UnitedHealth Group is among the most ambitious Fortune 25 companies you'll ever meet. Through our family of businesses, we're working to make the health care system perform better for more people, in more ways than ever.
Simply put, we think the entire system can be greater than it's ever been. And that drives us to work harder, aim higher, and expect more from one another.
Here, you'll be empowered to make an immediate impact for millions of others. And you'll achieve more than you ever expected. How does that fit with your plans?
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UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.
Description UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow.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 inhealth 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. Positions in this function are responsible for the data and statistical analysis.
This is a highly visible role in need of a dynamic SAS professional.
Here is a chance to showcase your SAS programming skills in a fastpacedenvironment. As the Sr. SAS Biostatistician, you would conduct SAS programming and statistical datamining in the Payer and Government Solutions Market with a particular focus on Payment Accuracy. We areproud to offer competitive benefits, growth potential and career support to the talented professional lookingto excel his or her career with an industry leader.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Producing studies by working closely with SMEs
- Working with hospital and physician claims
- Providing leadership in business projects.
- Providing advice and consulting on statistical methodologies used in building models to detect fraud
- Handling large claims databases and a wide range of claims data
- Building models and rules to identify fraudulent medical claims billing patterns using SAS
- Working with the Sr. Programming Analysts to prototype new analytic methods
- Aiding the awareness of developments in statistical techniques relevant to the detection of fraud andabuse in the healthcare insurance industry
- Assisting with training and mentoring other staff membersBring your talent to an industry leader with the information, technology, and consulting expertise to helptransform 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 Qualifications
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PhD in either of the following: Mathematics, Statistics, Technical field (engineering, health services research, economics)
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3+ years Unix SAS programming experience
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Leadership ability to develop new tools and applications to use for detection offraudulent activity
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A background using SAS/BASE, SAS/STAT, SAS/Graph and SAS Macro language
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Substantial experience pulling large data files from claims databases and manipulating data using SAS
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5 + years healthcare industry exposure
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50% travel
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An ability to work independently in solving business problems
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Experience working in a fast-paced work environment
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Proficiency in MS Office applications
Preferred assets:
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. |
