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These are extraordinary times in health care. The opportunities to help people live healthier have never been greater. Advanced data and technologies, breakthrough treatments and consumer choice are redefining what can be achieved.

At UnitedHealthcare, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we are working to create a system that is connected, aligned and more affordable for all involved; one that delivers high quality care, responsive to the needs of each person and the communities in which they live. With connections to more than 1.3 million physicians and care professionals and 6,200+ hospitals and care facilities across the globe, we can collaborate in new ways to improve patient care while providing customizable and comprehensive solutions in any market place, anywhere.

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The Medicare Advantage Product Capabilities team provides management, strategic oversight, SME knowledge, data analytics, data delivery & stewardship, and production support for technical assets which deliver Medicare Advantage product and benefit data across the enterprise. Our focus is to create sustainable solutions that drive efficiencies in operations where Medicare Advantage product data is needed.

The Principal Data Analyst is a director level position, and will be an expert in working with data, driving successful technical programs under their responsibility. While immediately the position will not have direct reports, they will have responsibility for small team of developers and analysts that may report to them in the near future.

The role will have oversight of two programs related to delivering standard reporting of healthcare plan and benefit reporting throughout the organization. The candidate will lead a scrum team to deliver flawless execution of the program, guiding its roadmap, and mentoring staff to create a high performing team.

They will also serve as a technical architect, creating prototypes or frameworks to be passed on to senior staff to deliver the full implementation. Lastly, as a part of the MA Product leadership team, they will work with other analytics team to collaborate and advise on other projects to ensure the team delivers in a consistent manner.

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

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an internal analytics scrum team using agile practices to deliver the technical solution and data sets in support of Medicare Advantage Plan and Benefit Design, including competitive analytics and plan/benefit reporting
• Establish a deep understanding of the business (Medicare Product, Claims, Member eligibility) and collaborate with Business SMEs to shape the solutions, perform analysis, and interpret data
• Drive technology modernization programs in MA Product by identifying programs that do not meet the growth or quality needs of the team and lead redesign efforts
• Asset technical owner of several data platforms (Database, BI, and ETL servers) responsible for ensuring staff adheres to and evolves data architecture and standards
• Evaluate new technologies to allow the department to deliver modern and innovative products
• Write code (stored procedures, SQL Query, SSIS functions), perform code reviews, maintain code deployments
• Contribute to analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions
• Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
• Prepares solutions by determining and designing system specifications, establishing and following standards
• Updates job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, participating in educational opportunities, maintaining personal networks
• Keep track and provide status updates

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 in Computer Science, or similar technical program
• 5+ years healthcare experience
• 4+ years of solid SQL experience
• 3+ years of experience communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences at VP and Sr. Director levels
• 3+ years of progressive data analytics leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree
• Team leader experience