Director of Advanced Analytics & Data Strategy

Elevance Health (Anthem); Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health in Nashville is seeking a Director of Advanced Analytics to lead a high-impact analytics program across cost of care governance and behavioral health analytics. You will build and scale an analytics team, translate executive priorities into actionable insights, and modernize capabilities from ad hoc reporting to scalable dashboards and data products.

You will partner with senior leaders to drive data-informed decisions, mentor analysts, and ensure rigorous evaluation studies that

Qualifications

• Requires a BA/BS in Health Services Research, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related research-oriented discipline and minimum 10 years' experience leading evaluation/research/consulting projects and teams.
• Advanced degree in a research-oriented discipline and prior leadership/management experience preferred.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics strategy and delivery.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to translate business needs into insights.
• Build and develop a growing analytics team.
• Modernize analytics capabilities from ad hoc to scalable dashboards and tools.
• Deliver insights on cost, utilization, and program performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data, tech, and business teams.
• Manage day-to-day research activities of a team of advanced analysts.
• Support Cost of Care governance by informing cost forecasts with scientific studies.
• Provide continual feedback on program performance and identify opportunities for enhancements.
• Hire, train, coach, and evaluate the performance of direct reports.

Education

BA/BS in Health Services Research or related discipline

Advanced degree in Health Services Research / Health Economics / Epidemiology / Statistics / Applied Mathematics

Tools

SQL

BI platforms

Job description

Elevance Health in Nashville is seeking a Director of Advanced Analytics to lead a high-impact analytics program across cost of care governance and behavioral health analytics. You will build and scale an analytics team, translate executive priorities into actionable insights, and modernize capabilities from ad hoc reporting to scalable dashboards and data products.

You will partner with senior leaders to drive data-informed decisions, mentor analysts, and ensure rigorous evaluation studies that