Healthcare Cost-Driver Analytics Lead

L.A. Care Health Plan

Los Angeles (CA)

On-site

USD 89,000 - 142,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Tuition Reimbursement

Retirement Plans

Medical, Dental and Vision

Wellness Program

Job summary

L.A. Care Health Plan in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Medical Cost Drivers Analytics Data Analyst III to lead complex analytics projects that tie insights to enterprise goals and performance improvement.

You will mentor staff, manage end-to-end analytics from scoping to post-implementation evaluation, and collaborate with IT and product teams to embed analytic outputs into dashboards and workflows. Required: 4+ years in analytics in healthcare, strong SQL and Tableau skills, and experience

Qualifications

At least 4 years of analytics experience, with exposure to healthcare operations.
Experience leading end-to-end analytic projects, including requirements gathering, data validation, analysis, and delivery of insights.
Experience translating findings into actionable recommendations.
Experience analyzing medical cost drivers across populations, conditions, and service types.

Responsibilities

Leads end-to-end analytic development, from structured business case definition and requirements gathering to delivery of validated, actionable insights.
Conducts advanced analyses evaluating drivers of quality, operational efficiency, and financial performance.
Coordinates with IT and product owners to ensure analytic outputs are integrated into enterprise systems and recurring workflows.
Develops, optimizes, and automates analytic assets (data models, dashboards, reports) following enterprise design and refresh standards.
Implements and maintains version control, peer review (pull request), and continuous integration practices for analytic codebases.
Maintains awareness of data lineage and governance compliance throughout all analytic work.
Manages project planning, tracking, and post-implementation assessment for assigned deliverables.
Mentors and models adherence to analytic development best practices.
Applies subject matter expertise in evaluating business operations and processes. Identifies areas where technical solutions would improve business performance. Consults across business operations, providing mentorship, and contributing specialized knowledge. Ensures that the facts and details are correct so that the program's deliverable meets the needs of the department, organization and legislation's policies, standards, and best practices. Provides training, recommends process improvements, and mentors junior level staff, department interns, etc. as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.