Clinical and Population Health Analyst-NE (Part-time)

Allegheny Clinic; United States; Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a part-time data analytics professional to design and deliver clinical and population health analyses using claims, clinical, enrollment, and financial data. You will identify opportunities to improve health outcomes and reduce costs while communicating insights to varied stakeholders.

The role requires advanced analytical skills, mentoring others, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to align analytics with strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• 2 years leading the design, execution and dissemination of clinical and population health reporting, analyses and studies of progressive scope and complexity
• 2 years of Coding languages, analytical software, systems, tools and processes using claims, clinical, enrollment and provider data
• 1 year of Project leadership in a complex, matrixed environment (payer and/or provider preferred)
• 1 year of Providing analytical consultation to clinical, administrative, operational and financial stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Supports the design, development, execution, dissemination and interpretation of clinical and population health analyses, metrics and reports to identify opportunities for improving outcomes and costs
• Establishes strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure analytics are actionable
• Serves as a strategic business partner to internal and external stakeholders
• Supports Senior and Lead analysts with mentorship to colleagues across the enterprise
• Other duties as assigned or requested

Skills

R

SQL

BigQuery/GCP

Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health, Nursing, Economics, Health Sciences, Informatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Epidemiology, Pharmacy or related field

Master's degree in Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, Economics, Health Sciences, Informatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Epidemiology, Pharmacy or related field

Tools

R

Job description

Company : Highmark Health Job Description :

JOB SUMMARY

CANDIDATE MUST BE US Citizen (due to contractual/access requirements)

This part-time job creates data-driven insights which identify actionable opportunities aligned to the Quadruple Aim of Healthcare: lower per capita health care costs, improved outcomes from and quality of care received, and optimal member/patient and provider experiences with care delivery. The incumbent serves as a consultative subject matter and technical expert for internal and external customers, leveraging advanced analytical expertise and experience to aggregate, analyze and understand patterns in varied and complex data; and articulates analytic findings, business implications, and recommendations to realize identified opportunities.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports the design, development, execution, dissemination and interpretation of clinical and population health analyses, metrics and reports using clinical, member, financial and administrative data to identify, develop and/or monitor actionable opportunities for improving health and healthcare outcomes and clinical quality and costs of care, efficiently and effectively managing projects to successful completion.
• Establishes strong, collaborative and effective relationships and communication with internal and external clinical, administrative, operational, financial and technical stakeholders to ensure analytics are actionable and aligned with organizational strategic priorities, needs, plans and resources.
• Serves as a strategic business partner to internal and external stakeholders as demonstrated by providing thought leadership and subject matter expertise.
• Supports Senior and Lead level analysts with consultative, technical, subject matter and business expertise mentorship to colleagues across the enterprise.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of Leading the design, execution and dissemination of clinical and population health reporting, analyses and studies of progressive scope and complexity
• 2 years of Coding languages, analytical software, systems, tools and processes using claims, clinical, enrollment and provider data
• 1 year of Project leadership in a complex, matrixed environment (payer and/or provider preferred)
• 1 year of Providing analytical consultation to clinical, administrative, operational and financial stakeholders

Preferred

• Preference will be given to individuals with a strong health care/insurance analytics background
• R, SQL, and BigQuery/GCP experience strongly preferred
• Tableau experience strongly preferred

SKILLS

• Demonstrated record of data-driven discovery, intense intellectual curiosity, and a passion for working with data to answer important questions about clinical care and population health that drive the Quadruple Aim
• Strong working knowledge of coding languages, relational databases, quantitative and qualitative analytic methodologies, advanced analytics and statistics
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with project team members, stakeholders, executives, and external customer, exceptional written and oral presentation skills, proven ability to communicate interpersonally and technically with technical and non-technical, and internal and external audiences, and the ability to lead through influence.
• Healthcare industry expertise and experience, knowledge about the shifting healthcare environment including trends concerning health insurance, healthcare delivery, provider relationships and regulatory issues.
• Sophisticated knowledge of how organizations work and how to get things done through formal and informal channels.
• Exhibition of perseverance through energy, drive and demonstrated success when resistance or setbacks are encountered.
• In-depth understanding of and experience with both clinical and business processes, and the ability to identify opportunities for improvement and develop solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to informally lead matrixed teams of technical, clinical, administrative, financial and operational staff to achieve shared organizational objectives and strategic goals.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in public health, Nursing, Economics, Health Sciences, Informatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Epidemiology, Pharmacy or related field OR 6 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, Economics, Health Sciences, Informatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Epidemiology, Pharmacy or related field

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

None

Preferred

None

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type Office- or Remote-based

Teaches / trains others

Occasionally

Travel 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

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