Manager, Growth Analytics

Lantern•New York, NY

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

Lantern is seeking a Manager of Growth Analytics to own the analytical narrative behind its value proposition. The role develops rigorous savings methodologies, actuarially sound models, analyses, and client presentations that explain how Lantern generates savings and ensure its claims are compelling, credible, and defensible. Approximately half the role focuses on building methodology, analyses, and sales materials in partnership with sales leadership; the other half involves presenting the savings approach to health plans, employers, benefit teams, consultants, and other clients. The Manager will support commercial strategy by tailoring savings narratives to prospects' claims, population size, and benefit designs, while building reusable analytical assets and improving workflows with AI-powered tools. The position also manages and coaches a Growth Analytics Analyst and collaborates with Data Engineering, BI, Product Analytics, Product, Health Economics, and sales teams. The role is hybrid, with at least three days per week in Lantern's New York City office.

Requirements

At least 5 years in a highly analytical role with exposure to both modeling and external communication, such as consulting, actuarial work, healthcare analytics, or investment banking.
Demonstrated ability to build rigorous, transparent, and auditable financial or actuarial models.
Experience developing executive-quality presentations and pitch materials.
Ability to present complex analytical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, including C-suite executives and benefits decision-makers.
Strong SQL skills and ability to independently access and validate data.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience in healthcare cost containment, specialty benefits, or surgical care analytics.
Familiarity with Databricks or SQL warehouses.
Background in actuarial science, health economics, or employer benefits consulting.
Previous experience in a client-facing analytics or sales engineering role.
Hands-on experience applying AI tools to accelerate analytical output and build systematic solutions that reduce manual, repetitive work.
Experience translating ambiguous business questions into structured analytical frameworks, particularly in commercial or client-facing contexts.

Responsibilities

Understand Lantern's savings measurement methodology end-to-end, from framework design through validation against realized performance.
Build and maintain actuarially sound models that quantify savings opportunities and calculate realized cost avoidance.
Develop segmentation analyses to identify where Lantern has the greatest impact across employer populations and benefit designs.
Monitor industry benchmarks, pricing standards, and competitive methodologies.
Create data-driven pitch decks and client materials that translate complex analytics into a clear commercial story.
Partner with product, growth analytics, health economics, and sales leadership to tailor savings narratives to prospects' claims, size, and benefit design.
Build reusable analytical assets, including templates, models, and case studies.
Identify and implement AI-powered tools and workflows to automate analytical processes, including data preparation and narrative generation.
Ensure sales and client materials reflect current methodology and are reviewed for accuracy.
Present Lantern's savings methodology to employer benefit teams, consultants, CFOs, and other clients.
Answer detailed technical questions about how savings are calculated, attributed, and validated.
Build credibility with sophisticated buyers scrutinizing Lantern's analytical claims.
Manage and develop a Growth Analytics Analyst, setting standards and providing analytical coaching.
Partner with Data Engineering, BI, and Product Analytics to ensure data is available and correctly interpreted.