Epidemiologist

Title: Epidemiologist - Remote

Location: Minnetonka, Minnesota

Requisition number: 2340727

Job category: Medical & Clinical Operations

Primary location: Minnetonka, MN

Overtime status: Exempt

Travel: No

Job Description:

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.

UnitedHealthcare's Medical Policy team seeks a skilled and experienced epidemiologist to support the development and maintenance of medical policies. This individual will be responsible for researching the medical literature and summarizing relevant scientific articles for the medical policies in collaboration with a clinical policy writer and medical director and maintaining them over time using the latest published evidence. The ideal candidate will have experience in literature search, in critical review of the clinical literature, in summarizing evidence into medical policies or similar documents, in close multidisciplinary collaborations, and in process innovation and improvement.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Search the literature for scientific evidence
• Critically appraise and summarize published evidence
• Develop and maintain medical policies
• Serve as a key resource on complex and/or critical evidence reviews (e.g. methods, interpretation)
• Contribute to cross functional discussions related to research topics
• Present findings in both small and large group settings
• Collaborate with a larger team of medical policy writers, physicians, policy publication, and implementation experts to drive policy quality
• Support continuous refinement and evolution of the medical policy development and maintenance process to drive industry-leading quality, top-of-talent work, and optimal use of modern content development and publication tools

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 can be substituted/is equivalent to years of experience

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience critically evaluating and synthesizing academic or scientific literature with demonstrated ability to identify methodological flaws, biases, or gaps in research
• 2+ years of experience in writing medical polices or similar scientific documents, such as systematic reviews
• Excellent knowledge of biostatistics, clinical epidemiological methods, and outcomes research
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications and working in shared document environment
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision
• Proven excellent medical writing skills/ability to write clearly for a diverse audience
• Proven excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present information to large audiences
• Proven solid interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a large and diverse team
• Proven proactive attitude with a willingness to learn, innovate, and adapt in a fast-paced setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of hands-on experience applying the GRADE methodology to assess the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations in biomedical literature reviews
• Experience using citation management software (e.g., EndNote, Zotero), Microsoft Excel and Word, and cloud-based collaboration tools such as SharePoint or Dropbox in a professional or academic environment
• Research experience in clinical medicine
• Experience in payer, managed care, health insurance, or clinical settings
• Healthcare Policy writing experience

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

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.  

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.