Applications Specialist
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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Reports to the Senior Project Manager
- Responsible for the support and development of PHP/SQL-based solutions used within the organization
- Responsible for the support and integration with FileMaker Pro 11-based solutions used within the organization
- Provide technical expertise to diagnose and resolve technical and architectural issues with existing operations solutions
- Assess and interpret staff needs, their business processes requirements and translate them into project requirements
- Take direction from the Vice President of IT or Senior Project Manager on new development work
- Understand and provide application support, directly or by phone, to field staff for all SQL/PHP solutions
- Schedule and apply application updates as necessary
- Provide weekly deliverables and progress reports
- Write documentation for the above-noted applications and support processes
- Provide explanations and training to others as required
- Interface with additional internal or external application developers on related projects
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or HS diploma/GED with 3+ years equivalent experience
- 3+ years experience with FileMaker Pro 9 (or higher) or similar relational database management systems
- Advanced level of proficiency with MS Excel
- Intermediate knowledge of iOS devices (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad)
- Proven ability to learn new technologies
Assets:
- Certification in FileMaker Pro 9 or above highly desirable
- Experience with Mac OS X
OptumHealth is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
If you want more meaning in your career - as a clinician or a business professional - think of OptumHealth as your calling.
By providing 60 million Americans with information, tools and solutions, we are helping to guide them through the health care system, financing their health care needs, and enabling them to achieve their personal health and well-being goals.
At OptumHealth, you will perform within an innovative culture that's focused on transformational change in the health care system. You will leverage your skills across a diverse and multi-faceted business. And you will make contributions that will have an impact that's greater than you've ever imagined.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.
Job Category: IT/Software Development
Reference Code: 380288
Position Type: Full Time, Employee