Government Healthcare Data Manager

Mercer•Philadelphia, PA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Government Healthcare Data Manager will serve as a data team leader, working directly with actuarial, financial and data analysts, clinicians and health policy consultants, on large, complex projects. This role involves acting as a project lead, partnering with clients to define and manage project scope, serving as an expert on data methodologies, and ensuring consistency with industry standards. The position oversees all data strategy and processing activities, providing ongoing review and guidance, and informing client and project teams about the reasons and impacts of data anomalies and exceptions on analysis, while formulating solutions. The role requires utilizing SAS programming software to interpret, validate, and analyze large healthcare data sets, collaborating with client and project teams to finalize methodologies, and educating clients on the impact of their policies on the data. Additionally, the Data Manager will work with Mercer actuaries, clinicians, and health policy consultants using data to support the design and implementation of innovative solutions to client challenges, and will work with project leaders to identify growth and development opportunities for junior data analysts, providing guidance, oversight, and mentoring.

Requirements

BA/BS or equivalent experience required
10+ years of healthcare claims data, project management experience required
3+ years’ experience leading teams
Experience overseeing project teams and working in a client-facing capacity
Experience using SAS, SQL or equivalent programming language

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Medicaid claims data
Experience managing large complex projects (preferably in a Consulting setting)
Excellent interpersonal skills; strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a demanding work environment
Strong critical thinking and analytical problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

Act as a project lead and partner with the client to define and manage the scope of the project, serve as an expert on data methodologies, and ensure consistency with industry standards
Oversee all data strategy and processing activities and provide on-going review and guidance throughout the process.
Inform client and project teams on the reasons and impacts of data anomalies, exceptions on the analysis, and formulate solutions
Utilize SAS programming software to interpret, validate and analyze large health care data sets
Collaborate with client and project teams to finalize methodologies and educate clients on the impact of their policies on the data
Work with Mercer actuaries, clinicians, and health policy consultants using data to support the design and implementation of innovative and comprehensive solutions to emerging and/or unique challenges faced by clients
Work with project leaders to identify growth and development opportunities for junior data analysts on project teams. Provide guidance, oversight and mentoring to junior data staff as needed