Wednesday, December 04, 2013

UnitedHealth Group - SAS Programmer

Description:

The Senior Healthcare Analytics SAS Programmer is an individual contributor role that will provide support for network optimization and accountable care shared savings programs. This position will create repeatable and scalable financial models utilizing data from UnitedHealthcare Community & Stateâs data warehouse and other sources (i.e. Rate Cells, Kick Payments, Reinsurance, RAR, Part D, capitation) that reconcile to overall financials (Revenue and Medical Expense).

Primary job responsibilities:

-Drill-down on identified physician groups to determine root cause of performance-Model financial impact of network optimization and accountable care initiatives: member disruption, reassignment to better performing physician groups, and shared savings -Produce scorecards (i.e. financial, clinical, and quality data) -Produce downstream real time member analytics in support of operational processes -Retrospective review of impacted groups

Qualifications:

Required:

-Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience-Expert ability in Oracle/SQL, SAS, VBA, EXCEL, and ACCESS-5-10 years of healthcare economics experience to include knowledge of Provider Contracting and nomenclature as well as Healthcare finance knowledge: revenue, medical expense, MLR, gross margin, etc.

UnitedHealthcare, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, is comprised of three specialized businesses dedicated to meeting the health care benefits needs of individuals and groups; all part of something greater, but each with a specialized focus:UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual works with individuals, small businesses and large multi-site employers to provide innovative, affordable benefits services.UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement is focused on serving Americans over the age of 50. It is the largest business dedicated to meeting the growing health and well-being needs of aging individuals in the nation, serving one in five Medicare beneficiaries through a comprehensive and diversified array of products and services through four industry-leading businesses.UnitedHealthcare Community & State provides high-quality, personalized, public-sector health care programs that help local government agencies improve health outcomes for millions of children and low-income and disabled individuals at an affordable cost.Together, we're removing the barriers that keep people from receiving the kind of quality health care that makes a difference. We focus on Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation and Performance as we empower people to achieve better health and well-being.Come grow and thrive in our culture of innovation and ideas. Because there is no opportunity greater than the quest to help people live healthier lives.