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Healthcare Economic Consultant - Remote

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2025-05-22

At United Healthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are searching for a healthcare economics consultant to join our experienced team. This creative role offers an excellent opportunity to directly impact an innovative function and secure your future with an industry leader. This role sits within a functional support team that works supporting strategy and growth health plan efforts to provide optimal, affordable care for our members. This position will provide analytic support and consultation to local market health plans as well as national leaders related to the modeling, analysis, and administration of healthcare expenditures and revenues.

    You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.Primary Responsibilities:
  • Interpret and analyze claims, premium, capitation and membership data in support of healthcare analyses.
  • Lead data-driven efforts to ultimately deliver competitive RFP responses with a growth mindset.
  • Leverage proactive data insights to improve innovation in the enterprise.
  • Respond with agility to national ad hoc requests from internal organizational leaders.
  • Understand clinical indicators and appropriate data in evaluating the efficacy of targeted interventions/programs.
  • Identify potential areas for medical cost improvements in collaboration with the local health plan, national leadership team, and key functional (clinical, strategy, growth, actuarial, and finance) leaders.
  • Research and investigate key business problems through quantitative analyses of utilization and cost data.
  • Lead projects to completion by contributing to database creation, statistical modeling and financial reports.
  • Analyze reporting tools utilized by the internal customer groups.
  • Communicate with impact on statistical findings and conclusions.
  • Review the work of others.
  • Serve as a leader/mentor and be sought out as an expert.
    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 equivalent work experience.
  • 3+ years of work experience in a corporate setting.
  • 3+ years of health care experience working with claims data and medical codes.
  • Proficiency in performing data analytics.
  • At least a beginner level proficiency with SQL, SAS and/or other statistical programs.
  • At least an intermediate level of proficiency working with MS Excel including formulas, calculations, charts, graphs, etc.
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Medicaid experience.
  • Intermediate skills/knowledge of query tools, database platforms, data mapping/ETL, system platforms and software packages platforms.
  • Ability to come to office in Minneapolis.
  • All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to United Health Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

The salary range for this role is $71,600 to $140,600 annually based on full-time employment. 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.
Final date to receive applications:

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.

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