Sr. Healthcare Economics Consultant - Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

No industry is moving faster than health care, and no organization is better positioned to lead health care forward than UnitedHealth Group. We need attention to every detail with an eye for the points no one has considered. The rewards for performance are significant. As a Senior Healthcare Economics Consultant, you will help evaluate business performance, identify opportunities to improve outcomes and reduce medical costs, and translate complex information into clear recommendations for leaders and partners. This role supports strategic decision-making across the healthcare ecosystem by combining healthcare economics, business acumen, stakeholder partnership, and strong analytical judgment.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyze healthcare cost, utilization, clinical, financial, and operational trends to identify business drivers and improvement opportunities
• Evaluate gaps in current processes and recommend practical opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and business value
• Lead analytical projects end-to-end, including defining the business question, coordinating inputs, interpreting results, and delivering clear findings
• Partner with clinical, operational, finance, and business teams to understand needs, clarify requirements, and recommend appropriate approaches
• Translate complex data and analysis into concise, actionable insights for business partners and leadership
• Support medical cost, utilization, trend, affordability, and performance analyses that inform enterprise priorities and decision-making
• Maintain visibility into a portfolio of initiatives by tracking priorities, dependencies, risks, progress, and alignment to business goals
• Support process standardization, workflow improvement, and operational readiness for new or enhanced business capabilities
• Facilitate discussions that align stakeholders on objectives, priorities, expected outcomes, and practical next steps
• Develop summaries, reporting views, and presentation materials that make information easy to understand and use
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams, manage multiple priorities and deadlines, and operate independently with strong attention to detail
• Apply sound data interpretation and quality review practices to ensure analysis is reliable, consistent, and appropriate for business use
• Conduct ad hoc and strategic analyses to identify trends, variances, risks, and opportunities
• Summarize portfolio progress, business performance, risks, and insights for leadership updates and governance discussions
• Present findings, project updates, and recommendations in a clear, leadership-ready format

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:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as economics, business, finance, healthcare administration, public health, mathematics, statistics, analytics, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience analyzing healthcare, financial, operational, clinical, or business performance information
• 3+ years of experience translating complex information into clear recommendations for business or leadership stakeholders
• Experience evaluating trends, variances, risks, opportunities, or