Senior Analyst Population Health
About The Position
The Senior Analyst in the Population Health division oversees the development, implementation, and ongoing use of a population health analytics solution and methodology. The role analyzes health care data to estimate service needs, evaluate and improve payment methodologies, estimate the effects of changes to delivery and payment systems, coordinate initiatives, and measure health care outcomes. The analyst responds to complex data extraction and analytics requests; produces and interprets summaries, reports, and dashboards; works with internal and external customers; participates in and leads cross-functional project teams; and supports divisional research projects. The role maintains subject matter expertise in selected areas of health care claims, Electronic Health Record data, and related systems, and contributes to special projects as needed. The position provides technical direction and consultation to management and staff, represents the Population Health division on information-planning teams, and leads other Population Health Analysts through direction, mentoring, and project oversight.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in public health, health administration, business, social sciences, or a related discipline.
- At least five years of experience in data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive modeling, and fact-based management to drive decision-making.
- Experience with Business Intelligence tools, such as Microsoft Power BI.
- Experience with relational databases, including SAS and/or SQL programming.
- Experience working in health services research or health care policy.
- Experience working with health care data systems, such as claims data or electronic health records.
- Comprehensive knowledge of business analytics.
- Project management skills and ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects.
- Strong communication skills, including technical and non-technical report writing and oral presentations to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local public health care programs, including coverage policy and purchasing strategies.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with other programming languages, including Python and/or R.
Responsibilities
- Oversee development, implementation, and ongoing utilization of a population health analytics solution and methodology.
- Analyze health care data to estimate needs for health care services.
- Evaluate and improve payment methodologies and estimate the impact of changes in delivery and payment systems.
- Coordinate initiatives to promote consistency where possible and measure health care outcomes.
- Respond to complex data extraction and analytics requests.
- Produce and interpret data summaries, reports, and dashboards.
- Interface with internal and external customers.
- Participate in and lead cross-functional project teams.
- Support research projects within the Population Health division and participate in special projects as needed.
- Maintain subject matter expertise in selected aspects of health care claims, Electronic Health Record data, and data systems.
- Provide technical direction and consultation to management and staff.
- Represent the Population Health division on planning teams responsible for collecting and disseminating information related to the role.
- Provide direction, mentoring, and project oversight to other Population Health Analysts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
