Senior Data Scientist - Remote Nationwide

UnitedHealth Group • Edina, MN • 8h ago

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

Work with business to develop and operationalize analytic solutions

Engage in communications for all important functions including data understanding/exploration, strategizing solutions etc.

Collaborate with various stakeholders to understand quality business needs and provide data driven insight for process improvements to drive data completeness, accuracy and timeliness in Cozeva

Produces innovative solutions driven by exploratory data analysis from unstructured, diverse datasets that lead to the development and implementation of a framework for Quality data analytics & QA process of Cozeva Inbound and outbound data from Quality Business Perspective

Leverage big data analytics infrastructure comprising Hadoop, MapR, Python, H2O, Spark and Snowflake to solve complex business problems in the healthcare domain

Collaborate with fellow data scientists, business analysts and subject matter experts to design and oversee the development of working proto@types of data science solutions

Participate in Sprint Planning and Sprint Review meetings with the Scrum Team and project stakeholders

Support and drive analytic efforts around machine learning and innovation

Communicate analytic results and predictive models to business partners

Manipulation and analysis of data in support of a variety of analytic solutions

Work with vast amounts of data from multiple sources to provide predictive and prescriptive analytics to the enterprise

Produce innovative solutions driven by exploration data analysis from unstructured, diverse datasets typically measured in gigabytes or larger

Apply knowledge of statistics, machine learning, programming, data modeling, simulation, and advanced mathematics to recognize patterns, identify opportunities, pose business questions, and make valuable discoveries leading to proto@type development and product improvement

Uses a flexible, analytical approach to design, develop, and evaluate predictive and prescriptive models and advanced algorithms that lead to optimal value extraction from the data

Works with analytics and statistical software to perform analysis and interpret data

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

High School Diploma/GED (or higher)

5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist

5+ years of experience with SQL, R, Python, Hadoop, PowerBI

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Actuarial Science or similar

Experience in analytics / data science in a business or academic @context

Demonstrated experience using programming to solve complex technical problems

Demonstrated experience accessing data from various data environments

Ability to break down and clearly define problems

Demonstrated ability to own and deliver projects that deliver real business value

Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills

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

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 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. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Application Deadline: 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 the volume of applicants.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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