Business Insights and Analytics Manager - Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Data Analytics & Business Insights Manager is responsible for leading the development, analysis and visualization of all SAP and distribution related data to support multiple business dimensions both internal and external. Will be responsible for building dashboards, reports, and other platforms leveraging distribution data visualization.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely* from anywhere in the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Works on complex, major or highly visible tasks and projects as a project team member, sometimes as a project lead

• Expertise in multiple technical environments and possesses business knowledge that spans one or more business areas

• Participates in project planning processes

• Identifies project tasks and leads or assists with project timeline estimations

• Works with other team members and business stakeholders to drive development of business analytics requirements

• Leverages knowledge of business processes and data domain

• Brings deep expertise in data visualization tools and techniques in translating business analytics needs into data visualization and semantic data access requirements

• Leverages SAP S/4 HANA and applicable enterprise standard tools and platforms to visualize analytics insights

• Ensures functional and non-functional visualization requirements are met

• Performs knowledge transfer around using data visualizations to business stakeholders

• Helps drive business stakeholder adoption of insights-driven decision making and/or business process innovation

• Drives development of and adherence to data visualization standards

• May provide technical direction and oversee testing of business analytics solutions

• May provide technical leadership for the definition and development of test plans and system documentation

• Leads testing to ensure business analytics solutions meet user specifications

• Provides technical guidance or system process expertise

• Develops reports and presentations for distribution business and key stakeholders

• Evaluates new visualization tools and performs research on best practices

• Participates in POC projects and provides business analytics solutions recommendations

• Conceptualize, design and develop data visualization solutions that synthesize data concepts into clear communications for key business stakeholders

• Drive adoption of data and insights-driven business decision making processes and analytics-enabled business process innovation

• Demonstrate a solid sense of visual design and interest in creative visualization work

• Assist in developing best practices for data presentation and sharing across the organization

• Demonstrate an ability to know and understand the audience and the information the audience needs

• Demonstrate an ability to reduce data to the bare minimum of what is needed to optimally communicate a message

• Demonstrate a drive to learn new tools and new ways of visualizing/displaying data and insights

• Work closely with business users, vendors and delivery teams to understand the business requirements that drive the analysis and design of business analytics and reporting solutions

• Perform various other duties as assigned

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.

Years of post-high school education, in a discipline related to computer science, business, supply chain, engineering science, or information technology, can be substituted/is equivalent to years of experience.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience working in an SAP S/4 HANA environment

• 5+ years of experience in developing business analytics solutions or reports, focusing on requirements gathering and effective visualization of insights

• 2+ years of experience with SAP Analytics Cloud in developing reports, dashboards and KPI measures

• Experience facilitating technical integration initiatives with external trading partners

• Experience managing multiple high-priority projects with a high degree of effectiveness

• Proven solid communication, collaboration, and team-building skills; ability to connect with all levels of the organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience working in life science industry

• Experience with Vistex ViZi analytics tool

• Experience working in Agile environment

• Experience with data mining, predictive modeling techniques and using data to drive business outcomes and decisions

• Proven solid business acumen across all functions of pharmaceutical distribution industry

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $88,000 to $173,200 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

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.