Healthcare Analytics Lead – Affordability & Insights

Medica Services Company LLC; Minnetonka (MN); On-site; USD 91,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

PTO

Holidays

Paid volunteer time off

401K contributions

Job summary

Medica is a nonprofit health plan serving communities in Minnesota and beyond. We seek a Healthcare Analyst III to partner with Trend Analytics, linking financial performance to actionable analytics and identifying opportunities to reduce medical expenses.

The role requires 5+ years of experience and advanced analytics skills, with onsite work 3 days/week in Minnetonka, Madison, or St. Louis locations. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits accompany this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in related field.
• 5 years of work experience beyond degree.
• Advanced healthcare analytics, affordability metrics, and medical/pharmacy data trends.
• Proficiency in SQL, Tableau/Power BI, and statistical methods.
• Experience with SAS, Python, R, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to extract, evaluate, and interpret complex data sets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for diverse audiences.
• Experience in cross-functional teamwork.
• Mentor to other staff on analytics topics.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert on healthcare analytics, providing advanced guidance on the interpretation and application of complex medical and pharmacy data
• Translate financial performance into actionable insights that inform business decisions and strategic initiatives
• Lead the development of analytic frameworks that support business strategies, affordability initiatives, and operational performance improvement
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to translate business questions into analytic approaches aligned with strategic goals
• Explore data with curiosity and rigor to identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities
• Serve as a key liaison between analytics and business teams, ensuring that insights are actionable, relevant, and integrated into decision-making processes
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across reporting and analytic outputs
• Respond to ad hoc analysis requests with timely, accurate, and insightful deliverables
• Support internal teams with data interpretation, metric development, and performance tracking
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the broader business
• Present findings to executive leaders, tailoring insights to strategic priorities
• Employ best practices in storytelling and visualization to drive engagement and understanding

Skills

Healthcare analytics

SQL

Data visualization

Statistical methods

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAS

Python

R

Tableau

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Medica is a nonprofit health plan serving communities in Minnesota and beyond. We seek a Healthcare Analyst III to partner with Trend Analytics, linking financial performance to actionable analytics and identifying opportunities to reduce medical expenses.

The role requires 5+ years of experience and advanced analytics skills, with onsite work 3 days/week in Minnetonka, Madison, or St. Louis locations. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits accompany this role.