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UnitedHealth Group

Sr. Data Science Analyst - Brentwood, TN

United States

Optum is a company that's on the rise. We're expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

Our naviHealth business is looking to hire a senior-level software quality engineer with experience building mission-critical service-oriented applications. This role is a key-contributor to the organization and future technologies.

The Sr. Data Science Analyst operates as an internal consultant, finding solutions to the most critical organizational challenges in a fast-paced health care environment, leading to improved patient outcomes and performance for our business partners. The challenges that are complex from a methodology or business perspective are frequently the types of projects that this role tackles.

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Primary Responsibilities:
  • Successfully guide Data Science projects from concept to completion as a combination of Data Science subject matter expert, project manager, and business analyst
  • Perform Research and Development to generate new products and/or ways to use our data to improve patient outcomes
  • Translate identified business challenges or opportunities into actionable project efforts with defined scope and goals
  • Create visual concepts/mockups that foster a shared understanding of business challenges or opportunities
  • Coalescing stakeholders toward reasonable project objectives that address the most pressing challenges of our business
  • Collaborate and coordinate with clinical, business, IT and engineering partners in the design and development of products that address key business challenges using internal and/or external data
  • Effectively communicate the practical nature of the results of various analyses to business stakeholders using illustrations and practical language
  • Pilot a proposed solution to demonstrate its effectiveness and/or suggest improvements
  • Create reports documenting key findings, observations, outcomes, and/or recommendations clearly
  • Develop, document and maintain code in a clear and reproducible manner
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested

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 Engineering, Science, Math, Statistics, or related fields
  • 3+ years of experience in analytics role addressing practical business challenges
  • 3+ years of experience with SQL
  • 3+ years of experience with R and/or Python
  • Knowledge of classical statistical / hypothesis testing techniques
  • Employees are required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener prior to entering the work site each day, in order to keep our work sites safe. Employees must comply with any state and local masking orders. In addition, when in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are expected to wear a mask in areas where physical distancing cannot be attained

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Professional experience as a project/program manager and/or business analyst
  • Experience within the healthcare provider and/or payer space
  • Experience with deep learning (particularly Tensorflow or other GPU-based) and Natural Language Processing
  • Experience with automated machine learning tools (for example:H20, DataRobot) and simulation tools
  • Experience with visualization tools, including Tableau

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)




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.

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

Job Keywords: Sr. Data Science Analyst, Brentwood, TN, Nashville, R, Python, SQL

Job ID: UHG-267417
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • HSA
    • On-Site Gym
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
  • Parental Benefits

    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Remote Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Leave of Absence
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Paid Holidays
    • Paid Vacation
  • Financial and Retirement

    • Relocation Assistance
    • Performance Bonus
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • 401(K)
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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