Data Scientist - Remote

UnitedHealth Group • Columbia, MD • 4h ago

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are seeking an experienced and client-focused?Data Scientist?to support?The One Program Integrity (One PI)?program which is an advanced analytics system hosted by?CMS?to detect fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid programs.

This role requires strong programming and communication skills, with expertise in healthcare data analysis, particularly Medicare and Medicaid. The ideal candidate will be proficient in developing reports, dashboards, and map visualizations using?Python and SQL in Snowflake, and?Databricks.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

Serve as a customer-facing data coach for other programmers and data scientists who are working with OnePI hosted applications and data

Support reports developed in SAS Enterprise Guide, Snowsight and Databricks

Build interactive reports, dashboards, and map visualizations in Databricks and Snowsight notebooks

Analyze and interpret Medicare and Medicaid datasets to support healthcare reporting, compliance, and client deliverables

Analyze and interpret complex digital data, such as the usage statistics of a website, especially in order to provide guidance for a business in its decision-making

Participate in code reviews, documentation, and agile development processes

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 related field

8+ years work experience in Information technology

Experience with SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Studio

Hands-on experience with Medicare and Medicaid data analysis and healthcare reporting

Demonstrated experience in client-facing roles with excellent verbal and written communication skills

Solid proficiency in Snowflake and Databricks software

Proven advanced programming skills in Python include visualizations and predictive modeling

Proven solid command of SQL for data querying, transformation, and optimization

Proven solid problem-solving, collaboration, and presentation skills.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $89,900 to $160,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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 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.

OptumCare 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.

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

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