Senior Data Architect - Golden Valley, MN

UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.OptumHealth Care Solutions offers tailored programs that can enhance clinical outcomes and reduce costs for customers. The Care Solutions organization offers best-in-class programs and care management services to help consumers receive the right care at the right time in the right place. We are searching for a Sr. Data Architect to join our Golden Valley office, and if you’re a skilled IT professional with solid project lifecycle and database design experience, you may be the ideal addition to our team. This half-business, half-technical position is focused on building databases for transactional systems, and offer plenty of flexibility, advancement potential and the chance to work with brand new technologies in a collaborative team environment. Primary Responsibilities: Building conceptual, logical and physical database designs Participating in data development and analysis, data dictionary management, and data element naming standards Maintaining new and existing database systems and troubleshooting issues as needed Ensuring data consistency and accuracy across all systems Collaborating with business analysts, ETL develops and other key internal personnel on a wide scope of data architecture functionsQualifications: Candidates must have solid experience working through the project development life cycle, building a conceptual, logical and physical database design. A background in data analysis in a datawarehouse environment and data modeling is required. SQL skills and MS Office proficiency are needed. Ideal applicants would have experience in healthcare, Oracle and DB2. A Bachelor's degree is needed. 4+ years experience with conceptual, logical, and physical database design, and data analysis skills. 4+ years experience with data modeling tools such as ERwin or PowerDesign. Healthcare experience, COGNOS, and experience working with large products is considered a plus. Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere:  equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. UnitedHealth Group offers a full range of comprehensive benefits to full-time and part-time employees, including medical, dental and vision, as well as a matching 401k and an employee stock purchase plan.