[Hiring] Epidemiologist @UnitedHealth Group

Role Description

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
• Critical review of the clinical literature
• Summarizing evidence into medical policies or similar documents
• Close multidisciplinary collaborations
• 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, communications, and implementation experts to drive policy quality
• Support continuous refinement and evolution of the medical policy development and maintenance processes to drive industry-leading quality, top-of-talent work, and optimal use of modern content development and publication tools

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 policies or similar scientific documents, such as systematic reviews
• Excellent knowledge of biostatistics, clinical epidemiological methods, and outcomes research
• Excellent medical writing skills/ability to write clearly for a diverse audience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications and working in shared document environment
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present information to large audiences
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated solid interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a large and diverse team
• Demonstrated proactive attitude with a willingness to learn, innovate, and adapt in a fast-paced setting

Requirements

• 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., Article Galaxy, EndNote), Microsoft Excel and Word, and cloud-based collaboration tools such as SharePoint or Dropbox in a professional or academic environment
• Experience using a component content management system (e.g., Paligo)
• Experience developing training modules, peer-to-peer learning, standard operating procedures (SOPs), or job aids
• Experience in payer, managed care, health insurance, or clinical settings
• Research experience in clinical medicine
• Healthcare policy writing experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)

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.