Data Analyst III

Centene Corporation•Remote-MO, MO

1d•$70,100 - $126,200•Remote

About The Position

This Internal Audit Claims role supports claims audit execution through sampling, executive reporting, QA/reconciliation, Power BI/dashboard support, automation validation, bot/AI enablement, and repeatable management-ready analytics. The Data Analyst III is responsible for the analytic data needs of the business unit, handling complex data projects and acting as a lead/resource for other Data Analysts. At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
4+ years of statistical analysis or data analysis experience.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT.

Nice To Haves

Advanced SQL experience, including extracting, joining, reconciling, and validating large datasets from enterprise data warehouse environments.
Power BI experience, including Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, workspace/report maintenance, refresh validation, access/security coordination, and service-account-based reporting processes.
Healthcare claims analytics experience strongly preferred, especially experience with post-pay claims data, claims processing systems, audit/compliance reporting, or quality review processes.
Experience with Snowflake, Teradata, MS SQL Server, EDW, or similar enterprise data platforms.
Strong data quality and reconciliation mindset, including structured tie-outs, report validation, issue documentation, and validation of automated reporting outputs.
Experience supporting automation, ETL, API-based processes, C#, .NET, Python, Alteryx, or similar workflow/process-improvement efforts preferred.
Ability to translate technical findings into concise, management-ready explanations for audit leadership, business stakeholders, and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

Support Internal Audit Claims analytics, including recurring claims audit sampling, executive reporting, AuditWell support, Power BI dashboard support, error/CAP trend analysis, and repeatable management-ready analytics.
Extract, transform, reconcile, and validate large healthcare claims datasets across enterprise data sources, including claims, provider, member, financial, operational, and audit-related data.
Perform structured QA, reconciliation, tie-outs, and validation of claims audit reporting, sampling outputs, dashboards, automation results, and executive-ready deliverables.
Develop and maintain recurring reports, dashboards, and analytical deliverables using SQL, Power BI, Excel, Snowflake, Teradata, MS SQL Server, or similar data warehouse / business intelligence tools.
Partner with audit, data analytics, IT, and business stakeholders to translate reporting, sampling, and automation needs into repeatable data processes, documentation, and validated outputs.
Support automation, bot, AI, and process-improvement initiatives through requirements translation, testing support, output validation, documentation, and controlled implementation.
Identify data issues, trends, process gaps, and reporting improvement opportunities; communicate findings clearly to management and support timely resolution.
Assist with training and mentoring other Data Analysts.