Analytics Consultant - Medical Drug Pricing

Pharmacy; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

HCSC is seeking an Analytics Consultant to leverage technical skills and healthcare knowledge to support medical drug pricing and reimbursement strategies, focusing on facility-based fee schedules. You will deliver actionable insights to drive cost management and pricing optimization while supporting reporting development, data validation, and process automation.

The role includes mentorship to build managed care knowledge and experience, with a flexible hybrid model (3 days in office, 2 days

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field OR Master's degree in related field OR 6 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field
• Understanding, and being highly proficient at querying a wide variety of internal and external data sources to get meaningful insights.
• Performance excellence in computer languages, such as SQL, R, Python.
• 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.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Support medical drug pricing and reimbursement strategies with data-driven insights.
• Develop and validate reports and dashboards; contribute to reporting development and automation.
• Validate data and automate data processing and analytics workflows.
• Mentor colleagues to expand managed care knowledge and analytics capabilities.

Skills

SQL

R

Python

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

At HCSC, our employees are the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We empower employees with curated development plans that foster growth and promote rewarding, fulfilling careers.

Join HCSC and be part of a purpose-driven company that will invest in your professional development.

The Analytics Consultant leverages technical skills and healthcare knowledge to support medical drug pricing and reimbursement strategies, with a focus on facility-based fee schedules. The role delivers actionable insights to drive cost management and pricing optimization, while supporting reporting development, data validation, and process automation. It also includes mentorship to build and expand managed care knowledge and experience.

Required Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field OR Master's degree in related field OR 6 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field
• Understanding, and being highly proficient at querying a wide variety of internal and external data sources to get meaningful insights.
• Performance excellence in computer languages, such as SQL, R, Python.
• 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.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• 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.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Experience in medical drug pricing, reimbursement strategies, or facility-based fee schedule development
• Familiarity with NDC and HCPCS mapping, including alignment and conversion of NDC and HCPCS units
• Experience utilizing transparency data sources and industry benchmarks (e.g., machine-readable files, CMS ASP data) to support pricing and reimbursement analysis
• Ability to apply benchmarking methodologies to evaluate reimbursement rates and identify optimization opportunities
• Experience supporting or developing preferred drug strategies
• Proven experience working with large-scale healthcare datasets using Teradata or similar data platforms
• Ability to manage end-to-end analytical workflows, from data extraction and validation through analysis and development of actionable insights

This is a Flex (Hybrid) role: 3 days in office, 2 days work from home.

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Compensation: $69,800.00 - $125,900.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location

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. We are a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of drug screening in accordance with applicable law.