Data Analyst

Point32Health, Inc.; Canton (MA); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Retirement plans

Tuition program

Well-being benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Point32Health is a leading not-for-profit health and well-being organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare. This role supports the Medical Economics team by unlocking data value from clinical data, demographics, and social determinants to improve member wellbeing.

The position involves building analytic use cases, applying statistics, and delivering data storytelling to support risk-based providers and population health initiatives.

Qualifications

• Requires a strong analytics background.
• Experience with health insurance data preferred.
• Ability to translate data into business insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop analytic use cases to capture business needs.
• Apply statistics and analytics to real-world problems.
• Create dashboards and data storytelling outputs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including IT.
• Present findings to business owners and peers.

Skills

Analytics

Statistics

Data storytelling

SQL

SAS

Python

R

Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree in analytics

Tools

SAS

SQL

R

Python

Tableau

Job description

Who We Are

Point32Health is a leading not-for-profit health and well-being organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare. Serving nearly 2 million members, Point32Health builds on the legacy of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan to provide access to care and empower healthier lives for everyone. Our culture revolves around being a community of care and having shared values that guide our behaviors and decisions. We’ve had a long-standing commitment to inclusion and equal healthcare access and outcomes, regardless of background; it’s at the core of who we are. We value the rich mix of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all of our colleagues, which helps us to provide service with empathy and better understand and meet the needs of the communities where we serve, live, and work.

We enjoy the important work we do every day in service to our members, partners, colleagues and communities. Learn more about who we are at Point32Health.

Job Summary

This position is a key role in the Medical Economics organization, responsible for the use of analytic tools and processes to unlock the value of data to help improve the wellbeing of our diverse members. The position will work in a nimble and supportive environment to use clinical data, member demographics, Social Determinants of Health and other unique datasets to support the wellbeing of vulnerable populations.

Job Description

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES – what you will be doing (top five):

• General
• Demonstrate strong business problem comprehension, by developing analytic use cases (Who? What? Why?) that accurately capture business needs
• Use programming and analytical skills to address analytic use cases, applying statistics where appropriate
• Appropriately apply visualization best practices and data storytelling techniques
• Apply a high level of QA rigor, proactively leveraging external validation sources and peer review
• Develop documentation and methodologies for analyses and deliverables
• Deliver a clear and concise presentation of findings to business owners and peers, tailoring the presentation to the audience
• Monitor business adoption and utilization of analytic output, and solicit business feedback
• Demonstrate problem solving aptitude through critique of analytic methodologies and studies completed by peers and third parties
• Exemplify the characteristics of a lifelong learner, consistently seeking additional training and build knowledge/experience of business acumen, tools, languages and data sources
• Act as a Lean Thinker, applying continuous improvement philosophies and approaches to identify and address inefficiencies in your day-to-day work
• Meets assigned timelines and escalates risks/barriers as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Role-Specific
• Perform analytical troubleshooting, capability building and ad hoc requests of monthly provider claims files, including communication with external stakeholders
• Support the activities of a cross-functional team charged with the following objectives:
• Produce standard reporting and analytics for risk-based providers
• Generate hypotheses for provider medical cost trends and quality performance
• Initiate analyses designed to test trends, understand performance variability (at a group and physician level), and suggest opportunities for performance improvement
• Act as a liaison between corporate stakeholders and the IT department to ensure transparency and timely communication of questions or issues
• Perform ad hoc analyses as required based on provider inquiries and internal business needs
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS – what you need to perform the job

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytics-related field

EXPERIENCE (minimum years required):

• 3-5 years of experience, preferably in a payer/provider setting

SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Moderate to complex analytics experience required
• Applied statistical experience required
• Visualization best practices and data storytelling methods required
• Intermediate programming skills (e.g. SAS, SQL, R, Python) required
• Tableau or similar data visualization tool development experience preferred
• Experience with health insurance claims data preferred
• Demonstrated ability to manage tasks independently, take ownership of responsibilities and meet deadlines
• Strong written and oral communication skills

WORKING CONDITIONS AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (include special requirements, e.g., lifting, travel):

• Must be able to work under normal office conditions and work from home as required.
• Work may require simultaneous use of a telephone/headset and PC/keyboard and sitting for extended durations.
• May be required to work additional hours beyond standard work schedule.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

Salary Range

$78,801.26 -$118,201.90

Compensation & Total Rewards Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position represents a range of salaries for this role and similar roles across the organization. The actual salary for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope and complexity of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; as well as internal equity. As part of our comprehensive total rewards program, colleagues are also eligible for variable pay. Eligibility for any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation andbenefits remains in the Company’s sole discretion and maybe modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Point32Health offers their Colleagues a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which currently includes:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options
• Tuition program
• Well-being benefits
• Full suite of benefits to support career development, individual & family health, and financial health

For more details on our total rewards programs, visit https://www.point32health.org/careers/benefits/

We welcome all

All applicants are welcome and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.