Associate Strategy Analyst - Medicare

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

JOB SUMMARY This job supports the leadership of Highmark, or its affiliates, with a range of strategy activities essential to membership and margin goals. Strategy Analysts provide analytical/strategic-thinking and leadership support that enables project teams to: 1) isolate business issues; 2) help design and execute analytics for studying business issues (market research, scenario planning, forecasting, market share, profitability, etc.); 3) develop technical content (competitive intelligence, market trend analysis); 4) support development of formal recommendations to Senior Levels leadership; 5) help create document components (go-to-market or operational strategies, etc.) that inform critical strategic issues and decisions. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Work with business/market owners to identify key business issues, articulate problem, apply right analytical framework, develop solution and recommendations, represent findings to stakeholders and own the outcome. Under the guidance of Strategy Consultants and Leadership, participate in & lead small to medium sized strategy projects/ work streams with the help of internal or external strategy consulting resources. Serve as subject matter expert (resource) to staff and stakeholders on membership, growth and operational strategy issues. Provide periodic informal work guidance/direction to other team members; Provide performance input and recommendations to management for development/ training plans. May have supervisory responsibilities on a project basis. Apply a broad knowledge of concepts and principles to develop analytical frameworks, approach and methodology best practices to analyze complex strategy issues, often applying ingenuity and originality to develop unique solutions. Other duties as assigned or requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or Life Sciences or closely related discipline
• 0 - 3 years progressive experience that should be with strategy/ management consulting firms or internal strategy groups of healthcare and related companies
• Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in strategic thinking, plus working knowledge of other related fields
• Strong PC application Skills (MS Office including PowerPoint and Excel)
• Knowledge of national and regional healthcare industry trends and challenges
• Strong written and oral communication skills, and attention to details

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Business, Health or Economics or other related degree
• Health Insurance operations and technology experience
• Operational improvement experience
• Experience in Medicare or other Government lines of business
• Process Improvement certification (i.e. Lean, Six Sigma or Kaizan)

Responsibilities

• Work with business/market owners to identify key business issues, articulate problem, apply right analytical framework, develop solution and recommendations, represent findings to stakeholders and own the outcome.
• Under the guidance of Strategy Consultants and Leadership, participate in & lead small to medium sized strategy projects/ work streams with the help of internal or external strategy consulting resources.
• Serve as subject matter expert (resource) to staff and stakeholders on membership, growth and operational strategy issues.
• Provide periodic informal work guidance/direction to other team members
• Provide performance input and recommendations to management for development/ training plans.
• May have supervisory responsibilities on a project basis.
• Apply a broad knowledge of concepts and principles to develop analytical frameworks, approach and methodology best practices to analyze complex strategy issues, often applying ingenuity and originality to develop unique solutions.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees