Senior Healthcare Finance Consultant - Remote - UnitedHealth Group
Minnetonka, MN
About the Job
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 equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
You've been working your way to this opportunity for some time now. You've learned to lead. You've built a deep expertise in health care network operations. You've set your sights on having more impact in more ways. It's time to join our leadership team and help UnitedHealth Group meet the challenge of shaping where health care will go. We're driving ever higher levels of sophistication in how provider networks are composed and compensated. Your expertise in provider networks can help us build in the next phase of evolution. In this role, you'll use your knowledge and analytical skills to help determine how clinical providers group up by specialty and service line. As you do, you'll discover the resources, backing and opportunities that you'd expect from a Fortune 7 leader.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility work remotely* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
+ Serve as subject matter expert to executive leadership in support of value based contracting strategy
+ Gather, interpret and analyze claims, financial, membership data and summarize key findings or recommend next steps without clearly developed guidelines
+ Create and support standard financial reporting or ad-hoc detailed analysis in accordance with contracting guidelines
+ Support conceptual analysis and strategies to team and internal customer groups
+ Anticipate customer needs and emerging trends; develop solutions through data to meet those needs
+ Solve unique, complex, and ambiguous problems with broad impact on the business through critical thinking and resourcefulness
+ Present data analysis in a way that can be understood by a variety of audiences from detailed technical or financial explanations to high level conclusions and strategies
+ Review data and analytics of other analysts on the team or other internal customer groups through trouble shooting and data validation
+ Lead projects to completion by contributing to the planning, discovery, analysis and creation of new strategies, financial reporting or the automation of reporting
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:
+ 4+ years of experience in an analytics capacity with evidence of proactive critical thinking and creative problem solving
+ Experience in the healthcare insurance industry with previous exposure to medical claims data
+ Proficiency in MS Excel and Pivot Tables and complex formula-driven modeling
+ Beginner to intermediate level proficiency with coding in Snowflake, Toad, Snowsight, SQL, or SAS
Preferred Qualifications:
+ Familiarity with SMART or other claims platform
+ Highly effective verbal and written communication skills for a variety of audiences
+ Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $88,000 to $173,200 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._
You've been working your way to this opportunity for some time now. You've learned to lead. You've built a deep expertise in health care network operations. You've set your sights on having more impact in more ways. It's time to join our leadership team and help UnitedHealth Group meet the challenge of shaping where health care will go. We're driving ever higher levels of sophistication in how provider networks are composed and compensated. Your expertise in provider networks can help us build in the next phase of evolution. In this role, you'll use your knowledge and analytical skills to help determine how clinical providers group up by specialty and service line. As you do, you'll discover the resources, backing and opportunities that you'd expect from a Fortune 7 leader.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility work remotely* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
+ Serve as subject matter expert to executive leadership in support of value based contracting strategy
+ Gather, interpret and analyze claims, financial, membership data and summarize key findings or recommend next steps without clearly developed guidelines
+ Create and support standard financial reporting or ad-hoc detailed analysis in accordance with contracting guidelines
+ Support conceptual analysis and strategies to team and internal customer groups
+ Anticipate customer needs and emerging trends; develop solutions through data to meet those needs
+ Solve unique, complex, and ambiguous problems with broad impact on the business through critical thinking and resourcefulness
+ Present data analysis in a way that can be understood by a variety of audiences from detailed technical or financial explanations to high level conclusions and strategies
+ Review data and analytics of other analysts on the team or other internal customer groups through trouble shooting and data validation
+ Lead projects to completion by contributing to the planning, discovery, analysis and creation of new strategies, financial reporting or the automation of reporting
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:
+ 4+ years of experience in an analytics capacity with evidence of proactive critical thinking and creative problem solving
+ Experience in the healthcare insurance industry with previous exposure to medical claims data
+ Proficiency in MS Excel and Pivot Tables and complex formula-driven modeling
+ Beginner to intermediate level proficiency with coding in Snowflake, Toad, Snowsight, SQL, or SAS
Preferred Qualifications:
+ Familiarity with SMART or other claims platform
+ Highly effective verbal and written communication skills for a variety of audiences
+ Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $88,000 to $173,200 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._
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