Principal Data Analyst - Remote

Requisition Number: 2359307
At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together
The Principal Data Analyst is an individual contributor responsible for developing complex reporting across multiple systems and leading change for new reporting capabilities. This role collaborates with many cross-functional reporting, IT, and other teams, to build out new reporting capabilities and troubleshoot / solution barriers. This role works with a wide range of data sources (medical and pharmacy claims, enrollment, clinical program, population health and authorization data) to deliver reporting on program performance, clinical, claims and other trends.
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.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Identify opportunities for reporting efficiencies, lead and manage new solution implementations
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and potential gaps
• Retrieve data from multiple sources using SQL and other tools to combine into clear, insightful reporting for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Manage clinical and other data resources for team; including set up, documentation, and resolving access or data barriers
• Ensure reporting accuracy, consistency in both data and visualization
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and on time, while communicating barriers to stakeholders
• Communicate findings effectively
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: IT, medical directors, clinical teams, cross-functional reporting teams, account management, others

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:

• 7+ years of experience writing queries with SQL (or Python, R) at advanced level
• 5+ years querying data from different sources and building processes to aggregate into a concise report
• 3+ years building reports with clinical and/or diagnostic data
• 3+ years of experience collaborating with internal stakeholders to identify reporting opportunities and develop solutions
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams, including business and technology partners
• Demonstrated knowledge of data architecture, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), data warehouse design, and large-scale data processing
• Proficient in data analysis, including data manipulation, statistical analysis, and data visualization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Data Science, Data Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering or related quantitative field
• 3+ years querying reports in Snowflake
• 1+ year UMR experience
• Experience working with CPT/ICD10 coding and aligning into similar groups
• Proven knowledge of data visualization tools (Power BI, or similar)

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $112,700 - $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
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.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.