Healthcare Analyst II

Cohere Health; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote opportunity

Medical, dental, vision, life, and EAP

401K with company match

Flex Time Off

Parental leave (up to 14 weeks)

Pet insurance

Job summary

Cohere Health is seeking a Healthcare Analytics Analyst to join our Analytics team. You will conduct analyses that inform strategy, product performance, and new clinical intervention strategies while partnering with cross‑functional teams and clients to optimize auto‑decisioning and deliver greater value for patients, providers, and payers.

Fully remote role with about 5% travel; you will work with health data to build reporting solutions, and use SQL, R or SAS to extract insights.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in an analyst role.
• 1+ years building dashboards with Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience with SQL, R, or SAS on healthcare data.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration.
• Knowledge of healthcare systems and regulations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Research, build, execute and optimize auto‑decisioning strategy for new client implementations.
• Build and maintain analytical and reporting solutions to support strategy and program decision making.
• Identify optimization opportunities to improve auto‑decisioning performance for clients.
• Analyze healthcare cost, operational performance and clinical outcomes using claims data.
• Track cost and utilization trends to inform stakeholders and opportunities to optimize clinical value.
• Prepare information for clients, build reports and data visualizations for stakeholders.
• Develop, review, and analyze data sets for client reporting/analytics.
• Collaborate with IPA team on rule refinement and metric tracking.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Project management

Independent work

Healthcare domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

R

SAS

Job description

Opportunity Overview

We are seeking a Healthcare Analytics Analyst to join our Analytics team. In this role, you will conduct analyses that drive our strategy, inform product performance, and provide insights critical to the development of new clinical intervention strategies and product enhancements. You'll partner closely with cross‑functional teams and clients to optimize auto‑decisioning performance and deliver increased value. This is an opportunity to directly impact company growth and assist patients at a critical time in their healthcare journey.

What you’ll do

• Research, build, execute and optimize auto‑decisioning strategy for new client implementations
• Work with multiple types of healthcare data to build and maintain analytical and reporting solutions to support strategy and program decision making
• Identify optimization opportunities based on analyses to improve auto‑decisioning performance and drive increased value for clients
• Perform quantitative analysis of health care cost, operational performance and clinical outcomes using claims and authorization data
• Track cost, utilization and industry trends to inform stakeholders of solution performance and provide insights around opportunities to optimize clinical value for patients, providers and payers
• Prepare information for clients, build reports, data visualization and self‑service solutions for internal and external stakeholders
• Develop, review, and analyze detailed data sets leveraged for client reporting/analytics
• Collaborate with IPA team on rule refinement and metric tracking

What you’ll need

• 2+ years of experience working in an analyst role
• 1+ years experience building and/or maintaining dashboards and self‑service business intelligence tools such as Tableau or PowerBI
• Demonstrated expertise in conducting complex analyses and identifying opportunities to drive enhanced value
• Proficiency with statistical analysis tools (such as SQL, R, or SAS) to extract insights from complex healthcare data sets, interpret trends, and derive actionable recommendations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information to stakeholders and collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and clients
• Experience setting goals and meeting deadlines for multiple ongoing projects
• Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment with rapid execution and quick iteration based on feedback
• Customer‑first mindset with ability to deliver top‑quality work for internal and external customers
• Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Public Health or related field preferred
• Experience with Athena
• Understanding of healthcare systems, medical terminologies, clinical workflows, and regulations
• Experience interfacing with internal stakeholders and colleagues on the development and definition of client and program specific KPIs
• Demonstrated success in navigating ethical dilemmas in healthcare data management and analysis

Pay & Perks

• Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account
• Flex Time Off + company holidays
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pet insurance

The salary range for this position is $85,000 to $92,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.

This role is not eligible for hire in: AK, CA, CO, HI, NY, or WA.

About Cohere Health

Cohere Health's clinical intelligence platform and AI‑powered solutions connect health plans' strategic goals and providers' needs, optimizing the speed, cost, and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer‑provider decision‑making across the care continuum‑including policy, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more‑the company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8× ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we've further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate, an AI‑driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real‑time. By unifying pre‑service authorization data with post‑service claims validation, we're creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer‑provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.

Cohere Health's innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We've been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner Hype Cycle for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners.

The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth‑oriented environment that works for everyone.

We can't wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. To us, it's personal.