JOB SUMMARY
This job turns data into information, information into insight, and insight into action. The incumbent collaborates with business stakeholders to evaluate their need for information, identify potential solutions, gather and analyze data, and present conclusions in a concise and understandable format. The incumbent is expected to become intimately familiar with “the story of the business” as viewed through the lens of data, to champion the adoption of analytics as a tool for organizational change, and to serve as trusted advisors for all levels of management.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Evaluate a need for information: Coordinate with a broad spectrum of internal customer areas to identify complex business problems. Define the required outcomes and determine the ideal path toward achieving these outcomes.
- Lead teams to identify potential solutions: Evaluate new requirements against the tools, methods, and information currently available to solve the problem. Develop new tools and methods if necessary. Understand the interaction between new and existing solutions across the business.
- Gather and analyze data: Extract and transform data from all necessary sources. Foster relationships with data owners and become an expert on the information available in various data repositories. Be prepared to test established hypotheses, independently discover hidden patterns, and everything in between.
- Present conclusions to senior leadership in a concise and understandable format: Understand how to effectively communicate with customers in every possible medium, be it in-person conversations, phone calls, email, instant messages, presentations, or interactive dashboards. Use information design best practices to design content that is immediately understandable by the intended audience.
- Provide direction, guidance, and training to teammates with less experience. Serve as a project manager, assigning highly complex work and monitoring the accuracy and progress of the assigned work.
- Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Computer and Information Science, Mathematics or Information Technology
Substitutions
- None
Preferred
- None
EXPERIENCE
Required
- 7 - 10 years in Data Analytics OR
- 7 - 10 years in Business Intelligence
Preferred
- Health insurance industry experience
- 1 - 3 years in Project Management
- 0 - 1 year in Consulting
LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS
Required
- None
Preferred
- None
SKILLS
- Microsoft Office
- Communication Skills
Analytical Skills
- Data Analysis
- Statistical Analysis
Language
None
Travel Required
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office-Based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Frequently
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Rarely
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
Yes
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Does Not Apply
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Does Not Apply
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Does Not Apply
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Computer and Information Science, Mathematics, or Information Technology
- 7–10 years of experience in Data Analytics or Business Intelligence
- Health insurance industry experience
- 1–3 years of Project Management experience
- 0–1 year of Consulting experience
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage are emphasized alongside 100% coverage for preventive exams, with onsite pharmacy access and fitness center availability at major campuses.
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Retirement Support — An employer‑sponsored 401(k) with a company match is highlighted, with AHN materials illustrating a 100% match on the first 4% plus an additional 1% employer contribution as an example within the enterprise.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs include stress‑management classes, health coaching, incentives for healthy activities, team‑member discounts, and volunteer incentives, with paid volunteer time also noted in the overall package.
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What We Do
Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA based enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and HM Health Solutions. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to nearly 5 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware as well as dental insurance, vision care and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses that include United Concordia Companies, HM Insurance Group, and Visionworks. Allegheny Health Network is the parent company of an integrated delivery network that includes eight hospitals, more than 2,800 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions in western Pennsylvania. HM Health Solutions focuses on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge and integrated cloud-based platforms. A national blended health organization, Highmark Health and our leading businesses support millions of customers with products, services and solutions closely aligned to our mission of creating remarkable health experiences, freeing people to be their best. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, we're regionally focused in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York, with customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We passionately serve individual consumers and fellow businesses alike. Our companies cover a diversified spectrum of essential health-related needs, including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative technology solutions. We’re also proud to carry forth an important legacy of compassionate care and philanthropy that began more than 170 years ago. This tradition of giving back, reinvesting and ensuring that our communities remain strong and healthy is deeply embedded in our culture, informing our decisions every day.
