Decision Analytics & Insight Specialist

Highmark Health; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Inc. seeks a data analyst/decision support professional to partner with customers and design teams in prioritizing data and information requirements.

You will analyze, develop and support projects, translate requirements into applications, and recommend innovative analytical approaches to deliver secure knowledge and information. The role involves leading solutions, defining study approaches, and modeling data sources with experience in SAS/R/SQL and major databases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer/Information Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Economics, or related field or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree
• Master's degree in Computer/Information Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Economics, Industrial Engineering or Operations Research, or related field

Responsibilities

• Develop and foster internal relationships across the corporation.
• Provide analytic and consultative support to a broad spectrum of internal customer areas and external business partners.
• Mentor colleagues with less experience on both the technical and business aspects of project and consultative work.
• Determine how decision support systems will provide information required to make effective business decisions, translates requirements into applications that employ appropriate decision support and reporting tools.
• Use broad experience and technical knowledge to propose solutions to complex business problems.
• Take the lead in driving the implementation of the recommended solutions.
• Take the lead in defining issues and ideas to be studied as well as the approach (methodological and technical) to be used in addressing studies and projects. Creates and/or develop new methods of analysis, database design and performance measurement or, in some cases, adaptation of existing solutions to new areas.
• Perform modeling of data sources and flows, work with data management staff to define an operational framework that will define, develop and implement policies and security frameworks to ensure precise and secure deliver of knowledge and information.
• Provide assistance and, depending on skill and experience, lead with interpretation of raw data, statistical results or otherwise compiled information, identify follow-up action items and prepare or assist in the preparation of written reports and/or oral presentation of findings to internal and external audiences, customer managers, clinical staff, compliance agencies, group accounts, providers, agent plans, and brokers.
• Develop and maintain moderate- to extremely-complex computer programs using 4GL programming languages (such as SAS, R, SQL) and other database technology (DB2, Teradata, and Oracle).
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Skills

Mainframe skills

Office productivity

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Business Objects

Cognos

Enterprise Guide

Job description

Highmark Inc. seeks a data analyst/decision support professional to partner with customers and design teams in prioritizing data and information requirements.

You will analyze, develop and support projects, translate requirements into applications, and recommend innovative analytical approaches to deliver secure knowledge and information. The role involves leading solutions, defining study approaches, and modeling data sources with experience in SAS/R/SQL and major databases.