[Remote] Manager Data Analytics

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum is a global healthcare organization that uses technology to help people live healthier lives and improve health outcomes. The Manager, Data Analytics leads stakeholder and program management, analytics delivery, cost accounting functions, financial analysis, and team leadership for client health systems.

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder and Program Management
• Partner with key stakeholders and executives across the client organizations to support their operational and strategic objectives with actionable analytics
• Manage a portfolio of analytics, proactively tracking and communicating new developments to clients
• Facilitate prioritization of high-level client objectives as well as individual needs to develop a cohesive analytics roadmap
• Act as a liaison between leadership and analytics delivery teams to streamline communication and organization of projects
• Regularly communicate project updates, successes, issues, and risks with stakeholders
• Analytics Delivery and Subject Matter Expertise
• Lead efforts to create new analytical insights and capabilities related to key metrics, profitability, performance improvement, and other related areas for client health systems
• Oversee design, development and delivery of analyses to answer business questions and guide organizational strategy
• Partner with analytical platform teams, data engineering, data governance and others to ensure accuracy and efficiency in aggregation and alignment of foundational data assets needed to power analytics
• Act as a subject matter expert in some of the following areas: healthcare costing methodologies, hospital operations, service line profitability, estimated reimbursement strategies, as well as the Optum products that support these areas
• Develop and present analytical summaries, educational topics, etc., in a professional manner
• Manage key domain functions including data integrity, cost model structure, allocation and reclass setup and processes, etc
• Recruit, develop and evaluate professional staff
• Provide oversight for departmental time tracking
• Assign and prioritize projects

Skills

• • 5+ years of experience in hospital finance, healthcare cost accounting, financial planning, or a related healthcare finance function
• • 5+ years of experience managing cost accounting operations, including cost allocations, profitability modeling, and financial reporting
• • 5+ years of experience supporting hospital budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities
• • 3+ years of experience presenting financial analysis and recommendations to hospital executives and senior leaders
• • 3+ years of experience leading analytical initiatives, performance improvement projects, or budgeting support functions
• • Demonstrated people management and team leadership experience
• • Experience providing strategic Cost Accounting consultation and financial insights to senior leadership teams
• • Proven effective communicator and trainer, providing support to all clients to optimize utilization of the Strata system
• • Proven to provide timely input into the decision-making process during the development of cost allocations and reclasses, system setup, operational processes and profitability reporting methodology and delivery
• • Proven continually demonstrate a thorough understanding of financial operations and proficiency with cost accounting tools, including working knowledge of financial statement preparation and analysis
• • Proven role model, providing excellent customer service to all internal and external customers
• • Demonstrate a high level of proficiency with MS Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• • Proven to possess project organization, time management, analytical and problem-solving skills
• • Demonstrate initiative, a professional attitude and a desire for self-improvement
• • Proven to have high level of personal accountability for accuracy, attention to detail and completion of work assignments
• • Proven ability to work with all levels of personnel within the organization, work collaboratively within teams and coordinate the work of others

Benefits

• Flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S.
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution
• Career development opportunities

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