Senior Business Analyst - Remote in St. Louis, MO

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.  

Sr. Business Analyst role to support financial business analysis within the delivery enablement capability for Payment Integrity business area. Resource will be responsible for financial gathering, data mapping and transformation, onshore financial data analysis and report quality assurance for the monthly financial deliverables for Behavioral Health Payment Integrity.  

If you are located in St. Louis, MO, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:  

• Work collaboratively with PI BAR teams, PNI Operations, PNI developers to ensure a shared understanding of requirements for the financial reporting
• Interact with internal customers to effectively design, implement, automate and document reporting that accurately captures financial requirements 
• Perform data mapping from sources external to the systems as per required for monthly financial reporting 
• Perform onshore financial analysis of Behavioral Health data to ensure data quality and integrity prior to ingestion 
• Coordinate ingestion of financial data with onshore data engineers 
• Validate financial datasets post ingestion 
• Collaborate with onshore business intelligence developer to ensure financial dashboard is built as per customer requirement 
• Perform quality assurance testing on financial dashboard prior to customer testing 
• Communicate with various functional areas and translate technical concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences, both verbally and in writing

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: 

• Proficiency in gathering and refining requirements from stakeholders
• Expertise in Excel, Pivot tables, Modeling
• Experience with SQL scripting to perform data analysis
• Proficiency in testing reports using Tableau or Power BI
• Hands-on experience with data analysis and profiling using Microsoft SQL, Excel and Microsoft Suite
• Ability to create functional test cases and support user acceptance testing

*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 $72,800 - $130,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.