Sr Business Analyst - Remote

Senior Business AnalystOptum 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.This is a complex, fast-paced, matrixed environment with a lot of moving parts. The challenge is in developing, enhancing, and maintaining operational information and models. As a Senior Business Analyst, you'll be expected to interpret and analyze large amounts of data from multiple sources and use it to tell a meaningful story.You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.Primary Responsibilities:Analyze, review, forecast and trend complex dataPresent analysis and recommendations for operational and business review/planningSupport short- and long-term operational/strategic business activities through analysisDevelop, recommend, and implement business solutions through research and analysis of data and business processesDeveloping technical requirements for campaigns or business requirementsDevelop and maintain market and client specific demand forecast and release reportingYou'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 in Business, Finance, Health Administration or related field or equivalent experience3+ years of experience in business analytics, planning and reportingWorking knowledge of relational databases, database structuresMS Excel proficiencyPreferred Qualifications:Six Sigma CertificationExperience with MS VisioExperience with MS Power BIMS SQL querying experiencePathway platform experienceCareers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.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: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer 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.UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.