SAS Analyst / Programmer (Telecommute) - US (381029)
Picis Inc - Minneapolis, MN

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Position Description:
This person will help operations identify opportunities for decreasing operational processing costs and/or increasing medical cost savings. Perform complex data analysis to identify patterns, correlations among business data elements, trends and anomalies in order to generate insights into historical and future operational performance. Using advance excel and statistical skills, build flexible models to forecast savings, analyze and optimize operational performances. Deliver persuasive messages based on sound, thorough, fact-based analysis and logic to compel Senior Leadership teams to act as needed. Foster trusted relationships with Senior Leadership to proactively identify constituent needs and develop business intelligence and analytical solution portfolios. Perform complex business analysis using a combination of known and unknown data elements in order to create business cases for new initiatives and enhancements.

Qualifications

Requirements:
5+ years experience with analyzing large data sets using Excel and SAS

5+ years experience with data analysis

5+ years experience in collecting requirements and designing dashboards, scorecards and drill through reports using enterprise Business Intelligence applications

HS Diploma/GED required

Assets:
Experience with statistical tools such as SPSS

SQL experience a plus

Data Warehousing / Data Mart project experience a plus

What makes your technology career greater with UnitedHealth Group? You'll have the most opportunities to grow and develop. We invest in rich technology resources and talented people to help glean and use intelligence in ways that drive quality and affordability of healthcare for millions of people worldwide. It's your chance to be a transformational force in the industry and within UnitedHealth Group. If you believe there is always a better way, take the next step in exploring your potential with UnitedHealth Group.

OptumInsight

is part of the family of companies that make

UnitedHealth Group

one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

OptumInsight is one of the largest and fastest growing health information companies. We specialize in improving the performance of the health system by providing analytics, technology and consulting services that enable better decisions and results. We integrate workflow solutions that deliver data in real-time, and create actionable insights - processing health information that relates directly to and affects one in four patients in the U.S, one in every three Medicaid dollars and one in every five emergency room visits. And we do it all with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation & Performance.

What can YOU do with the right information? At OptumInsight, the possibilities and the impact are limitless. No matter what your role is at OptumInsight, you'll be empowered to ask more questions, develop better solutions and help make the health care system greater than ever. It's always fresh. It's always exciting. And it's never been more important.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

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Picis, Inc. is a provider of healthcare information technology solutions designed for the delivery of patient care in the hospital, includin...