Medical Economics Analyst

Zing Health • IL

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About The Position

The Medical Economics Analyst is responsible for using large and varied data sets to analyze healthcare data for decision support and communicating findings. You’ll report to the Director of Medical Economics and provide actionable insights into trends in utilization and cost of care using healthcare claims and other sources of data.

Requirements

• Education in computer science, math, actuarial science, applied economics, or similar.
• Knowledge of healthcare claim structure and data.
• Proficiency in SQL (able to write, test, debug, and document code).
• Knowledge of methods to measure the impact and effectiveness of programs, policies, and interventions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to self-validate work.
• Responsive and proactive in supporting internal stakeholders.
• Experienced working with large databases (school, work, or personal projects).
• Skilled at analyzing data for actionable insights.
• Good communication skills and experience presenting statistical outcomes to non-technical audiences.
• Early-career in the healthcare payor industry.

Nice To Haves

• Bonus: experience with Medicare populations.
• Bonus: experience with Python, R, SAS, or other languages.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.
• Fast learner with a growth mindset.
• Passionate, mission-driven, and highly collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Performs research and deep-dive analysis of complex healthcare claims data, CMS return files, financial cost, revenue, and vendor data.
• Analyze large and small datasets: join, transform, engineer, and extract insights.
• Interpret statistical analyses and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Build and automate reports using SQL, Excel, Tableau, Power BI, etc.

Benefits

• A competitive salary based on the market.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance.
• 401(K) match up to 4%.
• Paid-Time-Off.
• Several supplemental benefits are available, including, but not limited to, Spouse Insurance, Pet Insurance, Critical Illness coverage, ID Protection, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree