Data Analyst Specialist - Remote

Opportunities with Episource, part of the Optum family of businesses. Join a premier provider of risk adjustment services, software and solutions that's fueling innovation in the health care industry. Start a rewarding career where your work will empower health plans and medical groups with comprehensive end-to-end solutions designed to navigate health care efficiently. Our culture is rooted in innovation, encouraging our team to stay curious and engaged. By joining us, you become part of a global, remote/hybrid-friendly team dedicated to bridging health care gaps with a solid sense of social responsibility. At Episource, we are enriching lives, including those of our team members through Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a Data Analyst, you will play a crucial role in transforming raw data into actionable insights that drive business decisions and strategies. Your responsibilities will include data collection, analysis, interpretation, and transformation, helping stakeholders understand complex datasets to make informed choices and optimize performance

The data analyst will execute data pipelines, analyze transformed data to validate its completeness and gather insight to impact business decisions. Additionally, the data analysis will handle ad hoc analysis request-related data surrounding medical Record retrieval to assist in determining the location of medical charts.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collect, clean, and preprocess data from various sources to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Identify and address data quality issues, outliers, and missing values
• Perform exploratory data analysis to uncover trends, patterns, and relationships within datasets
• Oversee ingestion pipelines and troubleshoots errors related to data. Resolve errors using approved data cleaning techniques
• Translate complex data analysis into clear and actionable insights for stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process optimization and strategic decision-making
• Build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into operational efficiency, and other critical business performance metrics
• Develops and maintains solid relationships with all internal and external stakeholders
• Document analysis methodologies, assumptions, and findings for future reference and replication
• Requires an individual to maintain the ability to work in an environment with PHI / PII data

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:

• 2+ years of experience in data analytics
• 2+ years of experience writing intermediate to advanced SQL (joining many tables, SQL functions, CTE's)
• Experience working with Python (Ability to read and understand Python scripts and ability to make adjustments to scripts)
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau
• Proven knowledge of data analysis and data quality best practices
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
• Proficient in Excel (v-look ups, pivot tables)
• Ability and willingness to work occasional weekends and/or evening work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven knowledge of healthcare data including member, claims, and provider data
• Proven knowledge of industry standards and practices related to medical records retrieval
• Demonstrated understanding of data pipelines, database structures and ETL practices

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington or Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $70,200 to $137,800 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

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.