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Optum Financial Data Analyst Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Optum Financial Data Analyst interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 7 questions + 2 drills · ~80 min
Top High-Cost Claims QueryMedium
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Rank Optum Financial claims by paid amount and return the highest-cost 10% using CTEs and PERCENT_RANK.

sql queryData AnalysisOptum Financial
Customer Orders: LEFT vs INNER JOINEasy

Explain how INNER JOIN and LEFT JOIN differ, and when to use each for matched-only versus all-left-row analysis.

JoinsData WranglingGroup ByOptum Financial
Choosing Visualization Tools for SQL InsightsEasy

Explain which visualization tools you use after SQL analysis and why, based on audience, speed, and dashboard needs.

ToolsData WranglingAggregationsOptum Financial
Joining Tables for Patient ProfileHard

Assesses your SQL join strategy for building patient-level financial views.

data integrationOptum Financial
Cleaning and Validating DataMedium

Tests your data cleaning, validation, and quality-check approach before analysis.

data preparationdata cleaningvalidationOptum Financial
Optimizing a Complex SQL QueryMedium

Tests SQL performance tuning and problem-solving on complex data requests.

complex queriesdata extractionOptum Financial
Top Customers by Net SalesMedium
Practice
Practice drill

Compute top 10 customers by net sales using joins and aggregations, ordering by revenue with deterministic tie-breaking.

SubqueriesJoinsData WranglingGain DigitalTCSZest AI
Monthly Sales Trends by CategoryMedium
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Practice drill

Aggregate monthly sales by product category and use LAG to calculate month-over-month changes.

InfrastructureToolsData WranglingTotal Wine & MoreInc.Benjamin Moore
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Behavioral & Leadership16 questions · ~136 min
Prioritizing Competing Report RequestsMedium

Tests prioritization under pressure, stakeholder management, and ownership when multiple reporting requests compete for limited analytics capacity.

Stakeholder Managementtime managementPrioritizationOptum Financial
Responding to Critical FeedbackEasy

Tests how you receive criticism, regulate defensiveness, act on feedback, and turn it into measurable improvement.

resiliencefeedbackcoachabilityOptum Financial
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