Healthcare Data Analyst

General Dynamics Information Technology

2d • $85,000 - $115,000 • Remote

About The Position

As a Data Analyst, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). You will be trusted to work on analyses and tools to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) in the Medicare programs. In this role you will: Contribute to completion of technical tasks independently and as part of a team. Analyze claims data and conduct statistical analysis. Assist with the development of data-driven solutions to business challenges of advanced scope/complexity. Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize efficiencies, process improvements, and other business outcomes. Assist with identifying opportunities for leveraging Medicare and Medicaid data to drive insightful FWA solutions. Collaborate with teammates including subject matter experts to deliver quality, actionable findings. Help prepare findings for presentation to a range of audiences (technical/non-technical) and to various levels of leadership. Perform additional duties as assigned. Effectively communicate with team members while working remotely.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree with an analytical or technical focus (i.e., Statistics, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics) or related area
• Minimum 2 years of related experience, preferably with background utilizing healthcare claims data
• Proficient in SQL and familiarity with R or Python
• Familiarity with Databricks and/or Snowflake

Nice To Haves

• Possess a desire to learn about and stay up to date on healthcare FWA
• Be a self-starter with a natural curiosity to understand, simplify and explain data

Responsibilities

• Contribute to completion of technical tasks independently and as part of a team.
• Analyze claims data and conduct statistical analysis.
• Assist with the development of data-driven solutions to business challenges of advanced scope/complexity.
• Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize efficiencies, process improvements, and other business outcomes.
• Assist with identifying opportunities for leveraging Medicare and Medicaid data to drive insightful FWA solutions.
• Collaborate with teammates including subject matter experts to deliver quality, actionable findings.
• Help prepare findings for presentation to a range of audiences (technical/non-technical) and to various levels of leadership.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Effectively communicate with team members while working remotely.

Benefits

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
• The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

What This Job Offers

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