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Job SummaryThe Health Economics Team (HET) is seeking a candidate to fulfill the Senior Analytics Consulting position. The Senior’s primary responsibility is to leverage strong technical skills (SQL, R, Python, and Tableau/PowerBI) and healthcare industry knowledge (payor, provider, pharmacy, public health, epidemiology, etc.) to support and enhance client-facing engagements with HCSC’s largest Commercial customers, specific responsibilities will include:This role is responsible for the analytic support and consultancy for HCSCs largest Commercial Clients and advisory for internal senior-leader stakeholders related to population health and insurance. This position requires an extensive background in healthcare consulting with an emphasis on expert-level understanding of medical claims and related datasets. As a senior member of the organization, the candidate will have the responsibility to lead both external client engagements and internal team projects by holistically understanding the business problem at hand and how to efficiently work towards an end goal. This position requires communicating with and presenting to C-Suite stakeholders with the ultimate goal of elevating their understanding of plan cost and health drivers, and collaborating internally to address them. Additionally, in partnership with management, this role will look to scale and help internally market impactful client engagements for broader impact. As a technical subject matter expert, it is expected that experience in designing and maintaining standard data layers, developing coding standards and documentation for organizational use cases, and troubleshooting challenges that arise during analytic development, is evident in prior work experience.
NOTE: This hybrid role can be located in CHICAGO IL or RICHARDSON TX ~ relocation will not be offered; sponsorship is not available including if you are currently on OPT.
Required Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and 6 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field OR Master’s degree with 4 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field OR PhD with 2 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field OR 10 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field
- Expert understanding of and highly proficient at querying a wide variety of healthcare data and related population data (medical/pharmacy claims, behavioral health claims, health care management (HCM) records, electronic medical records (EMR), provider databases (AMA, NPI, DEA, etc.), member/patient demographic data, and publicly available databases (U.S. Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, NIH, etc.).
- Strong analytical skills and proficiency in computer languages, such as SQL, Python, R, etc.
- Ability to create a dynamic and visually engaging dashboard leveraging data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI
- High degree of business intelligence and understanding how to take a business case from inception to customer or partner execution.
- Experience leading an analytic initiative to success.
- Performance excellence in presenting to and influencing the decision making of C-Suite Executives
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Performance excellence in championing initiatives and collaborating with multiple stakeholders to bring the initiative to life.
- Ability to work under pressure and delivery high quality output to senior leadership to decision making within short timeline.
Preferred Job Qualifications:
- Masters and 5 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics including 3 years’ experience in analyzing medical claims data
- Employing techniques such as a case-control study, regression analyses, principal component analyses, clustering exercises, propensity scoring, classification, ROI calculation, etc. to produce actionable insights.
- Experience with Databricks.
- Experience with project management methodologies.
- Experience with version control/collaborative tools
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At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards.
The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.
HCSC Employment Statement:We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
Base Pay Range$84,400.00 - $152,300.00Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and 6 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics OR Master's with 4 years OR PhD with 2 years OR 10 years of related experience
- Expert understanding of medical/pharmacy/behavioral health claims, HCM records, EMR, provider databases, member demographic and public databases
- Proficiency querying healthcare data using SQL
- Proficiency in Python and/or R for statistical analysis
- Ability to create dynamic, visually engaging dashboards using Tableau or Power BI
- High degree of business intelligence and ability to take business cases from inception to execution
- Experience leading analytic initiatives to successful outcomes
- Proven experience presenting to and influencing C-suite executives
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams
- Ability to deliver high-quality output under pressure and tight timelines
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Retirement Support — A pension plan alongside a matching 401(k) is offered, an uncommon combination in the private sector. This combination is described as a standout element that helps retain employees.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare options are broad, with multiple medical, dental, and vision choices, wellness incentives, and access to resources like on-site fitness centers and an EAP. These offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave (up to six weeks at full pay after one year), adoption assistance, and mothers’ rooms are available. These supports reinforce family needs alongside work commitments.
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