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.The Fraud Analyst is a member of the Optum Financial Bank Technology and Fraud team. We provide data analytic development services for reviewing and investigating potential cases of financial fraud against various transactions - Claims, Investments, Cards etc. This position will develop new analytics, enhance existing analytics, and maintain and improve the applications that support these analytics using bigdata tools, Azure, Python, with Panda, Spark, Pyspark and PL/SQL.They will also be responsible for performing fraud investigations to resolve disputes, facilitate communication to appropriate parties, and facilitate remediation. The Fraud Analyst is expected to have a deep understanding of fraud and be able to lead investigations and report summaries with solution.Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and implement analytics rules engines
• Research, evaluate, and deploy new tools, frameworks, and patterns to build sustainable Big Data platform
• Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement of existing solutions
• Define and develop APIs for integration with various data sources in the enterprise
• Analyze and define customer requirements
• Assist in defining product technical architecture
• Make accurate development effort estimates to assist management in project and resource planning
• Create prototypes, proof-of-concepts & design and code reviews
• Collaborate with management, quality assurance, architecture, and other development teams
• Write technical documentation and participate in production support
• Keep skills up to date through ongoing self-directed training
• 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

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in hands-on software development
• 4+ years of experience in Oracle/SQL databases and PL/SQL
• 2+ years of experience in development with R, Python using Pandas, and Spark/Pyspark
• Experience working with cloud platforms
• Experience working with BigData tools, like Databricks, Spark, or Cassandra
• Proven Experience with verbal, written and interpersonal skills and ability to work independently
• Experience in fraud detection, risk assessment, or investigations is often preferred
• Good experience with data analysis and data visualization tools
• Familiarity with fraud detection tools and software is advantageous
• Solid analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail are crucial
• Proven exceptional communication and reporting abilities
• Proven proficiency in Excel experience (e.g., filter, sort, V-lookup, pivot tables, etc.)

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.

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