SAS Research Programmer - Edina, MN, Basking Ridge, NJ or Hartford, CT - Requisition #333887
Primary Responsibilities:
* Solid organizational skills and focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
* Excellent analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
* Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team environment
* Providing accurate and timely estimates for tasks
* Provide support and leadership in critical production support issue resolution
* Support the team for application availability, reliability and stability on a 7 by 24 by 365 basis
* Conduct or facilitate root cause analysis on all in-scope incidents and recommend a corrective action plan
* Work with team to achieve timely resolution of all production issues meeting or exceeding Service Level Agreements
* Conduct code review to ensure the work delivered by the team is of high quality standards
* Work with business to prioritize production issue resolution
* Work with the Service Manager in process improvement initiatives as directed by the service.
What makes your technology career greater with UnitedHealth Group? You'll have the most opportunities to grow and develop. We invest in rich technology resources and talented people to help glean and use intelligence in ways that drive quality and affordability of healthcare for millions of people worldwide. It's your chance to be a transformational force in the industry and within UnitedHealth Group. If you believe there is always a better way, take the next step in exploring your potential with UnitedHealth Group.
UnitedHealthcare 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.
When you work with UnitedHealthcare, what you do matters. It's that simple…and it's that challenging.
In providing consumer-oriented health benefit plans to millions of people, our goal is to create higher quality care, lower costs and greater access to health care. Join us and you will be empowered to achieve new levels of excellence and make a profound and personal impact as you contribute to new innovations in a vital and complex system.
Regardless of your role at UnitedHealthcare, the support you feel all around you will enable you to do what you do with energy, integrity, and confidence. So take the first step in what is sure to be a fast paced and highly diversified career
Qualifications:
* Bachelors degree
* 3+ years experience programming using SAS
* 3+ years experience working with health plan data (claims, enrollment data)
Assets:
* Experience with SQL and working with data warehouses
* Experience working with multiple data sources, including survey results
* Experience in evaluating data quality and communicating data issues
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