Healthcare Data Analytics & Automation Consultant

Cognizant; California (MO); On-site; USD 113,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Discretionary annual incentive program

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Facets Data Analytics & Automation Consultant to deliver data-driven insights and automation in healthcare payer operations. This remote, full-time role supports the Healthcare Technology team across the United States.

The role emphasizes SQL, Python, and automation to improve data quality, operational controls, and decision-making, with collaboration across business leaders and technical teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of healthcare payer technology, data analytics, or reporting experience.
• 4+ years of experience working with Facets data structures, processes, and healthcare payer operations.
• Advanced SQL expertise, including query optimization, data extraction, reconciliation, and large-scale relational database analysis.
• Experience designing, developing, and supporting analytics, reporting, or automation solutions from requirements through production deployment.
• Strong understanding of healthcare payer data domains, including claims, membership, provider, benefits, billing, and financial data.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate technical findings into business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Facets data across membership, provider, claims, product, benefits, billing, and financial domains to identify trends, risks, and business opportunities.
• Develop complex SQL queries, reconciliations, operational reports, dashboards, and analytical solutions that support business and operational decision-making.
• Design and implement automation solutions using SQL, Python, APIs, scripting, and workflow tools to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy.
• Create automated monitoring, exception handling, data validation, and reporting processes that support healthcare payer operations.
• Perform data profiling, root-cause analysis, testing, and validation activities to improve data quality and operational controls.
• Build and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, audit controls, and support procedures for analytics and automation solutions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including operations, reporting, ETL, architecture, configuration, and production support to deliver business-focused solutions.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Healthcare payer data domains

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Python

ETL tools

RPA platforms

Autosys

Control-M

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Facets Data Analytics & Automation Consultant to deliver data-driven insights and automation in healthcare payer operations. This remote, full-time role supports the Healthcare Technology team across the United States.

The role emphasizes SQL, Python, and automation to improve data quality, operational controls, and decision-making, with collaboration across business leaders and technical teams.