business analyst Richardson, TX
Job description
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Our Senior Business Analyst supports our Business Intelligence Analytics team. The BIA team is responsible for the data and reporting for our revenue cycle operations for both internal and external customers. As our Senior Business Analyst, you will develop reports, analyze data and help drive solutions for key business initiatives.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
- Independently creating, optimizing, automating SQL queries to support revenue cycle reporting needs
- Developing scalable solutions to scrape data and integrate billing, practice management, and claims data into a consolidated data mart
- Building and publishing visualizations in Tableau and PowerBI to communicate results with stakeholders
- Provide AdHoc analytical support to operations and other internal teams for ongoing revenue cycle initiatives
- Collaborate with accounting, finance, and healthcare economics to support the OptumCare fee for service businesses
- Translate detailed revenue cycle analysis into an executive summary
- Troubleshoots data integrity issues, analyzes data for completeness to meet business needs, and proposes documented solution recommendations
- Provides subject matter expertise on all data elements and report content
- Undergraduate degree or 2+ years of relevant experience in an analytics role
- 2+ years of experience with intermediate level of proficiency in SQL (ability to understand and write complex queries, data modeling, and optimization)
- 2+ years of experience with intermediate level of proficiency with Tableau (ability to create and maintain complex dashboards and visualizations)
- Experience communicating with and providing recommendations to VP/SVP level leaders
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (macros, pivot tables, charts)
- Tableau Desktop certified
- Experience with Business Intelligence in Healthcare and/or in Healthcare Revenue Cycle
- Healthcare revenue cycle management experience
- Advanced Tableau proficiency (build complex calculations, table calculations, complex joins from multiple data sources, performance tuning, data blending, server permissions, trouble shoot failures, etc.)
- Advanced SQL proficiency
Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The hourly range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $40.87 to $80.43. 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.
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.
