Job Description

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.When you're setting the pace for change, it's not only challenging, it's exhilarating. We're building new health care solutions right and left and shaping the system as we go to help millions live healthier lives. That's why we need Business Analysts who can keep up and dig deep. When you join us, you\'ll drive processes and improvement initiatives that have an impact on healing the health system. Sound like your kind of challenge? Join a Fortune 6, industry leader and find out how you can be a part of something life changing for millions.The question is how effective can you be in interpreting and analyzing large amounts of information from multiple sources and use it to tell a meaningful story? The challenge will be to manage outcomes of various studies that include analyzing, reviewing, forecasting, trending and then presenting information for operational and business planning, all while adapting to change quickly.Positions in this function conduct and manage outcomes of various studies that include analyzing, reviewing, forecasting, trending, and presenting information for operational and business planning. They support short and long term operational/strategic business activities - by developing, enhancing and maintaining operational information and models. They also develop and implement effective/strategic business solutions through research and analysis of data and business processes. *Employees in jobs labeled with SCA must support a government Service Contract Act (SCA) agreement.Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyzes and investigates
• Analyze and interpret data to identify trends, patterns and opportunities for the business and clients
• Communicate analysis and interpretation to appropriate audiences
• Produce, publish and distribute scheduled and ad-hoc client and operational reports relating to the development and performance of products, processes and technologies
• Managing Competency Management Framework with periodic assessment of skill levels and identifying training needs for the Business
• Plan and schedule relevant trainings for the Business
• Track and report skill requirements, gaps and the progress being at periodic intervals
• Coordinate with various stakeholders to identify internal and external subject matter experts or trainers for conducing trainings
• Benchmarking skill evolutions across the industry and make necessary changes to the skill sets for the teams
• Automation of overall competency management framework and trainings delivery
• Publishing periodic news letter to the group
• Track and report progress being made on various skill related metrics and driving improvements
• Tracking utilization of self paced learning platforms and driving improvements
• Cross leverage trainings across the functions
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Eligibility
To apply to an internal job, employees must meet the following criteria:

• Minimum duration of 12 months of continuous service in their current grade and position
• Performance rating in the last common review cycle of Meets Expectations or higher
• Not be on any active CAP (Corrective Action Plan) or active disciplinary action
• Grade 25 and 26 can apply

Required Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience in business/finance including analysis experience with a solid understanding of data storage structures
• 1+ years of experience with project methodology (requirements, design, development, test and implementation)
• Experience with PC-based software programs and automated database management systems (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, SAS, SQL, etc.)
• Experience in analysis of business process and workflow and providing an evaluation, benchmark and/or process improvement recommendations

Preferred Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Health Administration or related field

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.#njp

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