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# Epic Referral Analyst

- **Company:** Unitedhealth Group Inc
- **Location:** Worcester, MA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $91,700.0 - $163,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Decision Support Systems, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/E309B31804DB4D7EAF333306D1781012/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
 * 3+ years of extensive hands-on experience as an Epic Systems Analyst with certification in Epic Referrals, Cadence, Care Coordination, or closely related modules
 * 2+ years of proven experience designing, building, and optimizing complex Epic workflows, workqueues, rules, and decision support tools
 * 2+ years of experience in understanding value-based care models, payer authorization requirements, and referral-related revenue cycle impacts
 * 2+ years of experience in demonstrated ability to interpret referral analytics, identify operational inefficiencies, and implement data-driven improvements

Soft Skills:

 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

## Description

* Lead the design, build, and optimization of Epic Referrals, Care Coordination, and related modules to advance organizational value-based care strategies
 * Analyze referral workflows and data to improve network steerage, reduce unnecessary specialty utilization, and support care-gap closure across populations
 * Develop and maintain complex workqueues, routing logic, decision support, and automation that ensure accurate authorization, documentation integrity, and timely patient access
 * Partner with clinical, operational, revenue cycle, and population health leaders to translate strategic goals into scalable Epic solutions and standardized processes
 * Serve as the technical escalation point for referral-related issues, conducting root-cause analysis and implementing sustainable system improvements that protect shared-savings opportunities

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.


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