop and execute an enterprise-wide data and analytics strategy aligned to H&CCD's clinical, operational, financial, and strategic objectives within the Optum ecosystem
Serve as the primary analytics thought leader and executive sponsor for data-driven decision-making across the combined organization
Represent H&CCD analytics interests within Optum, managing upstream reporting requirements and parent organization integration expectations
Chair or co-chair the Data Governance Steering Committee, with accountability for enterprise analytics prioritization and resource allocation
Champion analytics literacy across all levels of leadership, fostering a culture where data informs every significant business decision
Resolve legacy definition conflicts between LHC and Amedisys data environments as the foundational integration deliverable - establishing agreed-upon definitions for clinical, operational, and financial metrics across the combined enterprise
Align consistent metrics and performance definitions across all operational units, ensuring clear metric accountability across clinical, financial, and operational business domains
Establish and enforce enterprise-wide data governance frameworks - data ownership, quality standards, and governance policies ensuring data is accurate, accessible, and used consistently
Drive creation of a single source of truth for critical data domains including clinical outcomes, operational performance, managed care contracting, and revenue cycle.
Implement master data management strategy and data lifecycle policies consistent with HIPAA, CMS regulatory requirements, and Optum standards
Assess, stabilize, and develop analytics talent across both legacy organizations - addressing leveling disparities, attrition risk, and institutional knowledge concentration as an immediate priority
Build and lead a centralized analytics organization encompassing enterprise BI & reporting, data science, core technical capability, and Optum integration reporting
As data governance, metric definitions, and data use consistency mature across the enterprise, establish the governance model for business analyst roles embedded within clinical, operational, managed care, and financial business units - evolving toward a hub-and-spoke accountability structure that balances central standards with functional responsiveness
Attract and develop senior analytics leadership capable of operating in a complex, matrixed, Optum-aligned healthcare environment
Lead and accelerate the active enterprise migration from MicroStrategy to Power BI - consolidating reporting operations, driving self-service adoption across business units, and maximizing platform analytical capability in the near term
Retain strategic flexibility to evaluate and evolve the analytics platform as the organization's AI/ML integration demands and enterprise maturity develop over time
Define and own the enterprise data architecture: cloud strategy, data warehouse, data engineering pipelines, and technical infrastructure required to support analytics at scale
Partner with the Chief Information Officer on technology roadmap alignment and the boundary between IT infrastructure and analytics capability
Govern the responsible development and deployment of AI/ML and generative AI capabilities in alignment with Optum standards and enterprise risk tolerance
Lead the analytics function to deliver actionable insights across clinical quality, operational efficiency, managed care performance, revenue cycle, and business development
Build and deploy predictive and prescriptive models that support value-based care contract performance, utilization management, and outcome optimization
Ensure business leaders have access to timely, accurate, and decision-ready reporting and dashboards across all functional domains
Develop and execute the enterprise AI/ML analytics roadmap, integrating advanced capability across clinical, operational, and commercial functions
Build trusted relationships with the C-suite - CSO, COO, CFO, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer, and CIO - translating business need into analytics capability and analytics output into business action
Navigate governance boundaries across functional business units, establishing clear accountability for analytics delivery across all domains
Manage the Optum Integration Reporting function, ensuring H&CCD fulfills parent organization data obligations while protecting operational focus