Network Program Analyst - Hybrid in Salt Lake City, UT

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The more you do, the more you learn. And as you learn you find new doors opening that challenge you to bring your best. This specialist role with UnitedHealth Group will call on your knowledge, your energy and your commitment to making health care work more effectively for more people. Your expertise in provider networks can help us build in the next phase of evolution. In this role, you'll use your expertise and analytical skills to help determine how clinical providers group up by specialty and service line. As you do, you'll discover the resources, backing and opportunities that you'd expect from a Fortune 6 leader.

This is no easy task. There are a lot of details to manage, key projects to support, a heavy administrative role and reliance on your analysis to drive committee decisions.

If you are located in Salt Lake City, UT, you will have the flexibility to work from home and in the office in this hybrid role* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform network analysis and strategy development and implementation
• Drive program design and implementation to improve quality and affordability through improvements in appropriateness and effectiveness
• Obtain, validate and analyze data as you analyze network provider performance, and access
• Lead out on several projects that are key to the success of the network, working collaboratively with both external and internal stakeholders

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:

• 2+ years of experience in data analysis
• 1+ years of experience with network data management in a managed care environment
• 1+ years of experience working with reporting tools and generating effective reports
• Ability to convey complex information to others and make it more easily understood
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule (1 week from home, then following week 3 days in the office)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience with claims processing systems and provider databases as well as claims system testing
• Project management experience

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.