Senior Strategy Analyst - Medicare (Hybrid)- Pittsburgh, PA

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

UPMC Health Plan has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Strategy Analyst for the MC SNP Data Analytics department! This is a full-time position working Monday through Friday daylight hours and will be a hybrid position consisting of working from home and in office. As a Senior Strategy Analyst, you will play a crucial role in various project teams, addressing strategy and growth issues across all UPMC divisions. This position provides: market research, reporting (e.g., calculate market share), and analysis (e.g., identify and explain trends underlying volume changes) to support a portfolio of projects. This position develops new analytical and reporting tools in anticipation of new projects/engagements.

Requirements

Bachelor's level degree with 5 years of relevant experience or Master's level degree with 3 years of relevant experience required
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.) is essential.
The candidate should be comfortable with relational databases and have experience in advanced Excel capabilities (Pivot tables, programming macros, etc.).
Relevant experience in the following areas is required: (1) market research (2) experience using quantitative, business intelligence and/or relational database. (3) manipulation of data.
Demonstrates strong communication and interpersonal skills, manages responsibilities with professionalism and resilience, and commits to continuous personal, professional development.
Collaborates effectively with colleagues and contributes to a positive team environment.
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Nice To Haves

Preference is given to MBA, MHA, and analytically oriented programs such as economics, statistics, information sciences, or mathematics.
Experience with commercial Healthcare data (Vizient, Sg2) and Government datasets, Power BI, Qlik/QlikSense is preferred.
Experience with Access, Visual Basic, SQL and econometric analysis is helpful but not required.
Experience with SPSS, SAS, or other another statistical application, as well as other data tools such as Advisory Board, Thompson, and DataBay is preferred.

Responsibilities

Supports a portfolio of multiple active projects simultaneously with the ability to transition priorities as needed
Selected duties include: the preparation and formatting of standard and customized data reports; the creation of decision support tools such as utilization models-primarily descriptive in nature; profiles and assessments of market trends, new markets, competitors and complementors, clinical capacity and patient throughput; literature reviews; assessing financial documents, complete maps using software tools; analysis of patient satisfaction data.
Conduct peer benchmarking analyses, analyze UPMC’s locations by market and service type, and support UPMC’s systemwide community benefits reporting tool.
Ensures the quality of analytical work through a formal review/quality check process.
Identifies technical errors and limitations, as well as potential methodological and logic deficiencies in final deliverables.
Develops validation and testing protocols to ensure accuracy and quality of final deliverables.
Ability to clearly and concisely communicate to a variety of audiences in both oral and written formats.
Recognize and use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling; write in proper formats to meet informational needs; communicate information in a succinct and organized manner; and produce technical written information.
Ability to effectively express information (e.g., ideas, facts) to individuals and/or groups, adapting to the target audience, as well as the nature of the information (e.g., technical, sensitive, controversial).
Applies knowledge of research techniques, critical thinking, and structured analytical techniques to analyze and resolve multifaceted issues/problems in support of UPMC priorities.
Analyze and visualize data to support decision-making processes and achieve organizational goals.
Synthesize findings and implications of data into reports and exhibits that support actionable decision making.
Works collaboratively with data translators and visualizers to convey data insights clearly and accurately to various stakeholders.?
Develops and maintains trusted working relationships with internal UPMC departments, and external third-party consultants/vendors as appropriate and directed.
Interact with clinical and non-clinical teams throughout each project to ensure data definitions and assumptions are accurate, and that deliverables meet the needs of the target audience.
Assist in organizing and leading discussions with multi-disciplinary teams.
Actively research new industry trends and market dynamics; identifying those that may impact UPMC and convey those to the Departments' leaders, develop knowledge and subject matter expertise around UPMC's full spectrum of operations and markets served.
Stay up to date on new solutions relevant to the department through various webinars, training and intermittent conferences requiring brief travel.
Master new data intel and computer software programs and upgrades, as applicable.
Exhibit advanced problem-solving using various information sources.
Performs in accordance with system wide competencies/behaviors.
Performs other duties as assigned.