Healthcare Economics Consultant

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The Healthcare Economics Consultant supports the Finance / Accounting general functions by reporting accurate financial information, performing financial analyses, forecasting, and modeling; and automating internal reporting processes for Finance and other departments.
This is a Hybrid position in Tampa, FL. You will be working onsite 2-3 days a week at the following address: 5130 Sunforest Dr., Tampa, FL33634
Primary Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains reporting that allows for ease of data retrieval and manipulation regarding a variety of topics such as claims payment, utilization management, health plan capitation, Medicare risk adjustment, and others
• Maintenance includes commitment to automation of regular deliverables
• Leverages existing and ad-hoc reporting capabilities to identify trends in health plan performance and clinical opportunities
• Works with clinical teams to identify areas of opportunity to drive the performance of programs and develops full understanding of clinical programs being measured
• Research and investigate key business problems through quantitative analyses of utilization and healthcare data. Provides management with concise conclusions and areas for improvement, if applicable
• Coordinates requests for analysis from internal and external clients including assignment, mentoring, and establishing timelines
• Communicates the development, risk, and critical actions resulting from IT initiatives affecting reporting so that they can be disseminated and addressed in a timely manner
• Participates and contributes to the technology vision, strategy, and delivery roadmaps via being a promoter for data literacy, health literacy, an effective data translator, and steward of technology assets and resources
• Maintains documentation of systems and processes
• Ensures accuracy and readability for all team projects
• Always maintains the appropriate level of privacy and confidentiality in accordance with Optum policy guidelines, HIPAA, SOX, and any other regulatory guidelines as applicable
• Performs additional duties as assigned

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, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field (2+ additional years of comparable work experience beyond the required years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a bachelor's degree)
• 2+ years of analytical or financial analysis experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Proficient in utilizing the SQL query language
• Hybrid position located in Tampa, FL

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a managed healthcare organization
• Understanding of the complexity of Member healthcare accounting, claims and revenue

If the hired individual resides in Florida (office based or telecommuting) this position requires the AHCA Level II background check (fingerprinting) by the State of Florida for all clinicians that have direct face to face contact with members OR employees who will have access to confidential patient data and will require renewal every five years.
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 and its affiliated medical practices are 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 and its affiliated medical practices is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.