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Senior Data Scientist, Star Ratings Analytics - Remote

  2025-10-01     Remote Staffing     all cities,AK  
Description:

Caring. Connecting. Growing Together.

At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Perform advanced data analytics to uncover insights that inform strategic initiatives and drive improvements in member care and Quality performance
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed analytics into business strategies and deliver data-driven solutions to complex challenges
  • Communicate analytical findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders across technical and non-technical domains
  • Support data acquisition, integration, and preparation to enable robust and scalable analytics workflows
  • Analyze and interpret drivers of quality trends, including observation bias, metric changes, operational shifts, and industry developments
  • Initiate and foster innovative approaches to problem-solving, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement
  • Integrate diverse data sources with domain knowledge in healthcare and government policy to develop and present impactful business recommendations
Required Qualifications
  • 3+ years of professional experience in developing analytical solutions using techniques such as machine learning, text mining/analysis, simulations, hypothesis testing, etc.
  • 3+ years of professional experience with Python
  • 3+ years of professional experience applying data analysis to solve business problems
  • 2+ years of professional experience communicating analytic results to stakeholders
  • Self-motivated and demonstrates an innate ability to absorb new concepts, technical frameworks, program paradigms while employing them creatively to solve complex analytical problems
  • Critical thinker- this position will need to evaluate merits of new and innovative ideas and make sound decisions
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Medicare Advantage products or the healthcare industry
  • Solid communicator - this role will need to be comfortable presenting program objectives, process, and performance in multiple settings
  • Solid relationship building skills with internal and practice teams to drive goal alignment

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). 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 everyoneof every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and incomedeserves 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.


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