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Principal Data Analyst - Remote or Hybrid from DC or MN

Lensa
Prairie, MN Remote Full Time
POSTED ON 12/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/23/2026
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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 Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Event Data Analyst is responsible for the comprehensive investigation of workplace incidents and data events using a systematic approach. This role focuses on identifying impacted data and collaborating with cross-functional teams, including management, peers, and legal, to ensure thorough data collection, objective analysis, and effective communication of findings. This role will work as part of the security team to build an investigative data platform.

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

  • Participate in incident investigations following a data event
  • Secure and document incidents promptly to preserve digital evidence and prevent contamination or loss of critical information
  • Collect and analyze diverse forms of data
  • Present investigation results to management and stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding
  • Create streamlined solutions to ingest, aggregate, deduplicate, and report on relevant data elements
  • Be proactive and detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
  • Work comfortably under time-sensitive conditions while ensuring thoroughness
  • Maintain high ethical standards and the ability to remain objective and confidential

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 or 6 years of equivalent work experience
  • 5 years of experience in Data Analysis, Data Mining, or Data Scientist role
  • 5 years of writing and deploying production Python code in a professional environment
  • 3 years of experience with DevOps and CI/CD tools such as GitHub actions, Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform
  • 3 years of experience with data visualization tools and libraries such as plotly, seaborn, Chart.js
  • 3 years of experience in PySpark and Databricks
  • AI/ML experience building classification and fingerprinting files
  • Experience with medallion schemas and data lake management
  • Proficiency with unstructured data sets

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Experience with machine learning and predictive analytics
  • Experience delivering reports and analytics in a cyber security organization
  • Experience leveraging and deploying Generative AI use cases to production environment
  • Experience with entity resolution or MDM technologies
  • Experience with medallion schemas and data lake management
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Familiarity with eDiscovery platforms
  • Understanding of data lake architectures
  • 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 $110,200 to $188,800 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.

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

If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com

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