Job: Healthcare Economics Consultant - SAS Data Analysis - Telecommuting

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Jobing Description

What makes your Healthcare Economics career greater with UnitedHealth Group? Advancement, access to data, variety of product lines, and rewards for delivering on our mission.

The Healthcare Economics Consultant will be part of the Medical Informatics team that is focused on developing the infrastructure for the reporting for prior authorizations and medical necessity. We would prefer to have the identified candidate located in our Cypress, CA office, however Rockville, MD; Trumbull, CT; or Bothell, WA offices or telecommuting will also be considered for strong candidates.


Primary job responsibilities include:

Research and investigate key business problems through quantitative analyses of healthcare utilization, authorization, and eligibility data.

Develop and execute data-driven analytical plans for addressing key business questions and operational issues.

Perform data extraction, manipulation, cleaning, quality checking, and analysis

Interpret findings and prepare materials to clearly communicate analytical findings to management and others in the organization.

Use data, statistical methods, and analytical findings to make recommendations for improvements to business processes, operations, and outcomes.

Identify potential areas for improvement of health care affordability, health care quality, customer retention, and market share growth.

Provide data to support work force management, operations, financial analysis, productivity monitoring, and utilization reporting.

Anticipate data needs and develop innovative solutions to meet them

Skills / Requirements

Required:

Bachelors degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Bio-Statistics, Economics, Demography, or other social science or quantitative field

Minimum of 3 years of SAS programming experience (preferably manipulating healthcare data; SPSS or R can not be substituted for SAS)

Minimum of 2 years of data and/or reporting analysis experience (preferably in healthcare)

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills required

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Demonstrated ability to perform requested tasks with minimal direction

Highly organized and able to work well under tight deadlines

Must be able to work effectively with others and have good interpersonal skills

Experience successfully maintaining multiple projects simultaneously

UnitedHealthcare, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, is comprised of three specialized businesses dedicated to meeting the health care benefits needs of individuals and groups; all part of something greater, but each with a specialized focus:

UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual works with individuals, small businesses and large multi-site employers to provide innovative, affordable benefits services.

UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement is focused on serving Americans over the age of 50. It is the largest business dedicated to meeting the growing health and well-being needs of aging individuals in the nation, serving one in five Medicare beneficiaries through a comprehensive and diversified array of products and services through four industry-leading businesses.

UnitedHealthcare Community & State provides high-quality, personalized, public-sector health care programs that help local government agencies improve health outcomes for millions of children and low-income and disabled individuals at an affordable cost.

Together, we're removing the barriers that keep people from receiving the kind of quality health care that makes a difference. We focus on Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation and Performance as we empower people to achieve better health and well-being.

Come grow and thrive in our culture of innovation and ideas. Because there is no opportunity greater than the quest to help people live healthier lives.



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UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.