November 15, 2024

Optum

Falls Church

FULL TIME

Health Data Analytics Consultant

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Optum Serve Consulting/The Lewin Group (OSC/Lewin), a premier national health care and human services consulting and policy analysis firm, brings 50 years of experience finding answers and solving problems for leading organizations in the public, non-profit, and private sectors.

In the wide-ranging field of health human services consulting, OSC/Lewin provides both depth and breadth of expertise. Currently, OSC/Lewin has more than 250 consultants drawn from industry, government and academia. They all share a solid commitment to OSC/Lewin’s core values of objectivity, integrity, analytical innovation, vision, and dedication to client satisfaction.

At OSC/Lewin, we help federal, state, and other decision-makers strengthen health and human services programs, make informed policy choices, and implement critical initiatives. The Health Data Analytics Consultant will provide support on a number of payment model implementation contracts requiring intermediate SAS, R, Python, or SQL experience as well as knowledge of statistics and research methodology.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

Perform a broad range of quantitative analysis to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of Medicare and Medicaid payment models
Support the development of payment calculations, conduct financial and trend analysis, calculate quality metrics, and perform fast-paced ad-hoc analysis to quickly address client needs
Work with clients to verify analysis parameters and specifications
Apply machine learning, econometrics/statistics, predictive modeling, return-on-investment analysis, simulation, and data visualization methods to support the development of health policy
Efficiently query large databases of healthcare claims and eligibility data
Write detailed specifications and documentation of data processing and analytical steps
Write effective and efficient code both independently and under the guidance of project managers using best practice quality control procedures
Maintain a consistently high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in all tasks
Work effectively and cooperatively as a member of a project teams
Prepare data and information for internal as well as external use, contribute to reports, and assist with project coordination tasks

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 or higher in Statistics, Economics, Public Health, Public Policy, or related field
4+ years of experience in health/analytics related field
4+ years of experience using SAS, R, Python, or SQL in a research, consulting, or business environment
Experience working with healthcare claims and enrollment data in large data warehouse environments
Experience in preparing data and information and contributing to reports and presentations
Familiarity with healthcare data/payment concepts (e.g., claims data structure/contents, claim types, payment concepts)

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Statistics, Economics, Public Health, Public Policy, or related field
Academic coursework in statistics, econometric modeling, or other comparable coursework
SAS certification
Experience conducing statistical analysis to inform health policy
Experience with databases having complex structures and relationships, such as the Integrated Data Repository or Chronic Conditions Warehouse
Understanding of Medicare and Medicaid payment methodologies
Experience managing and analyzing large datasets using SAS grid and other parallel processing techniques
Experience with other software such as Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VBA)
Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and a focus on meeting deadlines

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. United Health Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, United Health 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 United Health 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 United Health 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: Optum Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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.

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