Healthcare Cost Analytics Strategist

Highmark Health; New Hampshire; On-site; USD 79,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Inc. is seeking a data-driven cost analytics professional to translate large healthcare datasets into strategic insights on medical cost trends.

You will craft the analytics story and deliver executive-ready presentations, partnering with matrix teams to connect cost drivers with business outcomes. Required: a Bachelor’s degree in Business/Health/Economics/Mathematics, 5 years in medical economics or analytics, and strong SAS/SQL skills with experience in Tableau/Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Business, Health, Economics, Mathematics/Actuarial Sciences or related area.
• 5 years of Medical Economics, Healthcare Analytics, Informatics and/or Actuarial Services in the healthcare payer sector.
• Preferred: Master's degree in related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic/tactical insights into emerging medical cost trends and develop executive-ready presentations of analytical findings.
• Extract, summarize and analyze large datasets using SAS, SQL or similar tools.
• Provide business areas with opportunity assessments of their strategic medical cost programs and track savings outcomes.
• Drive independent medical cost analytics and present cost drivers to key business partners.
• Communicate clear, concise analyses in executive-grade presentations.
• Collaborate with other departments to develop the full analytical story.

Skills

Analytical ability

Communication skills

Healthcare analytics

Medical economics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Health/Economics/Math/Actuarial

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

SAS

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

R Shiny

Python

Excel

Job description

Highmark Inc. is seeking a data-driven cost analytics professional to translate large healthcare datasets into strategic insights on medical cost trends.

You will craft the analytics story and deliver executive-ready presentations, partnering with matrix teams to connect cost drivers with business outcomes. Required: a Bachelor’s degree in Business/Health/Economics/Mathematics, 5 years in medical economics or analytics, and strong SAS/SQL skills with experience in Tableau/Power BI.