Data Science Analyst II

CareOregon•Washington, DC

1d•$113,940 - $139,260•Remote

About The Position

This position is responsible for proactively identifying opportunities and developing algorithms, models, data structures and data products to facilitate production of insights from healthcare claims, enrollment, and other related data. The core function of this position is to translate complex data into meaningful information for decision makers. Focus areas include cost and utilization of health services, financial trending, member, and provider experience. In addition, the position is responsible for ensuring the completeness and integrity of data used for analysis and collaborating across departments within a multi-function, mission critical environment. This position is also responsible for training and mentoring junior analysts in the organization and act as subject matter expert for their domain. This is an intermediate level position that performs with minimal oversight. Preference is given to candidates local to the Portland Metro area. Estimated Hiring Range: $113,940.00 - $139,260.00 Bonus Target: Bonus - SIP Target, 5% Annual Current CareOregon Employees: Please use the internal Workday site to submit an application for this job.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years’ experience in an analyst role; experience should include the following:
Proficient with statistical software packages, such as Python, R, or SAS
Use of analytical techniques including segmentation and data mining
Experience planning, implementing, and summarizing analysis and reporting projects
Engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Master or bachelor’s degree in STEM, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or Public Health
Experience with at least one healthcare data domain (e.g., medical claims, pharmacy claims, dental claims, clinical data, etc.)
Experience in the healthcare or health insurance industry
Experience with machine learning, including clustering algorithms, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.
Experience with Snowflake or Azure Databricks
Experience with GeoAnalytics
Experience with analysis customer/marketing data

Responsibilities

Develop research methods and data analysis plans related to healthcare utilization, cost trends, financial forecasting, member, and provider experience.
Expertly use appropriate software tools to retrieve, edit and tabulate data from various databases and files.
Conduct descriptive, prescriptive, predictive analyses.
Summarize complex data for leadership in the appropriate form (e.g., statistical summaries, narratives, charts, tables, graphs, etc.) to convey meaning, significance, and actionable information.
Contribute/Lead in the research and development of models, algorithms, and analysis tools to mature the use and creation of self-service data products at CareOregon.
Develop visual reporting (e.g., dashboards, scorecards, etc.) using data visualization tools such as Tableau when appropriate.
Develop appropriate subject matter, domain expertise and serve as an expert resource.
Collaborate with other subject matter experts to identify opportunities for building repeatable data products.
Collaborate with business teams to understand business needs and to illicit and document requirements for analytics, algorithms, models, etc.
Develop reporting tools to comply with regulatory reporting requirements.
Review and assess completeness, validity, and reliability of internal data used for analysis and reporting.
Create and maintain technical documentation such as data dictionaries, business glossaries, metric definitions, and other data resources.
Thoroughly document models, algorithms, data products, processes and any analysis, reports developed.
Contribute to, and actively participate in, community of practice to improve the skills and capabilities of other analysts at CareOregon.
Assist with, prepare, and/or deliver presentations to community groups, regulatory agencies, leadership, and other teams as needed.