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Associate Actuarial Director / Data Scientist - Remote (Cypress, CA preferred)

UnitedHealth GroupCypress, California, United States4h ago
RemoteMedicare AdvantageHealth OtherPredictive Modelling & MLBusiness Intelligence & ReportingExperience Studies

Role Summary

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HIGHLIGHTS

Senior health actuarial/data science role focused on hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center claim re-pricing and unit cost trend analysis. You’ll lead SAS/Python development, deliver end-to-end re-pricing studies, and communicate results to Healthcare Economics and stakeholders. Remote within the U.S.; Cypress, CA preferred.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

  • Lead hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center claim re-pricing studies end-to-end
  • Serve as a lead SAS/Python developer and support cloud/data migration
  • Analyze unit cost trends and translate findings for Healthcare Economics
  • Fully remote within the U.S. (Minneapolis/DC hires require office presence)
  • Director-level role; requires 6+ years’ healthcare analytics and SAS experience

DOMAIN EXPERTISE

  • Extracting data from large relational databases
  • Understanding medical codes (e.g., DRG/APC/Fee Schedules)
  • Working with structured, unstructured, claims, enrollment, and provider data
  • Hospital claims and unit cost trend analysis

KEY REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, statistics, CS, math, or related (required)
  • 6+ years of SAS or similar programming experience at an advanced level
  • 6+ years of hands-on computational problem-solving in a healthcare environment
  • Experience extracting from large relational databases and working with claims data
  • Strong knowledge of hospital claims and unit cost trend analysis

TECH STACK

  • No tech stack specified