Statistical Programming III Analyst

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina•Columbia, SC

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are a comprehensive Value-Based Care team responsible for provider partnerships, contracting, administration, analytics, and operational support. Within the department, our specialized analytics team of four manages data reporting and performance monitoring by developing and maintaining daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. We also design and implement new reporting programs and interactive dashboards that support decision-making across the organization. Our team leverages tools including Microsoft Office, SAS, Tableau, and Databricks to deliver accurate, timely, and actionable insights. Our culture is highly collaborative and supportive. As a small team of four, we work closely together, share knowledge, and help one another manage priorities and challenges. We value open communication, flexibility, and a strong commitment to delivering accurate and timely reporting that helps drive informed business decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor's in a job related field.
4 years statistical programming or statistical interpretation.
Strong organizational, customer service, and analytical skills.
Ability to use complex mathematical calculations.
Demonstrated knowledge of mathematical or statistical concepts.
Relevant computer programming skills.
Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

Experience using SAS, SQL, Python, and/or other statistical analysis program for data analysis and automation.
5+ years of experience in healthcare analytics, data analytics, or related field.
Experience working with Databricks or similar cloud-based analytic platform.
Experience analyzing large and complex healthcare data sets including medical claims, pharmacy claims, eligibility, provider, clinical, or lab data.
Knowledge of value-based care concepts including population health, quality measurements, and evaluation of care management programs.
Experience developing reports, dashboards, or data visualizations using tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

Responsibilities

Develops, maintains, and executes complex database programs for the extraction and presentation of data for standard and ad hoc reporting.
Creates supporting documentation outlining all procedures within scope of responsibility.
Develops complex sampling design and/or execution methodology for sample selection.
Develops difficult statistical analysis using standard reporting, ad hoc reporting, and data mining tools.
Provides sophisticated data interpretation, compilation, and verification to guide departmental efforts.
Prepares charts, illustrations, and other graphics and narrative reports to identify and explain patterns and trends.
Participates in writing of articles suitable for internal/external publication to support departmental efforts.
May assume a leadership role in this activity.
Provides assistance in development of project plans and system life cycle maintenance, performing quality checks on relational database tables, and in the development of focused end-user applications.
With leadership responsibilities as assigned by management, participates in development of change requests and testing plans for changes to existing relational database tables.
Researches new sources of data and provides written and/or verbal feedback to management.