Senior Healthcare Economics Analyst - Cost of Care

Elevance Health•Chicago, IL

5d•$98,120 - $147,180•Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Healthcare Economics Analyst - Cost of Care PLEASE NOTE: This position is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law. The Senior Healthcare Economics Analyst - Cost of Care will be responsible for creating statistical models to predict, classify, quantify, and/or forecast business metrics, and design modeling studies to address specific business issues determined by consultation with business partners. How you will make an impact: Prepares analytical data sets in support of modeling studies. Build, test, and validate statistical models. Publishes results and address constraints/limitations with high level business partners. Proactively collaborates with business partners to determine identified population segments and develop actionable plans to enable the identification of patterns related to quality, use, cost and other variables.

Requirements

Requires MS, MA, or PhD with concentration in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, computer science, cognitive science, economics, or operations research, a minimum of 3 years direct experience programming large, multi-source datasets with SAS required, and a minimum of 3 years in health care setting; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

Nice To Haves

Intermediate to Advanced expertise with software such as SAS Stat, SAS ETS, SAS Enterprise Miner or equivalents strongly preferred.
Experience with Teradata, SQL, SQL Server, or equivalent strongly preferred.
Proven ability to design modeling studies and experience with data models, addressing data quality issues in study design, constructing robust and efficient analytical data sets strongly preferred.
Significant experience in healthcare related field strongly preferred.
The ability to present meaningful results to a business audience, to participate collaboratively in a team tasked to produce complex analyses on a rigorous schedule, to communicate with strong written and verbal communications skills, and to present to large multi-disciplinary audiences on a regular basis strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepares analytical data sets in support of modeling studies.
Build, test, and validate statistical models.
Publishes results and address constraints/limitations with high level business partners.
Proactively collaborates with business partners to determine identified population segments and develop actionable plans to enable the identification of patterns related to quality, use, cost and other variables.