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Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related field
• Academic coursework in intermediate statistics
• 3+ years of experience using SAS (including macro processing and Proc SQL), R, Python, SQL, and/or STATA in a research, consulting, or business environment to perform the following tasks:
• Manipulating data and/or creating datasets
• Performing quantitative analyses (e.g., descriptive statistics, multivariate regressions, predictive modeling)
• Creating automated reports
• Experience working with healthcare claims and enrollment data and familiarity with healthcare data/payment concepts such as:
• Claims data structure and contents (e.g., claim-level vs. claim line level, revenue center codes, procedure codes, diagnosis-related groups)
• Claims processing concepts (e.g., final action, maturity)
• Inpatient vs. outpatient service settings
• Payment concepts such as allowed amount vs. paid amount, deductible/coinsurance
• Experience in preparing data and information and contributing to reports and presentations
• Curiosity, excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and a focus on meeting deadlines
• Experience interacting with clients

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Statistics, Economics, Public Health, Public Policy or related field
• 5+ years of experience conducting statistical analysis, including program evaluations
• 5+ years of experience creating analytic files from databases with complex structures and relationships
• 5+ years of experience managing and analyzing large datasets
• Demonstrated expertise in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VBA)
• SAS certification
• Understanding of Medicare payment methodologies such as IPPS, OPPS, RBRVS, etc.

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

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

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $85,000 to $167,300. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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.

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.