Data Quality Assurance Business Analyst - House Calls - Telecommute

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: September 24, 2022

Job Description:

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that is improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation is not about another gadget; it is about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There is no room for error. If you are looking for a better place to use your passion and your desire to drive change, this is the place to be. It's an opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm) This position is part of the Optum Care Solutions, Care Services, House Calls organization. -House Calls is a no-cost, in home clinical visit for members of qualified UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans. House Calls is for all health types, whether members are healthy or have chronic conditions. - House Calls Value Proposition:

• Extend the reach of primary care to improve access to care for our members
• Improve the health and well-being of our members
• Empower our members with the information, guidance, and tools they need to make personal health choices and decisions
• Connect members to physician care and care management programs, and help to pre-empt costly institutional care
• Improve HEDIS scores, CMS Star Ratings, and other health plan quality measures; program directly impacts 14 measures
• Enhance the patient's medical record by improving the completeness and accuracy of diagnoses information
• Increase member satisfaction and improve member retention; 98%-member satisfaction, 80% of members consent to a repeat visit in the following year The primary responsibility of the Data Quality Business Analyst will be to support and sustain the data Quality foundation / strategy across House Calls. - The Data Quality Analyst will partner with the business to improve data quality through process improvements, data lifecycle management, DG metrics, and champion data Quality within the organization. You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. Primary Responsibilities:
  • Work with business owners to define, establish, and maintain data quality rules
  • Create, apply, and maintain data definitions consistent with department and organizations strategies
  • Working with business and IT partners to remediate identified gaps using both manual and automated solutions
  • Maintain data ownership and attribute management (status/sub-status / naming standards) -
  • Establishing and refining processes to continuously monitor data quality -
  • Ensuring processes are in place to proactively detect, correct, and prevent data quality issues
  • Manual cleansing of data to be leveraged by the business while improving data quality metrics (Invalid address, invalid phone, etc.)
  • Prepare management and technical presentations and interfacing with senior management and business users to map out and document business requirements, data and information needs, and data exchange flows
  • Act as an advisor and subject matter expert for data-centric business and technology initiatives, projects and/or programs
  • Assisting business and technology initiatives, projects, and/or programs with developing data strategies for their efforts, advising them in the planning stages of the initiatives and helping them to align with the enterprise data strategy and enterprise data Quality policies and standard
  • Play a key leadership role with the agile teams representing data management, data quality, and business processes/rules 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:
    • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Health Administration, or related field or equivalent experience
    • 5+ years of experience in business requirements gathering/analysis
    • 3+ years of professional experience with writing MS SQL scripts and queries or similar query tool
    • Experience with process mapping, documenting controls, and implementing policies
    • Experience with tools and software to extract, and analyze data
    • Experience defining and develop data validation, verification, and reconciliation strategies
    • Experience with data quality, master data management best practices
    • Knowledge of data practices and principles for data analysis
    • Understands concepts and applications of business information models.
    • Understanding of relationship between data, business rules, and functions Preferred Qualifications:
      • Experience with Informatica's Information Data Quality tool a plus
      • Experience in Home & Community, specifically House Calls data structures and use
      • Communicate effectively across the organization, having a solid customer service orientation (both internally and externally) and excellent results orientation To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm) *All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy. Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $82,100 to $146,900. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $90,500 to $161,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. 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.

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