Job Description

UnitedHealthcare is a company that's on the rise. We're expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

The UHC Medicare and Retirement Healthcare Economics team influences decision making for the Medicare and Retirement line of business through data analysis. The primary focus of the team is to identify, analyze, and explain medical trends. As the Healthcare Economics Consultant, you will build and manipulate complex claims datasets to investigate root causes of medical trends. With those root causes identified, you will further drive innovation by creating and maintaining flexible, Excel-based tools intended to support the ongoing identification of trend drivers and affordability opportunities.

The environment is challenging and fast-paced, requiring flexibility, and a willingness to stretch and learn. Team members are expected to have a high level of energy, a passion for driving demonstrable value, and strong critical-thinking skills. You will be asked to provide answers to difficult analytical questions, relying on your own data investigation work and judgment.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Identify, analyze, and explain Medicare medical trends using claims-based analyses

* Construct polished MS Excel models to satisfy analytical requests

* Use SAS / SQL to construct claims-based datasets

* Apply strong critical thinking skills in order to anticipate questions from key stakeholders and consider all aspects of an analysis before completion

* Provide ongoing, meaningful communications to managers on project status, results and conclusions from analysis

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.

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree

* 2+ years of applicable experience in data analytics

* 1+ years of healthcare claims analytics experience

* Exposed to a wide variety of topics across multiple business functions

* Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Excel (practical experience working with pivot tables, advanced formulas, graphs, vlookups)

* Basic level of proficiency with SAS and/or SQL

* Passion for driving value and the ability to think in an innovative manner

* If you need to enter a work site for any reason, you will be required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener. When in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are required to wear a mask in common areas. In addition, employees must comply with any state and local masking orders

Preferred Qualifications:

* Comfortable creating and editing advanced, user-friendly, and flexible Excel models

* Team oriented and motivated to collaborate

* Strong attention to detail and accuracy

* Proactive problem-solving abilities

* Ability to manage ambiguity in requests

* Flexible in delivering against assigned tasks

Careers at UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement. The Boomer generation is the fastest growing market segment in health care. And we are the largest business in the nation dedicated to serving their unique health and well-being needs. Up for the challenge of a lifetime? Join a team of the best and the brightest to find bold new ways to proactively improve the health and quality of life of these 9 million customers. You'll find a wealth of dynamic opportunities to grow and develop as we work together to heal and strengthen our health care system. Ready? It's time to do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Job Keywords: Healthcare Consultant, Finance, Math, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Economics, healthcare claims, Claims, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MN