At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. We are looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who share our vision of transforming healthcare. As a Blue Cross associate, you are joining a culture that is built on values of succeeding together, finding a better way, and doing the right thing. If you are ready to make a difference, join us.
The Impact You'll Have This position is responsible for providing technical and resource leadership to enable data analytics with structured and unstructured data. Responsibilities includes leading or executing user story development, data design and architecture, data integration development, testing or BI application delivery in the data analytics framework including surrounding enablement environments. This lead senior role will collaborate and/or partner with business areas, project teams, IT technical teams, as well as outsourced vendors to ensure high quality delivery of data architecture and data integration applications focusing on business analytical enablement for medium to large project or support efforts. What You'll Do
- Serves as a lead data engineering and analytics expert, designing and implementing enterprise data solutions that support business intelligence and performance measurement.
- Manages data lifecycle, testing, automation, and quality assurance processes to ensure accurate, scalable, and reliable analytics capabilities.
- Provides team leadership, coaching, and strategic guidance while promoting enterprise data standards and continuous improvement initiatives.
- As a technical expert, leads creation and review of highly complex data solutions enforcing best practices, processes and standards for user story development, data analysis, architecture, modeling, design, coding, testing, deployment and scheduling.
- Advocates for the broad education and understanding of the corporate data strategy within the department and enterprise including varying levels of leadership within the organization as needed seeking collaborative opportunities as appropriate.
- Leads or oversees the execution of the data management lifecycle to enable business data analytics.
- Performing lead functions (e.g., providing work direction, monitoring work, providing feedback, coaching/mentoring as needed).
- Design and develop prototypes or final data solutions to enable the measurement or monitoring of key performance indicators.
- Responsible for identifying and/or making significant improvement enhancements to existing artifacts to align with enterprise strategy or to improve user experience.
- Ensure test environment and data readiness is appropriate for support and project deliverables.
- Accountable for complex test cases in interdependent enterprise systems based on system requirements and technical design documentation, using automation to the fullest extent.
- Execution and maintenance of manual and/or automated test cases and scripts, as assigned.
- Analyzes test results and documents defects and issues using the Incident Management Process.
- Performs additional responsibilities consistent with the scope and level of the role, as assigned.
- 5+ years of related data analytics professional experience.
- Bachelor’s degree; in lieu of a degree, an additional two years of relevant experience beyond the qualifications listed above may be accepted.
- Experience using business intelligence and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, QuickSight, Tableau, SSRS) to develop dashboards, reports, and data-driven insights that support decision-making.
- Working knowledge of healthcare or managed care environments, including claims processing, provider systems, reimbursement models, and regulatory requirements such as HIPAA.
- Ability to quickly learn new tools and concepts, with a proactive, adaptable, and continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to communicate complex topics clearly and concisely, actively listen to anticipate stakeholder needs, and align others to drive informed decisions.
- Ability to analyze complex information, evaluate options, and work cross-functionally to drive resolution and prevent recurrence.
- Ability to leverage technology to communicate complex topics clearly and concisely, actively listen to anticipate stakeholder needs, analyze complex information, and align others to drive resolution.
- Ability to effectively organize work, balance competing priorities, and manage time across complex assignments and competing deadlines.
Role designation definition:
- Teleworking is working full time remote.
- Hybrid is a minimum of 2 days onsite.
- Onsite is full-time onsite.
Anchored in Connection
Our hybrid approach is designed to balance flexibility with meaningful in-person connection and collaboration. We come together in the office two days each week – most teams designate at least one anchor day to ensure team interaction. These in-person moments foster relationships, creativity, and alignment. The rest of the week you are empowered to work remote.
Compensation and Benefits $102,400.00 - $138,300.00 - $174,200.00 AnnualPay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including skills, ability, and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance
401k
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
And more
To discover more about what we have to offer, please review our benefits page.
Equal Employment Opportunity StatementAt Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. Blue Cross of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains an Affirmative Action plan, as required by Minnesota law applicable to state contractors. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on any legally protected characteristic.
Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply, please contact us at: [email protected].
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Physical requirements.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of related data analytics professional experience
- Bachelor's degree
- In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an additional two years of relevant experience beyond the listed qualifications may be accepted
- Experience using business intelligence and reporting tools such as Power BI, QuickSight, Tableau, or SSRS
- Working knowledge of healthcare or managed care environments, including claims processing, provider systems, reimbursement models, and HIPAA regulatory requirements
- Ability to learn new tools and concepts quickly with a proactive, adaptable, and continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to communicate complex topics clearly, listen actively, anticipate stakeholder needs, and align stakeholders
- Ability to analyze complex information, evaluate options, and drive cross-functional resolution
- Ability to organize work, balance competing priorities, and manage time across complex assignments and deadlines
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and has not been reviewed or approved by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
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Retirement Support — The program combines a 401(k) match with additional company retirement contributions and a cash balance pension. This multi-pronged design strengthens long-term financial security beyond standard offerings.
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Parental & Family Support — Benefits include fully paid parental leave, adoption/surrogacy/foster assistance, and childcare support. These resources provide meaningful support across diverse family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO that increases with tenure, multiple paid holidays, personal days, and paid volunteer time are paired with flexible scheduling. This breadth supports sustained work-life balance across career stages.
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What We Do
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is a taxable, nonprofit organization with a mission to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. Chartered in 1933 as Minnesota’s first health plan, we’ve promoted wider, more economical and timely availability of health services for the people of Minnesota for 80+ years. Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Minnesota is a nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® Association.
