Data Analyst

Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield • Little Rock, AR

4d • $63,800 - $82,800

About The Position

This position provides critical support for the quality, validity, and integrity of confidential data used in decision making and organizational efficiency improvement initiatives. The Data Analyst retrieves, analyzes, and summarizes business, medical, operations, financial, sales, customer, and/or economic data to develop competitive and business intelligence, optimize effectiveness, and/or predict business outcomes. The incumbent identifies, analyzes, and interprets trends or patterns and prepares ongoing reports and data visualizations to support business decisions.

The position consults with users and decision makers to identify data sources, required data elements, and data validation standards. It integrates information from multiple data sources or functional areas, maintains data accuracy and integrity, and uses analysis and reporting to support business initiatives and process improvement. The role is identified as security level three and requires maintaining the security and confidentiality of records and information, as well as following the company’s segregation-of-duties guidelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Math, Business, Data Science/Informatics, Actuarial Science, Healthcare Management, or another related field; alternatively, five years of health-related, non-clerical experience with an insurance, managed care, or healthcare technology-related organization may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• At least three years of data analytics experience, including data extraction, data manipulation, repository building, and data interpretation; alternatively, an applicable master’s degree in a related field and at least one year of data analytics experience.
• Experience with relational databases such as SAS, SQL, or AQT and MS Windows-based query software.
• Ability to maintain the security and confidentiality of records and information and comply with segregation-of-duties guidelines.
• Skills and abilities listed include process information, deductive reasoning, category flexibility, case-based reasoning, problem solving, report creation, processing and presentation, objective orientation, strategic approach, critical thinking, organizing, prioritization, planning, mathematical reasoning, problem sensitivity, interpersonal and external communication, applied research, sound judgment, decision making, written expression and comprehension, information collection, and information analysis.
• Skills listed include analytical decision making and problem solving, collaborative and cross-functional communications, critical reasoning and thinking, cross-functional planning, data analysis and management, database queries, deductive reasoning, IBM Cognos Impromptu, information interpretation, management techniques, MySQL database administration, object classification, problem sensitivity, researching, security awareness, sound judgment, strategic planning, and written communication.

Nice To Haves

• Experience applying data management and analysis tools, including MS Access, SAS, R, S+, SQL, or Cognos.

Responsibilities

• Consult with users or decision makers to identify data sources, required data elements, and/or data validation standards.
• Integrate data from multiple data sources or functional areas; ensure data accuracy and integrity; and update data as needed to develop statistics and design methodologies for decision making and new business initiatives.
• Interpret data to identify business trends, conduct root cause analysis of business problems, and suggest areas for process improvement.
• Manage and use ad-hoc report requests and findings to develop reporting processes.
• Serve on special projects.
• Maintain the security and confidentiality of records and information in accordance with company requirements.
• Adhere to segregation-of-duties guidelines in the Administrative Manual.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level