Senior Revenue Data & Analytics Specialist - Remote

<p><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start <strong>Caring. Connecting. Growing together.    </strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">This role blends data engineering, financial analysis, and business analytics. You will maintain critical data pipelines, manage large datasets, lead recurring revenue forecasting, and support cross functional teams through dashboards, reporting, and ad hoc analysis. Strong SQL/ETL and Excel skills, and financial acumen are essential.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within Canada as you take on some tough challenges. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><strong>Primary Responsibilities:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Revenue Forecasting & Analytics</span><ul><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Lead recurring revenue forecasting across all Enterprise Imaging business units for hundreds of customers</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Analyze attrition, maintenance compression, and client level impacts</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Validate SAP revenue data and perform Actuals vs. Forecast variance analysis</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Assess and escalate revenue risks; support EOL forecasting</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Incorporate special revenue recognition rules into forecast models</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Data Flow & Quality Management</span><ul><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Monitor data from Salesforce, SAP, Smartsheet, and internal systems</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Reconcile multiple risk sources (Qualtrics, Salesforce, email)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Track labor hour data and identify inconsistencies impacting forecasts</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Ensure alignment and integrity across all forecasting related systems</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Data Engineering & ETL</span><ul><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Build and maintain SQL jobs, ETL processes, and large scale data pipelines</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Support and troubleshoot Python scripts for automation and data processing</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Improve data structures, transformations, and quality (duplicates, nulls, outliers)</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Analytics & Visualization</span><ul><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Build and maintain Power BI dashboards; support migration from Spotfire</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Deliver dashboards and reports end to end, including data modeling</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Handle ad hoc requests: dashboards, data mining, reporting, executive summaries</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Business Partnering</span><ul><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Collaborate with Finance, Sales, Revenue Accounting, Contracts, and Operations</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Document data logic, sources, and metric definitions</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Present insights and explain complex concepts to technical and non technical audiences</span></li></ul></li></ul><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">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.</span></p><br><br><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><strong>Required Qualifications:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Advanced SQL; enterprise level dashboarding experience</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Experience with Salesforce, SAP, and large datasets</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Experience with visual analytics (PowerBI dashboards development and maintenance)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Intermediate Excel skills (experience with VLOOKUP, pivot tables, INDEX, and Power Query)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Experience with financial analysis and business metrics: forecasting, variance, risk assessment</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Python for ETL/automation (pandas preferred)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">ETL pipeline creation and maintenance</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Proven ability to diagnose system discrepancies, treat and reconcile data</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Proven ability to manage competing deadlines</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Proven curiosity, attention to detail, and strong documentation habits</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Proven good communication and comfortable presenting to small groups (~10 people)</span></li></ul><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Revenue recognition or financial modeling experience</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">API integration experience</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Proven R or additional analytics tools; healthcare/finance/tech industry exposure</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">Proven predictive modeling, regression, or basic machine learning</span></li></ul><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;">*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><strong>Canada Residents Only: </strong>The salary range for Canada residents is $82,700 to $171,900 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.  </span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><i>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. </i></span></p>

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