Advanced Analytics Consultant

Elevance Health; Grand Prairie (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid Time Off

Incentive bonus programs

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Elevance Health is seeking an Advanced Analytics Consultant to translate insights into product and service improvements for members. The role blends office collaboration 1-2 days weekly with flexible virtual work to sustain productivity and balance.

Ideal candidates will hold an MS/MA/PhD in a quantitative field and have 5+ years in health care analytics, with strong SAS and Python skills and experience in Snowflake and SQL. Hybrid work and ROI-focused outcomes are key.

Qualifications

• Requires MS, MA, or PhD in a quantitative discipline with 5+ years in health care analytics.
• Experience with evaluating outcomes and ROI for health programs.
• Experience with data extraction and transformation across multiple sources for routine reporting of outcomes.
• Advanced expertise with SAS and/or Python; strong SQL/ Snowflake experience.

Responsibilities

• Consults business leaders to apply insights for product innovation and member targeting.
• Measures program outcomes and demonstrates value.
• Supports client retention and data-based strategic decisions.
• Develops predictive models and analytics tools to target members and outcomes.

Skills

Advanced analytics

Healthcare analytics

Population health

Data interpretation

Education

MS/MA/PhD in quantitative discipline

Tools

SAS

Python

Snowflake

SQL

Job description

Advanced Analytics Consultant

The Advanced Analytics Consultant employs advanced analytics to gain critical insights into member behavior drivers and preferences, product/program concepts and value propositions, operational effectiveness and efficiencies, client specific health gaps and needs.

This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

How you will make an impact:

• Consults business leaders and internal partners to apply the insights to test and drive product innovation and enhancement to target the right members for the right service.

• To measure program outcome and demonstrate value.

• Help win and retain clients, and support information based strategic decision making.

• Provides analytical insights to support business solution development based on quality, use, cost and other key drivers.

• Develops and refines analysis templates for problem diagnosis and opportunities assessment.

• Consults on all considerations related to designing and executing tests or pilot programs.

• Contributes to the design of new program/initiative based on test/pilot outcomes.

• Develops targeting criteria or customer segmentation based on analytical insights, clinical inputs, product design and operations considerations; develops predictive models and other tools that help target the right members.

• Develops methodology to measure clinical, utilization and financial outcomes of a program/initiative.

• Conducts in-depth research to address challenging issues in measuring outcomes.

• Leads applied research projects.

• Authors white papers, presents at industry conferences and submits journal publications.

• Addresses limitation of certain data sources and evaluates incremental value of new data sources.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires MS, MA, or PhD with concentration in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Epidemiology, Engineering, Computer Science or Operations Research and a minimum of 5 years experience in related health care analytics; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Experience with developing and executing evaluation methodologies to measure outcomes and return on Investment for health programs and demonstrate their value that supports clinical and business strategies in the health industry.

• Experience partnering with clinical and business leaders to translate and apply insights to drive value for the enterprise.

• Experience with extracting and transforming data across multiple sources for routine reporting of outcomes metrics.

• Substantial analytical experience in the healthcare industry is preferred, particularly in population health and/or palliative care.

• Advanced expertise with SAS and/or python or equivalent analytical tools and comprehensive experience with Snowflake, SQL, or equivalent data base tools strongly preferred.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the Accessibility Accommodation Request Form (https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=8giMvgesLESaRuvu61vU17EJaA0EP3FIissI8zmZ_NpUNUgyTFRUMkY5NE5JNDFWMkhaUzQxMkJLWS4u&route=shorturl) and a member of the team will be in contact.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (https://info.flclearinghouse.com/) .