Data Analytics Manager

University Health; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Community First Health Plan seeks a senior data analytics leader to oversee analytical support and drive data-driven insight across operations.

Role focuses on ensuring data consistency, interfacing with regulators and providers, and guiding analytics to improve quality, service, and cost through reporting and discovery.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or five years of relevant analytics experience.
• Five years in a health services data environment.
• Experience leading complex data-centric projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency in health plan data analytics products.
• Experience with data analysis, statistics and database management.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL Server and Office; SAS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee analytical support and data innovation for organizational insight.
• Ensure data definition consistency and standardized collection processes.
• Interface with regulators, providers, and health plans as a representative.
• Manage data analysis to improve quality, service, and cost via reporting.
• Identify opportunities through analytics and reporting across functions.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Health plan data analytics products

Statistical analysis

Database management

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft Office

SAS

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in IT, business, mathematics, statistics or similar

Five years of comparable health analytics experience

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

SAS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Oversees analytical support and data innovation for organizational insight and discovery using various data sources across operational functions for use in promoting Community First Health Plan (Community First) strategies and in support of Community First’s sustainability plan. Ensures consistency of data definition and collection processes throughout the organization Interfaces with State regulators, contracted providers, and other health plans as a representative of Community First, including but not exclusively attending meetings and participating in work groups and calls. Manages the overall data analysis to improve quality, service, process, and cost by providing opportunity identification through data analytics and reporting.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Master’s Degree in information technology, business, mathematics, statistics or other field that requires systematic data analysis or at least five years of comparable experience with a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, analytics, or informatics area. Minimum of five years professional experience in a health services data environment. Extensive project management experience leading complex data-centric projects involving multiple stakeholders is required. Demonstrated proficiency in health plan data analytics products is required. Knowledge, experience and education in data analysis, including statistical analysis and database management is required. Demonstrated advanced proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Office is required. Demonstrated proficiency in SAS is preferred. Experience in managing and developing high performing analysts. Experience presenting to physicians, hospital staff and Boards of Directors. Experience working with physician practices is preferred. Experience with multiple product lines is preferred. Certification by a nationally accrediting body is preferred. Experience in an HMO or managed care setting is preferred.