Data Analyst (SAS) - Golden Valley, MN - Requisition #324458

Ingenix is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

If you get excited about the life transforming potential of bringing health care information to the right place, at the right time, to support crucial decisions, welcome to Ingenix.

We're one of the largest and fastest growing health information companies and the only organization in our industry with the information, technology and consulting expertise to solve the most significant challenges in health and human services.

As a vital member of the UnitedHealth Group family, we serve customers in every segment of the health care field. This includes government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and health delivery networks, insurance providers and, of course, the diverse business divisions of UnitedHealth Group.

Position Description:
Positions in this function use advanced statistical and inferential analysis programs to provide specialized data analysis.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Organizes, sorts and filters data in order to distinguish patterns and recognize trends
• Develops and maintains data preparation and validation routines to support data mining and has experience in creating complex data mining algorithms
• Selects, recommends and applies appropriate analytic and statistical methodologies and techniques to execute against an analysis plan or research objectives
• Evaluates new analytics tools and methodologies for possible deployment. creates data warehouses/marts and/or develops data mining analyses to support business decisions
Bring your talent to an industry leader with the information, technology, and consulting expertise to help transform health and human services. No matter what your role, you'll be empowered to ask more questions, develop better solutions and help make the health care system greater than ever.

Qualifications:

Requirements:
• 3+ years experience writing advanced Data Step SAS program
• 5+ years SAS programming experience
• 3 years experience integrating data from large relational databases
• Bachelors' or graduate degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, public health, health services research, economics, or related field

Assets:
• Experience in health services research projects
• Experience in data mining
• Experience in creating SAS data marts
• Experience in analyzing health insurance claims or clinical data

To apply for Requisition #324458, please follow the steps below:
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Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.