Associate Healthcare Economics Director - Remote

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration, and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

The Associate Director will be responsible for leading the management of external facing analytics for Optum Behavioral Health Solutions. The work will focus on conducting analysis and identifying behavioral trends on internal and external claim data sources to create analytics, metrics visualizations, and develop insights for presentations, RFIs, RFPs, whitepapers and other collateral as needed. This role will partner with stakeholders and subject matter within Product, Strategy, Clinical and other experts to help guide data requirements and a framework to accomplish assignments. The position will require both quantitative and qualitative skills to build and develop analytics on current behavioral health topics by utilizing Behavioral, Medical and Pharmacy claims data.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collect data independently from databases via SAS programming language


• Perform analysis, interpret results, aggregate data into meaningful summaries or data visualizations


• Identify, monitor, and analyze principal behavioral health cost drivers


• Stay abreast of internal and external behavioral trends


• Develop innovative approaches


• Review the work of others for quality and consistency


• Sought out as expert


• Serve as a leader/mentor

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:

• Undergraduate degree in applicable area of expertise or equivalent experience.


• 5+ years of professional experience programming in SQL/SAS/Python etc


• 5+ years of healthcare experience working with large data sets


• Experience managing a small team
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree MBA or MS in (bio) statistics, public health, health economics, mathematics, or similar quantitative field


• Medical or Behavioral healthcare analytics experience


• Excellent communication, time/project management, problem solving, organizational, and analytical skills


• Proven ability to organize, process and summarize healthcare claims data to identify trends, patterns, and outcomes in support of project initiatives


• Proven consultation and relationship building skills


• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple deliverables at once

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients, and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies now require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles require full COVID-19 vaccination as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state, and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado/Connecticut/Nevada residents is $97,300 to $176,900. 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.

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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