Healthcare Economics Analytics Lead

Highmark Health; Santa Fe (NM); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a financial reporting analyst for the cost of care savings program. The candidate will gather financial data from multiple partners, perform quality checks, and deliver an executive-ready report with insights on the program’s impact to the health plan.

Strong attention to detail and a data-driven mindset are essential to drive continuous process improvement. Responsibilities include building dashboards, tracking outcomes, and presenting analytical findings to senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Health, Economics, Mathematics/Actuarial Sciences or related area
• 5 years of Medical Economics, Healthcare Analytics, Informatics and/or Actuarial Services in health care payer sector
• Strong coding background (R, Python, SQL) and dashboard experience with Tableau/Power BI/R Shiny

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic insights into emerging medical cost trends and present analytical findings clearly
• Extract, summarize and analyze large datasets via SAS, SQL or similar tools
• Provide opportunity assessments of strategic medical cost programs and coordinate savings projections
• Leverage analytics to drive independent medical cost insights and identify cost drivers
• Present clear, concise analytics to key business partners
• Collaborate with other departments to develop the full analytical story
• Other duties as assigned

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a financial reporting analyst for the cost of care savings program. The candidate will gather financial data from multiple partners, perform quality checks, and deliver an executive-ready report with insights on the program’s impact to the health plan.

Strong attention to detail and a data-driven mindset are essential to drive continuous process improvement. Responsibilities include building dashboards, tracking outcomes, and presenting analytical findings to senior