Quantitative Research Consultant, OptumServe Consulting/The Lewin Group - Remote

Change Healthcare • Full-time • Falls Church, VA, US • $70,200 - $137,800 / year • 1w ago

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OptumServe Consulting (OSC)/The Lewin Group (Lewin), a Premier National Healthcare And Human Services Consulting And Policy Analysis Firm, Brings More Than 50 Years Of Experience Finding Answers And Solving Problems For Leading Organizations In The Public, Non-profit, And Private Sectors. OSC/Lewin's Strategic And Analytical Services Aim To Help Clients

Improve policy and expand knowledge of healthcare and human service systems
Enact, run, and evaluate programs to enhance delivery and financing of healthcare and family services
Deal with shifts in healthcare practice, technology, and regulation
Optimize performance, quality, coverage, and health outcomes
Create strategies for institutions, communities, associations, foundations, governments, and people to make healthcare and human services systems more effective

Currently, OSC/Lewin has more than 250 consultants drawn from industry, government, and academia. They all share a solid commitment to Lewin's core values of objectivity, integrity, analytical innovation, vision, and dedication to client satisfaction.

As a Quantitative Research Consultant, you will perform a variety of research and analysis tasks to support consulting projects for federal and state governments, health plans, associations and foundations, hospitals, and health systems.

OSC/Lewin is seeking recent graduates of master’s programs in fields such as mathematics, statistics, biostatistics, economics, computer science, data science, epidemiology, or other quantitative fields to fill statistician roles. Individuals without a master’s degree who have 2 to 3 years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree may fill these roles as well. Lewin assists state and federal administrations such as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in evaluating and optimizing healthcare program operations through a combination of analytic and policy-driven research, modeling, and reporting.

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

Primary Responsibilities

Contribute to projects involving the application of statistical sampling such as:
- Investigating improper Medicare and Medicaid billing
- Estimating fund recoupment associated with auditing programs
- Predicting improper billing for audit optimization
Summarize and analyze claims data as well as perform hypothesis testing
Perform data extractions and data cleaning
Produce analytic reports on statistical issues

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.

Required Qualifications

Degree Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university and 2+ years of experience performing quantitative analysis, overseeing day-to-day management of project tasks, and preparing presentations and reports for clients
- Or a Master’s degree from an accredited college/university
Academic and/or work experience performing quantitative analysis
Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Experience preparing presentations and reports
Proven solid oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated aptitude for interpreting data outputs and articulating findings
Experience using software for data analysis, such as SAS, Python, R, or Tableau
Proven solid interest in healthcare or public policy
Proven Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office—Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

Degree in mathematics, statistics, biostatistics, economics, computer science, data science, epidemiology, or other quantitative fields
Experience with data analyses, such as hypothesis testing, regression modeling, and data visualization
Experience working with large datasets
Experience working effectively as a member of a project team
Familiarity with medical claims data and/or medical auditing data
Healthcare or human services research experience
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, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $70,200 to $137,800 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: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.