Health Data Analyst Or Research Consultant - Remote

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OptumServe Consulting (OSC)/The Lewin Group (Lewin), a premier national healthcare and human services consulting and policy analysis firm, brings more than 50 years of experience finding answers and solving problems for leading organizations in the public, non-profit, and private sectors. OSC/Lewin's strategic and analytical services aim to help clients:

• Improve policy and expand knowledge of healthcare and human service systems
• Enact, run, and evaluate programs to enhance the delivery and financing of healthcare and family services
• Deal with shifts in healthcare practice, technology, and regulation
• Optimize performance, quality, coverage, and health outcomes
• Create strategies for institutions, communities, associations, foundations, governments, and people to make healthcare and human services systems more effective

In the wide-ranging field of human services consulting, OSC/Lewin provides both depth and breadth of expertise. Currently, OSC/Lewin has more than 250 consultants drawn from industry, government and academia. They all share a strong commitment to Lewin's core values of objectivity, integrity, analytical innovation, vision and dedication to client satisfaction.

As a Research Consultant, you will perform a variety of research and analysis tasks to support consulting projects for federal and state governments, health plans, associations and foundations, hospitals, and health systems. This is an excellent opportunity to work with intelligent people on important policy issues in a positive team environment.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform healthcare policy-focused quantitative and qualitative research and analysis
• Support project management including drafting contract management reports, tracking activities, and deliverables
• Conduct literature reviews and synthesize research findings
• Implement quality control protocols
• Independently prepare information for clients, contribute to reports, and assist with project scheduling and coordination tasks

Position in this function is responsible to maintain a high degree of accuracy, along with attention to detail, excellent oral and written communication skills, solid interpersonal skills, ability to work effectively with other project members, and the ability to meet deadlines.

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:

• Degree in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology or related field
• Coursework in advanced economics or statistics
• Experience with program evaluation
• Quantitative analysis experience
• Familiarity with statistical programming including SAS or Stata
• Understanding of the Medicare and Medicaid policy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college/university and 1+ years of relevant experience performing quantitative analysis, and preparing presentations and reports
• Experience creating visualizations including maps
• Experience with literature review and report development

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $70,200 to $137,800 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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.

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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.

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